Invited Lectures

Prof. K.P. Singh, a distinguished alumnus of the University of Delhi and a noted academic delivered a lecture titled "Gandhian Values: Sustainable Development Goals and the 21st Century" on 9 April 2024 in the Conference Hall. 

Dr. Vedveer Arya, a senior officer in the Ministry of Defense and a noted historian and Sanskrit scholar, delivered a lecture on the theme "Antiquity and the Chronology of Indian Civilization" in the college auditorium on March 15, 2024.

Dr. Nilanjan De, Assistant Professor at the Rabindrasadan Girls's College, Karimganj in Assam delivered an online lecture on "Remembering Rani Gaindinliu: A Forgotten Freedom Fighter of Indian Freedom Movement" on 3 November 2023. A Report

Professor Azizuddin Husain, retired Professor of Medieval Indian History, Jamia Millia Islamia, delivered a Special Lecture on Persian History Writing Under the Mughals: Reflection from the Sources on Friday, 17 February 2023 at 1:30 PM in the Conference Room. A Report

Professor Eva Orthmann, delivered an illustrated talk on “Translations and Transformation of Sanskrit texts: Persian versions of Indian lore” on Wednesday, 23 November 2022 at 1:30 PM in the Seminar Hall. A Report

Professor Anirudh Deshpande, Professor at the Department of History, University of Delhi, delivered a talk on “Nations in Historical Perspective" on Wednesday, 22 September 2022 at 11 AM in the Seminar Hall. The talk was attended by 154 stdents and faculty. A Report

Professor Kunal Chakrabarti, retired Professor of Ancient Indian History, CHS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, delivered a Special Lecture on "Ideology and Problems of Constructing a Political History: Case Study of Kacha" on 14 March 2022. The lecture was delivered online on the IPCW Google Meet Platform.

Dr. Uma Chakravarti, retired Associate Professor from the Miranda House College at the University of Delhi, delivered a talk on "The accidental birth of an essay: Writing feminist history in troubled times" on 3 March 2022. The lecture was delivered online on the IPCW Google Meet Platform.

Dr. Aparajita Goswami, co-founder of Zero Waste Ladakh, delivered a lecture on 7 December 2021 on the problem of waste disposal in Ladakh and how it is harming the environment of the place, along with solutions for limiting and re-cycling waste. The lecture was delivered online on the IPCW Google Meet Platform.

Dr. Nonica Datta, Associate Professor at the Centre of Historical Studies spoke on ‘Jallianwala Bagh’. This event was hosted online on the IPCW Google Meet Platform on 24 November 2021 to mark the occasion of Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav. 

Professor Ranabir Chakravarti, retired Professor of Ancient Indian History from CHS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, delivered a Special Lecture on "South Asia’s Trading Profile: Networks and linkages c. 200 BCE - 300 CE". The lecture was delivered online on the IPCW Google Meet Platform 5 April 2021.

Dr. Chinmey Tumbe, Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad delivered a lecture on the "Age of Pandemics: 1817-1920". The lecture was delivered online on the IPCW Google Meet Platform on 24 February 2021.

Dr. Raziuddin Aquil, Associate Professor at the Department of History, University of Delhi, delivered the keynote address on "Sufism in South Asia: Some Key Features" at the Inter College Students' Paper Presentation on 5 march 2020.

Dr. Upinder Singh, Professor at the Department of History, Ashoka University delivered a lecture on “Political Violence in Ancient India” on 21 October 2019.

Dr. Malavika Kasturi, Associate Professor at the Department of Historical Studies, University of Toronto, Mississauga, delivered a lecture on "Nathyogi’s Engagement with Hindutva: Analysing Baba Digvijayanath of Gorakhnath Math" at the Alumna Event on 5 March 2019.

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Conversations in History: September-December 2019

Dr. Vinayak, Associate Professor in History at the Indraprastha College for Women delivered two illustrated talks on "Making of Stone Age Tools; A Demonstration" on 13 September 2019, and "Formation of Archaeological Mounds & their Excavation" on 23 September 2019.

Ms. Akhila Mathew, Associate Professor in History at the Indraprastha College for Women spoke on "Examining Witch Trials: Law, Gender & the State" on 2 November 2019.

Dr. Vinayak, Assistant Professor in History at the Indraprastha College for Women delivered a special lecture on the topic "The formation of Archaeological Mounds and their excavation" on 13 September 2018.

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Dr. Charu Gupta, Associate Professor in History at the University of Delhi, delivered a lecture on "Fragmented Histories, Subaltern Sexualities & Vernacular Archives" on 26 October 2018.

Dr. R.S. Bisht, (Retd.) Joint Director General, Archaeological Survey of India delivered an illustrated lecture on the 'Roots of Harappan Civilization' on 18 September 2018.

Dr. Sangeeta Dasgupta, Assistant Professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University delivered a talk on 'Reading Adivasi Histories: Many Narratives of Tana Pasts' on 10 October 2017.

Dr. Shereen Ratnagar, formerly Professor at the CHS in JNU, delivered a lecture on "Nomads and the Trade Between Ancient Civilizations" on 08 September 2017.

Mukul Kesavan from the Department of History & Culture at the Jamia Millia Islamia spoke on “1942: History’s Hinge?” on 30 August 2017. The talk was organised jointly in co-ordination with the Discussion Forum of the College.

Dr. Anshu Malhotra, Professor at University of Delhi, delivered a special lecture "Telling tall tales: Storying the self and other stories" on 3 April 2017.

Dr. Guneeta Bhalla, Founder of "The 1947 Partition Archive" delivered an illustrated presentation on "70 years later: Understanding Partition" on 14 February 2017.

Professor Tanuja Kothiyal, Professor at the School of Liberal Studies, Ambedkar University delivered a talk "A Murder in Shah Jahan's Court: Loyalty & Rebellion in Mid-Seventeenth Century" on 8 February 2017.

Dr. Eva Orthmann, Professor at the Department of Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies at IAO, University of Bonn delivered an illustrated lecture on "An occult text and its meaning: Kitab Jawahir al-khams by Muhammad Ghawth Gwaliyari" on 25 January 2017.

Dr. Parth Chauhan, Assistant Professor of Humanities at Indian Institute of Science, Education & Research, Mohali, delivered a lecture on "Human Evolution, Dispersal & the Indian Palaeolithic" on 27 October 2016.

Dr. Yogesh Snehi, Assistant Professor at School of Liberal Arts, Ambedkar University, Delhi delivered a talk on "In Pursuit of Practice" on 7 October, 2016.

Dr. Udaya Kumar, Centre for English Studies, JNU delivered a talk on "Writing Self, and a Sense of the Past" on 30 March 2016.

Dr. Sandhya Sharma, Assistant Professor at the Vivekananda College, at the University of Delhi, delivered a talk on "Riti Kal Literature in Braj Bhasha as a source of history for Mughal India" on 9 February 2016.