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Githa Hariharan, Nayantara Sahgal
The Glittering Aspiration that was India
05 Oct 2020
On the 151st birth anniversary of Gandhi, we present a conversation between writers Githa Hariharan and Nayantara Sahgal about the "glittering aspiration" that was India.
Harshvardhan, Prabal Saran Agarwal
Where Were Communists During India’s Freedom Struggle?
15 Aug 2020
In the thick of the freedom struggle since inception, communists led struggles that frustrated the British and forced them to exit India.
ICF Team
Archaeologist Shereen Ratnagar Responds to GD Bakshi’s Claims About Indian History
30 Jun 2020
Bakshi's claims about Indian history, his lecture on the "Sarasvati Civilisation", with Shereen Ratnagar's response.
Tikender Singh Panwar
World Heritage Day: Shared Culture, Heritage and Responsibility
20 Apr 2020
The repository of heritage is we—the people of India, and not they—the ‘custodians’ of India.
Manu Pillai
Revisiting Nangeli, the Woman with No Breasts
03 Nov 2019
Historian Manu Pillai's recently published book The Courtesan, the Mahatma & the Italian Brahmin: Tales from Indian History seeks to revisit many characters from the country's past – from Basava…
Newsclick Production
Diwali Special: Savarkar for Bharat Ratna, Talwar ki Dhanteras and more: Bharat Ek Mauj, S4E2
27 Oct 2019
In this episode, Sanjay Rajoura talks about how BJP is pushing for Savarkar to be conferred Bharat Ratna, Amit Shah’s intent to get Indian history rewritten, a BJP leader in Uttar Pradesh asking Hi
Subhash Gatade
Who Needs Romila Thapar’s CV?
02 Sep 2019
Thapar questioned imperialist versions of Indian history, which the Hindutva Brigade still goes by.
Newsclick Production
Was Medieval India Really 1,200 Years of Slavery?
23 Aug 2019
In this episode of Present, Past and the Future, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay talks to eminent historian Raziuddin Aquil about the need for an accurate understanding of medieval Indian history at a time…
Newsclick Team
Prof. Irfan Habib on 70 Years of Freedom
14 Aug 2017
In this lecture, Irfan Habib talks about colonialism, India’s Past and the role that the British played in shaping India’s history.
Newsclick & ICF Production
Did Ramanujan's Essay 300 Ramayanas Really Hurt the Sentiments of Hindus?
05 Aug 2017
In 2008, the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), took offence to Ramanujan's essay “Three Hundred Ramayanas” , and demanded that it be excluded from the then undergraduate syllabus of Delhi…