The present colonizes the past (Record no. 49544)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781803096612
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Personal name Thapar, Romila
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The present colonizes the past
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Delhi:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Seagull Books,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2026.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 91p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Recent interpretations of India's history have replaced careful inquiry with narratives that mirror contemporary anxieties and ambitions, sidelining the evidence, debate and plurality that once characterized India’s long intellectual tradition. At stake is a shift from understanding history as a method to treating it as a tool of identity and authority.<br/><br/>In The Present Colonizes the Past, Romila Thapar asks: How have cultural and religious identities evolved through interaction rather than isolation? How have dissent and accommodation shaped social change? How have education and public discourse influenced what is accepted as knowledge? And, most urgently, how might weakened institutions and selective pasts redefine our heritage and citizenship?
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Item type Books
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date last borrowed Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Public note
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Main Library Main Library (First Floor, Rack No.39) 03/04/2026 48 271.56 1 808.84 THA 38519 17/08/2026 24/07/2026 399.00 03/04/2026 Books Recommended by AKHIL C (DPM/19/09/H)