Designer's Chatter

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history

A collection of 7 issues

A time to recall the stalwarts

Does anyone remember Maulana Azad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai anymore? The frenzied debate over the comparative legacies of Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, sparked by Narendra Modi’s foray into counter-factual history, provides an occasion to remember two tall Congress leaders whose contribution to the idea of a modern,

Changing Interpretations of Indian History - Romila Thapar

An exclusive compilation of, whole Indian history with different dimension, is just an outstanding and deserve appreciation. This gives an exclusive information about the whole Indian history, with different dimensions and well studied aspect. This video gives us an ideal understanding about the History in written and History in reality.

Revolution from Above : India's Future & the Citizen Elite

While I don't agree with the Citizen Elite construct due to the connotations brought in by the work 'elite', I do believe there is a lot to learn from this talk. Quiet and invigorating talk by Prof. Dipankar Gupta. The concept in principal means at any

The Hollowed Village and the Hopeful Slum (2012)

Demography tells us not just about migration and population growth, but also reveals the direction a country's economy is taking. In India, for example, the cumulative effect of migration from the countryside from the 1960s onwards has added hugely to urban numbers. One reason for this migration is

Zehal-e miskin makun taghaful - Amir Khusro

An excellent Qawwali from Amir Khusrau depicting how persian and Indian culture intermingled in the mughal era. First part of each verse is in Farsi and the second part is in Awadhi. Zehal-e miskin makun taghaful, baraye naina banaye batiyan; ki taab-e hijran nadaram ay jaan, na leho kaahe lagaye

Mumbai City in 1920s

Observe how every thing good is due to the constructive influence of the western world.

An Interactive Workshop with Prof. Romila Thapar & Prof. Rustom Bharucha

Originally Published on Sep 30, 2013 An Interactive Workshop with Prof. Romila Thapar Chaired by: Prof. Rustom Bharucha Professor in Performance Studies, School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU Department of Sociology in Collaboration with Faculty of Social Sciences, SAU