Archive · 21 Sep 2025
Miranda House Launches History Project to Recraft Indian History
Miranda House College launched a project to help people learn about their families and communities.
The project, supported by the Kishwar Memorial Trust, encourages people to research their family history, like creating a large family tree.
They want everyone to explore their past, including what ancestors did and what life was like.
Anyone can participate by writing essays, with a focus on family, community, or local history.
The aim is to build a new history by using documents, memories and oral traditions.
This project aims to help people understand their roots and contribute to national identity.
Miranda House College launched the "Recrafting history through the Indic lens" initiative.
The project aims to encourage documentation of family genealogies, community narratives, and local histories.
It is part of a larger effort to decolonize Indian history.
An annual national-level competition will be held for research-based essay submissions.
The initiative is open to everyone, not just academics.
- Who
- Miranda House College and Kishwar Memorial Trust
- What
- Launched the "Recrafting history through the Indic lens" project.
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- Delhi University
- Why
- To decolonize Indian history by documenting family, community, and local histories.
- Project Name
- "Recrafting history through the Indic lens"
- Institution
- Miranda House College, Delhi University
- Funding
- Kishwar Memorial Trust (KMT)
- Focus
- Documenting family genealogies, community narratives, and local histories
- Goal
- Decolonize Indian history
- Themes
- Family/community history, history of village/town/city
- Participation
- Open to all, not just academics