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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

5 months

My piece for Frontline, The Hindu : “Will the plans for a new National Museum put priceless artefacts at risk?”

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

1 year

One of India’s leading historians, Prof. Romila Thapar, was in school in the 1940s when the national movement was at its peak. She was 16 when India gained Independence from British colonialism. Here’s she is sharing her memories of meeting Gandhiji in Pune

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Eshan Sharma

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3 years

Happy 90th Birthday to Prof. Romila Thapar. A Life dedicated to the study of Early Indian History.

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

A rare public figure who actually reads a lot of books, questions the existing knowledge and those in power and enjoys good cinema. Meet Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha ( @manojkjhadu ), one of the most amazing politicians of our times.

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

What has happened to Ravish? So full of himself. That’s not the Ravish we know.

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

So, I am leading an experimental heritage walk in Mumbai on 26th August 2023 at 8 AM IST. Mixing History, Architecture, Films and Music in one. If you are interested in joining me for this walk, please mention in the replies of this tweet. RT for visibility.

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Eshan Sharma

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5 months

The Historian and Her World In the frame: Professor Romila Thapar Clicked by yours truly.

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

Dear Papa, It has been a year since you left us. As each day passes we miss you more and more. Someday, in some other universe, we'll meet again.🙏

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

1 year

Wishing Professor Irfan Habib, a very happy 92nd birthday. An institution and icon. Picture courtesy: Gorkey Patwal

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

3 years

Congratulations Prof. HC Verma on receiving the Padma Shri! I was lucky enough to attend some of his special Physics lectures for school students in IIT Kanpur.

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

What a great loss to the world of south Asian studies. Prof. Ranajit Guha was one of the most influential south Asian historians. He known for his groundbreaking work on subaltern studies, which focused on the experiences…

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Eshan Sharma

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5 months

A big win for us! The government reverses Decision to Relocate National Museum Artefacts. We fought to save the National Museum and the artefacts. We initiated a nationwide petition and organised awareness walks at the National Museum, we’ll continue our work to save the museum.

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

A Prime Minister who actually understood the dynamics of history and was well read. These are just a glimpse of the books that Nehru read. These are on display at the Teen Murti Bhawan.

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

2 years

Happy 91st to one of India’s greatest historians, Prof. Romila Thapar! Here’s to many more interesting conversations on cinema, history and much more 🥂

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

🧵 When A Documentary by Satyajit Ray was Banned One of India’s greatest filmmakers, Ray made a documentary in 1971 called ‘Sikkim’, which had to face double censorship by the film’s commissioners and the Indian Government, when Sikkim merged with India in May 1975.

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

Inspiring us (who are in their early 20s) even at 92. Picture courtesy: @seagullbooks

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

4 months

The National Testing Agency (NTA) must be disbanded immediately. Its illogical testing methods and recent NEET and UGC NET scams expose severe inefficiency. The government and NTA are playing with the future of lakhs of students. Who will take responsibility for their careers?

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

Strange to note what is happening in Centre of Historical Studies, JNU. Shuting down of the department library. Deeply appalled.

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

2 years

#AcademicTwitter Karwaan is a collective of students in India trying to revolutionise how we approach history, especially of South Asia. Additionally, we are building a digital archive of academic lectures and conversations related to South Asia.

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Eshan Sharma

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2 months

Welcome to my study, where the magic happens. 📚✨

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Eshan Sharma

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2 months

Someday I would love to open a community library in Kanpur, my city. Along with a small cafe for book lovers. We need such spaces in our cities, towns and villages

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

BeerNiceps must focus on lifestyle related things and should not get into preaching history (or rather myths) through his utter nonsensical podcast where he invites a lot of doubtful ‘experts’ on History.

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

11 months

M. Bhavnani’s The Mill (Mazdoor) released in 1934 is an interesting film to discuss. This marks the sole cinematic creation by Munshi Premchand, wherein he not only penned the script but also made a brief cameo.

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Eshan Sharma

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7 months

Congratulations @tmkrishna ! Your contribution towards making art accessible, making Carnatic music popular is remarkable. You are among the very few artists who still believe in your principles and stand for with democratic values.

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7 months

A special moment. @musicacademyma

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

Had the honor of meeting Manoj sir today at his residence. We talked briefly about cinema, history and Eric Hobsbawn. Looking forward to many more conversations and meeting with Professor Sahab. @manojkjhadu

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

3 years

One of the most interesting Karwaan conversations so far. It was amazing to host, the one and only @ShashiTharoor on our platform. ❤️ Looking forward to many more conversations.

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

Just a clarification: Not anyone can be a historian. It is a specialised field which requires years of training and dealing with different sources, endless and hopeless hours of research in the archives and much more.

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Eshan Sharma

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3 years

Was surprised to see this kind of 'restoration' of Jama Masjid this afternoon. Is it restoration or destruction of a monument. Is that cement being used to restore a monument (?)

