01914nam a22002417a 4500 20260619141054.0 260619b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780143476931 : Savera Book Distributors : 4754, Akarshan Bhawan, 23, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi : INV/26-27/0267 : 16/06/2026 954.007 THA Thapar, Romila. ; Arora, Namit. Speaking of History : Conversations about India’s Past and Present. /Romila Thapar. , Gurugram : Penguin Random House , 2025. xvii, 284p. : 24cm. 489 Speaking of History brings India’s past into sharp, urgent focus. In these wide-ranging conversations, Romila Thapar, the distinguished historian, joins Namit Arora, incisive writer and social critic, to explore how history is written, remembered and fought over. Together, they pull back the curtain on the historian’s craft: how evidence is weighed, how interpretations are made, and why the past has become a battleground of politics and identity. From caste and gender to religion, mythology and nationalism, they revisit much contested terrain and ask the vital questions―what can we really know about our past, and why does it matter so much today? The result is both erudite and refreshingly accessible: a book that challenges distortion and mythmaking, while celebrating history as an act of curiosity, argument and critical inquiry. At a time when the discipline is under siege, Speaking of History is both a defence of rigorous scholarship and a lively reminder that to engage with history in all its complexity is to undertake a profound journey―an inquiry not just into the past, but into ourselves. History Indian History India’s Past and Present Romila Thapar. BOOK 69415 69415 0 0 ddc 0 1 SNUL SNUL 2026-06-19 Savera Book Distributors 489.00 0 954.007 THA 31558 2026-06-19 14:11:17 2026-06-19 BOOK