Roundtable with Romila Thapar Part 5

Romila Thapar: "Race is Not an Important Concept in Ancient India"

Indian Cultural Forum spoke to historian Romila Thapar in an attempt to uncover the historical background of dissent and debate in India, and how today, this tradition is aggressively being erased. The space for dialogue and discussion is shrinking in an ideological environment that increasingly shuns the practice of fundamental rationality. Here is part 5 of the discussion:

Watch here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

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