SHARED HISTORIES Conference on Teaching History 2 and 3 May 2019. St Kabir School, Chandigarh Is it possible to overcome bias and celebrate our common humanity through the shared culture and heritage of the subcontinent? To register, fill in and submit this form. Thursday, 2 May 2019 Religion and Region: Romila Thapar [9.30– 11 a.m.]…
Do you know what Queen Isabella I of Spain has to do with modern chess rules, or chaturanga with contemporary Indian chess rules? Or that according to one version of the story, Mandodari is said to have beaten Ravan in the very first game after he invented chaturanga? Well, we frankly had no idea either.…
‘What do you think of as Indian culture?’ ‘Sari!’ ‘Rosogolla!’ ‘Festivals!’ ‘Mughlai cuisine!’ The History for Peace Outreach Programme reached Modern High School for Girls on 26 July 2018. 40 girls from Class 8, led by Anjum Katyal (member of the History for Peace advisory board, educationist and co-director of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival),…
History for Peace is now in its fourth year. After each conference, we have been working on effective ways of outreach, dissemination and feedback, organizing various smaller events and workshops. In 2017, we organised Conference to Classroom, a workshop conducted by four teachers from Modern High School for Girls (MHS) for teacher trainees from the…
‘Have you ever met or spoken to anyone from Pakistan?’ ‘Yes!’ ‘So, what comes to mind when you think about Pakistan?’ ‘Jinnah!’ ‘The flag!’ ‘A sudden patriotism during cricket matches!’ ‘What comes to mind when you think about Bangladesh?’ ‘Bangal and Ghoti!’ ‘Cultural difference!’ ‘Ilish!’ ‘You really have to explain that to me,’ said a…
