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This superbly illustrated book takes the reader on a fascinating and illuminating journey around this vast country.
Shobita trained as an art historian and became a museologist and conservationist..
It can take courage to sit on the fence
Feb 25, 2023 05:04 PM IST
As a journalist, I have tried to avoid taking sides.
I know there are occasions when something is so dreadful that one has to fight, but I think those occasions are much rarer than most journalists think.
Last week, there was a clash of book launches in Delhi, which I feared would disappoint many like me.
At 6pm, on the first floor of the India International Centre, there was the launch of A New History of India. It is written by two historians, Rudrangshu Mukherjee and Shobita Punja.
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In this book, the authors demonstrate how historians can borrow from those who have specialised in other aspects to provide “a wholly new [in the Indian context] way of absorbing history.” The text is further enlivened by photographs from the collection of the third author, photographer Toby Sinclair.
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