Controversies are intrinsic to the discipline of History, proof enough that the past lives on in us. India has had a generous share of them, minor and major ones. Too often drowned in the din of politics and ideologies, they have rarely been approached with scholarly rigour and a dispassionate scrutiny of diverse perspectives. Can we design better strategies? 

About the Speaker

Michel Danino is a French-born author on Indian civilization (The Lost River: On the Trail of the Sarasvati, 2010; Indian Culture and India’s Future, 2011; Sri Aurobindo and India’s Rebirth, as editor, 2018). Since 2011, he has taught at IIT Gandhinagar and helped establish its Archaeological Sciences Centre. He was a member of Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR 2016 – 19) and is currently a member of the National Syllabus and Teaching / Learning Material Committee, which oversees the preparation of new school textbooks. In 2017, he was awarded Padma Shri for his work on education and culture.