A few days shy of her retirement, Dr Prabha Rani looks back on her many decades of teaching, her time with the Women’s Development Cell, and her evolving pedagogy under rapidly changing circumstances. This interview was moderated by two students of the department – Alisha Sitoke (3A), and Disha Dahiya (1B). Question: Can you recollect the first lecture you have taken in LSR? Answer: My … Continue reading In Conversation with Dr Prabha Rani
By Vaanya Mehra Translated into Hindi by Arya Mishra On 23rd February 2024, the Department of History embarked on a day trip to Raza Library in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. There were approximately 80 people in attendance from the department along with a few professors. It was a four-hour bus journey from Delhi to Rampur. The journey was filled with music and laughter, and the destination … Continue reading DEPARTMENT FIELD TRIP: A Visit to Raza Library, Rampur
By Piha Wakhare On 15th March 2024, the Department of History at Lady Shri Ram College for Women in collaboration with the LSR College Magazine, organised an exhibition titled “The Home and Beyond: A Personal Histories Exhibition”. The exhibition displayed a variety of objects and photographs which stood for personal heritage. Entries were open for students in college, as well as outside, who could furnish … Continue reading In Collaboration with the College Magazine – “The Home and Beyond”: An Exhibition of Personal Histories
By Piha Wakhare On 18th February 2024, REACH, the Equal Opportunity Cell, in collaboration with the Department of History, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, hosted Dr Jane Buckingham of the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand for an online lecture on “Writing disability history in India”. The lecture commenced with an introduction of Dr. Buckingham who has extensively researched leprosy. She started off the … Continue reading In Collaboration with REACH LSR: “Writing disability history in India” by Dr Jane Buckingham
By Vidarshana On February 22nd 2024, the Department of History at Lady Shri Ram College for Women organized a book discussion session by Dr. Prabha Rani on her recent publication, “Kannagi Through the Ages: From the Epic to the Dravidian Movement” (2023). Dr Prabha Rani is an Associate Professor of History at Lady Shri Ram College for Women with over two decades of teaching experience, … Continue reading BOOK DISCUSSION: “Kannagi Through the Ages” – Dr Prabha Rani
By Aditi Singh On February 15, 2024, the Books, Films and Heritage Club, Department of History, in collaboration with the Queer Collective, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, organised a screening of the episode “Wild Nights” from the series Dickinson. The screening started with a brief introduction of Emily Dickinson and the series. The episode was based on a poem written by Emily Dickinson and … Continue reading BFH MOVIE SCREENING: “DICKINSON”
By Sumedha Das On 8th February, 2024, the History Department at Lady Shri Ram College organised a seminar on “Constructing Domesticity and Gender in Early Modern South Asia” by Dr. Vijayant Kumar Singh. He obtained his PhD from JNU and is currently positioned as an Assistant Professor at Dyal Singh College (evening). His research interests include global climate histories and medieval cultures of India. Dr. … Continue reading “Constructing Domesticity and Gender in Early Modern South Asia”: Dr Vijayant Kumar Singh
By Disha Dahiya On 25th January 2024, the Department of History, in collaboration with the North East Cell, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, invited Dr. Joy LK Pachuau, Dr. Deepak Naorem and Dr. Papori Bora to organise a seminar on the theme “Beyond Borders: Exploring Transnational Histories in North-East India during the British Era”. The objective of “Beyond Borders” was three-fold—going beyond mainstream historiography … Continue reading NORTH EAST CELL x HISTORY DEPARTMENT: “Beyond Borders: Exploring Transnational Histories in North-East India During the British Era”
BY – PIHA WAKHARE On 15th October 2023, the Department of History at Lady Shri Ram College for Women organised a visit to the DAG (formerly Delhi Art Gallery) museum for a curatorial walkthrough of the exhibition “ Delhi Durbar: Empire, Display and the Possession of History”. The exhibition was curated by distinguished historians, Rana Safvi and Swapna Liddle, and the exhibits ranged from photographs … Continue reading HERITAGE WALK: DELHI ART GALLERY
BY – SUMEDHA DAS On 12th October 2023, the Department of History at Lady Shri Ram College for Women invited Prof. R. Mahalakshmi for a guest lecture on the topic “Mahishasurmardini: Nomenclature, Cultic Contestation and Mythic Resolutions”. Professor R. Mahalakshmi is a distinguished faculty at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has also served as the Secretary of the Indian … Continue reading “MAHISHASURMARDINI : NOMENCLATURE, CULTIC CONTESTATION AND MYTHIC RESOLUTIONS” – PROF. R MAHALAKSHMI
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