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Balochistan’s biggest tragedy is the education emergency there

Falsifications of historical evidence and symbols designed to discredit political rivals are universal features of the struggle for power.

There are many who blaze an individual trail of success in their lives but few who create institutions capable of nurturing generations of artistes. Joy Michael who breathed her last on March 9, 2018, aged 92, was one such towering figure. Not only did she help establish Delhi’s theatre movement by co-founding Yatrik, she was also associated with the idea of promoting creative drama and speech as an important aspect of education in schools. Whether as actor, producer or director at Yatrik or a much-acclaimed principal of St Thomas’ School in Delhi for over a decade

Renowned Historian Romila Thapar says the space for dissent in India is shrinking. She talks about covert pressures in the contemporary political arena and the intersection of nationalism, secularism and democracy. Discussing the place for nationalism in the current socio-political framework, Ms Thapar distinguishes between good historians and bad historians while highlighting the dangers of ’fantasy narratives’.