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

2 years

Found some really fascinating PhDs at our Department Archives, from the 70s and 80s done under the geniuses like Professors Satish Chandra, Irfan Habib, Iqtidar Alam Khan, and M. Athar Ali.

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

10 months

In the age of Animal, remembering Salim Langda and Albert Pinto, two angry young men of the 80s, created by our dear friend Saeed Akhtar Mirza!

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Eshan Sharma

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3 years

An important and very fundamental advice by one of the most eminent scholar Prof. Romila Thapar

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Eshan Sharma

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One of India’s most eminent historians Prof. Romila Thapar on the relevance of Emperor Ashoka in 21st century.

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

This volume brings together essays by Prof. Romila Thapar on issues and ideas that have preoccupied her throughout her career. These are subjects that surfaced frequently in discussions over the last six decades as they do even more so at present. Pretty excited for this volume.

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Eshan Sharma

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3 months

Found my grandfather’s handwritten notes on Karl Marx and a poem that he wrote on the ‘Karmachari Sangathan’

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

2 years

Attended one of the last class of Prof. Amar Farooqui, before he retires. A passionate teacher like him is a rarity in 2022.

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

Sad to learn about the unfortunate demise of Suresh Jindal, one of the few producers who trusted the parallel filmmakers and produced Rajnigandha, Katha, Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Gandhi and many more.

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

2 years

Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi completes 17 years. One of the finest and the definitive political films of our times. The brilliance of @kaykaymenon02 @IChitrangda #ShineyAhuja @swanandkirkire @ShantanuMoitra and the legendary @IAmSudhirMishra

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

🙏🏻🙏🏻

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Eshan Sharma

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8 months

got some really interesting books from the World Book Fair 2024! (1/3)

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

Prof. Catherine B. Asher (Cathy) was one of the most kindest scholars and human I knew. A legendary scholar. I met her virtually in 2020 (19th June) and since then we were connected on email and I had the privilege of hosting her for two lectures. Cathy was a very humble and kind

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

The students saved the CHS library. Many congratulations to friends at CHS.

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

Just saw my father in my dream and we were comparing history books that we own in our different libraries. We were discussing books on Deccan history strangely I don’t know why though. Miss you Paa. ❤️

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

2 years

I will be moderating two session on 15th August with Prof. Mridula Mukherjee, Prof. Irfan Habib, Prof. Romila Thapar and Prof. Harbans Mukhia!

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

Remembering Prof. RS Sharma, one of the most respected, read and loved historian of early India on his death anniversary. 🙏🏻🌸

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

Karwaan Heritage is collaborating with the Law and Society Committee, NLSIU for a panel discussion on 'The History and Politics of Rewriting History'. Speakers: Aditya Mukherjee, Mridula Mukherjee, Pankaj Jha, Sohail Hashmi in conversation with Anwesha Ghosh on 5th May 2023

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

3 years

We've got our favorite @ShashiTharoor in our Karwaan Club for an unmissable conversation. Tune in on @Clubhouse at 7 PM IST on 31st July 2021. Clubhouse Event Link: #TheKarwaanClub @aarthir @anuatluru @rohanseth @pdavison

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Eshan Sharma

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3 months

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of teaching a course on ‘Cinema and the City’ at IIM Lucknow as a Guest Faculty. In my class, we delved into the intricate relationship between cinema and the city, exploring how films and their urban settings interact.

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

Dear Papa, It has been two years since you left us. As each day passes we miss you more and more. Someday, in some other universe, we'll meet again.🙏 I hope I can make you proud. 💙

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Eshan Sharma

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9 months

Done with the research project on Women’s Representation in Indian New Wave films studying some of my favourite films like Nishant, Ankur, Duvidha, Mirch Masala, Sparsh, Katha featuring actors like Shabana Azmi, Deepti Naval, and Smita Patil.

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Eshan Sharma

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10 months

I was introduced to Prof. Ruby Lal’s works during my undergraduate years at Delhi University. Her article on the Mughal Harem, which I read as a 17-year-old history student, broadened my mind and opened up new avenues of inquiry in history.

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

3 years

My Early morning read is @DalrympleWill 's evergreen book The Last Mughal : The Fall of a Dynasty. Whenever you read it, you get mesmerized! Lots of love and virtual hugs to the author!

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

3 years

We have made a Limited Edition Set of Bookmarks, inspired by Historians. Featuring Prof. Kesavan Veluthat , Prof. Harbans Mukhia , Prof. Kavita Singh , Sohail Hashmi sir, Rana Safvi aapa and Prof. Romila Thapar.

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

2 years

Prof. Vipin Kumar Tripathi is a true icon. An inspiration for many and especially for people of my generation, aka the GenZ. A retired professor of IIT Delhi is now trying to unite the youth to stand up against the growing forces of communalism in the country.

