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LECTURES The Archives on Contemporary History (also known as Joshi Archives) was founded by P.C. Joshi, the first General Secretary of the united Communist Party of India. The Archive holds an annual lecture in his memory. Following is the list of memorial lectures from 1993 to till date. |
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GEETA KAPUR |
31 March 2014 |
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ANAND PATWARDHAN |
Cinema of Resistance: A Personal Journey |
12 February 2013 |
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NIKHIL DEY |
Participatory Democracy and the Future of Dissent |
28th February 2012 |
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RAM RAHMAN |
Sunil Janah, Photographer & P.C. Joshi: The Making of a Progressive Culture |
18th February 2009 |
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ARJUN SENGUPTA |
9th November 2008 |
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BIPAN CHANDRA |
17 August 2007 |
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SHYAM BENEGAL |
18 April 2005 |
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TEESTA |
Combating Communalism: A Quest for Answers |
31 March 2003 |
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MOHIT SEN |
Communism in our Times: Reflections of a Communist |
26 March 2002 |
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HABIB TANVIR |
16 October 2000 |
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BHISHAM SAHNI |
22 October 1999 |
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ALI SARDAR JAFFRI |
18 November 1998 |
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MRINAL SEN |
Rambling Thoughts of a Roving Stone |
17 October 1997 |
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E.M.S. NAMBOODIRIPAD |
15 October 1996 |
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HIREN MUKHERJEE |
Socialism and the Re-Making of Man: A Far Cry? Yet the Prime Proud Quest |
6 November 1995 |
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ASHOK MITRA |
21 November 1994 |
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IRFAN HABIB |
The Marxian Theory of Socialism and the Experience of Socialist Societies |
4 November 1993 |
During winter semester 2013, the Archives organized a Monthly Lecture Series on Cultural Politics of the Left movement in India. The following seminars were organized in this series -
(1) Sumangala Damodaran, "Music and Protest: The Making of the Radical Popular in the IPTA's Musical Tradition" on 24 January 2013
(2) Trina Banerjee, "The Problematic of Desire and Control in Cultural Action: The 'Case' of Anil De Silva and the IPTA (1940-48) on 28 February 2013
(3) Rajarshi Dasgupta, "Nature and Technology in Communist Art: On Ritwik Ghatak's film" 'Ajaantrik' on March 21, 2013
(4) Ameet Parameswaran, "Poverty and Transformative Self in the Left Aesthetic: An Analysis of K. Damodaran's Pattabakki (Rent-Arrears)" on April 22, 2013.