SaralnamaSubscribe Now! Get features like New Delhi, In an attempt to encourage people to document family genealogies, community narratives, and local histories, Delhi University’s Miranda House College on Saturday launched an academic initiative titled "Recrafting history through the Indic lens." The project, part of a larger effort to decolonise Indian history, aims to revive the age-old practice of Vanshavalis and connect citizens with their ancestral and cultural roots, an official statement said. The programme will include an annual national-level competition that invites participants to submit research-based essays of at least 5,000 words. Two broad themes have been identified: "family and community history," focusing on larger kinship groups, and "the history of my village, town, or city," including villages that were absorbed into urban areas. Entries will be accepted over a nine-month period and evaluated by a panel of distinguished scholars… (Updated 20 Sep 2025, 21:08 IST; source: link)
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- Get features like New Delhi, In an attempt to encourage people to document family genealogies, community narratives, and local histories, Delhi University’s Miranda House College on Saturday launched an academic initiative titled "Recrafting history through the Indic lens." The project, part of a larger effort to decolonise Indian history, aims to revive the age-old practice of Vanshavalis and connect citizens with their ancestral and cultural roots, an official statement said
- The programme will include an annual national-level competition that invites participants to submit research-based essays of at least 5,000 words