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Romila Thapar
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Romila Thapar on the different types of nationalism and their impact on interpretations of the past
An excerpt from ‘Our History, Their History, Whose History?’.
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What is the future of the museum? Romila Thapar on why the past needs to be understood in context
An excerpt from ‘The Future in the Past: Essays and Reflections’, by Romila Thapar.
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Romila Thapar: ‘The rights of citizenship have faded’
To mark India’s 75th Independence Day, PEN America asked authors from India and the Indian diaspora to write short texts expressing what they felt.
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Trending
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No one spared in ‘NewsClick’ raids – young staffers, part-time employees, freelance contributors
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What recourse does Canada have under international law after accusing India of assassination?
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After spending Rs 33,000 crore, has the Indian government finally managed to clean the Ganga?
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A Muslim teenager’s Instagram account was hacked weeks before Satara erupted in violence
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Watch: Man dances inside Mumbai local train, railways ask commuters not to ‘perform such activities’
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Why Romila Thapar went to China in 1957: To study the history of Buddhism, not Communism
Excerpted with permission from ‘Gazing Eastwards: Of Buddhist Monks and Revolutionaries in China’, by Romila Thapar.
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Romila Thapar on the secular view of Indian history (and its differences with the communal one)
Excerpts from a conversation between Romila Thapar and her fellow historian Neeladri Bhattacharya.
Romila Thapar & Neeladri Bhattacharya
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Romila Thapar: ‘Who were the Aryans?’ is a less important question than what it meant to be ‘Aryan’
The book ‘Which Of Us Are Aryans?’ approaches the question through various disciplines such as genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, besides historiography.
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Video
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Watch: Baby crocodile spotted in swimming pool in Dadar, Mumbai
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Watch: Robot dogs replace human volunteers to carry discuses at Asian Games in Hangzhou
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Watch: Major traffic jam in Hyderabad’s Kukatpally area as people rush to newly opened Lulu Mall
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Watch: Dutch musician Emma Heesters sings the hit Hindi song ‘Chaleya’
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Watch: Teenager modifies Maruti 800 into Rolls-Royce-inspired luxury car
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‘Urban Naxals’: It’s essential that right to dissent is not discarded in India, says Romila Thapar
In November, the historian delivered a video message at the Unesco headquarters on the freedom of speech and expression in India.
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Release the wrongfully arrested activists: Full text of petition filed by Romila Thapar and others
Five prominent civil society members petition the Supreme Court against the arrest of five activists.
Romila Thapar, Devaki Jain, Prabhat Patnaik, Satish Deshpande & Maja Daruwala
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The man who built JNU understood what a university stands for – the freedom to question and debate
First vice-chancellor Gopalaswami Parthasarathi’s vision of an institution of academic quality and wide accessibility made JNU iconic.
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The Reel
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Watch: Ravi Teja in action thriller ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’
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‘12th Fail’ trailer: Vikrant Massey plays a UPSC applicant
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Book versus movie: Bengali film ‘Herbert’ says if the source story is great, don’t tinker with it
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Start the week with a film: In ‘A Fantastic Woman’, a trans singer hits the right notes
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Watch: Gigi Scaria’s film revisits memories of meeting Mahatma Gandhi
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India should draft a fresh secular code applicable to all citizens, writes historian Romila Thapar
The eminent historian says that any evaluation of culture requires us to understand why certain groups have been historically excluded or discriminated against.
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'Why can't we think of civilisation as a process of tracking cultures?': Historian Romila Thapar
Full text of the speech delivered at the 8th BR Ambedkar Memorial Lecture that pitched for rethinking civilisation as history.
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Bhagat Singh as revolutionary terrorist: Romila Thapar on why context is key to studying history
As politicians urge action against Bipan Chandra for his description of the freedom fighter, his colleague explains how the meanings of words change over time.
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The Field
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India at Asian Games, Oct 4 schedule: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain to fight for gold
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Asian Games, Boxing: Preeti Pawar keeps up with reputation to cause upsets after memorable campaign
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Watch, Asian Games: Parul Chaudhary, Priti Lamba earn double podium for India in 3000m steeplechase
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Watch, Asian Games: Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes youngest Indian centurion in T20s as team beats Nepal
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ISL 2023-24: Carlos Martinez helps FC Goa sink Punjab FC