Travelling through the lens

This article takes a look at what goes on behind a cameraperson’s lens, and inside his or her mind, as an image is transferred from an experience in the present into a window to the past.

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Why people’s stories matter

Oral history – recording people’s experiences and insights through their own narratives – has an important
place in building and preserving collective memory. The author engages in conversation with an archivist who speaks of fascinating stories that emerge.

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A letter to my children

Lessons that we learn from history are invaluable, yet as a nation and as a world, we seem to be disregarding all that is happening on this planet. In a moving letter, the author seeks to introspect on people’s actions, their indifference and the legacy that they seem to be leaving behind.

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A thread of gold

The central feature of this article is that in learning, as in education, the focus must be on the whole person and not on individual capacities, because it is followed by integration. This is reflected in the works of J. Krishnamurti, Gandhi, Aurobindo etc.

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An intricate web

This article explains how every scientific endeavour and technological advance is not a story in isolation but is part of a larger story. This , in turn is connected with other narratives of our past, present and future.

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How do we build history?

The canvas of history is very large. What constitutes history varies according to the epoch under study, the slice of life being looked at, and the perspective applied to its analysis. Historians work painstakingly through evidence of various kinds to construct a picture of the past, using methods that are based on science as well as humanistic subjects like anthropology and literature. The tools listed here are just some of the ways in we can access different aspects of the past. This is an article for subscribers only. You may request the complete article by writing to us at editorial@gamart.in.

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