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Videos: Historical accuracy of ancient texts, Colonial Historiography, Communalism - Romila Thapar interviewed by Teesta Setalvad

14 February 2015

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This is an eleven part video interview with the eminent historian Prof.Romila Thapar done by Teesta Setalvad the editor of Communalism Combat. The wide ranging interview spans the role of public intellectuals, Historical accuracy of texts from ancient times, Colonial Historiography and communalism, Desecration of Religious Monuments in World History, History and the Aryans, on Greeks, Chinese, Megasthenes, Brahmans, Shramans, Patanjali & Albereni, on Ashoka, on Somnath Temple on Nationalism, on on Archaeology etc.

Prof Romila Thapar on Function of the Public Intellectual is to make knowledge accessible - Part 1

Prof Romila Thapar - The texts that come from ancient times are not Historically accurate - PART 2

Prof Romila Thapar on how Colonial Historiography contributed to the Communal Discourse later - Part 3

Prof Romila Thapar on Desecration of Religious Monuments in World History- Part 4

Prof Romila Thapar on how History should be approached and the Aryans- Part 5

Prof Thapar on Greeks, Chinese, Megasthenes, Brahmans, Shramans, Patanjali & Albereni- Part 6

Prof Romila Thapar on Non-Violence, Women, Pulping of books in Indian tradition and History - Part 7

Prof Romila Thapar on Ashoka’s Dhamma & Kalinga War, - Part 8

Prof Romila Thapar on Somnath Temple and the story of Shakuntala in various texts - Part 10

Prof Romila Thapar on her interest in Nationalism, Shakuntala in Kalidasa & Mahabharata - Part 11

Prof Thapar on Archaeology, Coming in of Ecology and Environmental studies- Part 12