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

3 years

Said the final goodbye to Paa this evening and made a promise to make him feel proud in whatever I do in the field of Heritage and History (he was the one who motivated me to start Karwaan and always appreciated and gave me ideas for that).

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

1 year

Professor Romila Thapar recounting her memory of 15th August 1947, the day when India gained Independence. The aspirations and questions that young Indians had at that time for a nation that they saw being born after years of struggle.

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

Professor Kavita Singh (1964-Forever). My friend, inspiration and a great support.

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

Some books interesting titles from Nehru’s book collection.

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Eshan Sharma

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6 months

Done and dusted with the last research submission. Screening Nehruvian India: A Comprehensive Study of Hindi Cinema in Postcolonial India, 1950s-1960s. Now, it’s time for the end semester exams.

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Eshan Sharma

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11 months

Thinking of adding more books in my collection!

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Eshan Sharma

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10 months

Finally done with the research and most importantly writing about the research!

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Eshan Sharma

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3 years

I lost my amazing Papa too to COVID on 1st May 2021. With that , I too have lost faith unfortunately in the government and it's ability to save lives of its citizen. In solidarity with @BDUTT

barkha dutt

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3 years

I lost my father, Speedy to Covid- along with my faith in India's government to protect our people. I write for @washingtonpost

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

So, a total erasure of historians from the discussion in an institution that had some of the most important scholars on Partition like Professors Sucheta Mahajan, Aditya and Mridula Mukherjee, Nonica Datta and Indivar Kamtekar.

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1 year

It is beyond pathetic that #JNU will be hosting hatemongers on their panel on Partition history. We need to protest what is clearly going to be an openly communal event.

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Eshan Sharma

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4 months

Proud of my state ! UP yaar, gazab.

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Eshan Sharma

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5 months

We are creating a film society and a book club in Kanpur. It is to promote both films and books in our city, which was once known for the writers who belonged from the city. If you are from the city and you wish to join our tribe, reply to this tweet.

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

I was introduced to Kavita’s work on Museums in India when I had opted for the optional paper on Archives and Museum during my undergrad in Delhi University. Her paper ‘A Public Failure? Museums and Audiences in India’ was probably the first academic paper I read.

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Eshan Sharma

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8 months

My ongoing research is on the emergence of the working class, Trade Unions and the Revolutionary History of Kanpur.

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

अभी-अभी @Ashok_Kashmir द्वारा आयोजित वैखरी कार्यक्रम से लौटा हूँ । हर जुग में विचारों की विविधता का उत्सव मनाया जाना चाहिए । ख़ासतौर से आज जब खुले विचार या तर्कसंगत विचारों को हवा न देने की कोशिश हो, ऐसे समय में इस प्रकार के आयोजन सराहनीय हैं। हमेशा की तरह @puru_ag और @irfhabib

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

Spent a great afternoon at Mohammed Bin Rashid Library in Dubai. One of the most spectacular libraries in the world.

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

1 year

The Law and Society Committee NLSIU in collaboration with Karwaan Heritage is organising an online discussion on “The History and Politics of Rewriting History” in the backdrop of the recent removal of chapters on Mughal history from the Class 12 history syllabus.

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

3 years

If any person raises his hand to strike down another on the ground of religion, I shall fight him till the last breath of my life, both as the head of the government and from the outside ~ Jawaharlal Nehru #nehruji #JawaharlalNehru

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

Starting a new trend of heritage walks in my city, Kanpur. This was our first heritage walk at the Kanpur Memorial Church and Massacre Ghat, ended it with a boat ride around the Massacre Ghat.

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Eshan Sharma

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11 months

Here are my Top 5 book recommendations on Nehru from my collection ! @manasharya @puru_ag @tripurdaman @adeelh693 @Ram_Guha

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

For the last three years, I can’t think anything but things related to Karwaan. So, my family decided to surprise me with this beautiful cake that served two purposes: birthday and 20K followers on Karwaan’s Instagram. ❤️

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Eshan Sharma

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3 years

On April 6, 1930, 61-year-old Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi picked up a lump of salt and proclaimed, “With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire.” And he did.

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

"If the past is to be called upon to legitimize the present, as it so frequently is, then the veracity of such a past has to be continuously vetted." - Romila Thapar

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

Happy Birthday in Heaven Papa! I know you are watching us from over the sky. 😊

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Eshan Sharma

@iameshansharma_

2 years

Completed reading @FarahBashir 's moving, terrifying and unforgettable memoir of a teen age spent in Kashmir of 1990s. It makes one think of things that for us (in Delhi and other cities), might sound impossible and unthinkable. @HarperCollinsIN

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Eshan Sharma

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8 months

Prof. Romila Thapar started humming this beautiful song ‘Those Were the Days My Friend’ while she was signing this!

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

Having Coffee with @Aakar__Patel

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Eshan Sharma

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11 months

Here are my Top 5 book recommendations on Delhi’s history and heritage from my collection ! Featuring @DalrympleWill @iamrana @zurtalab @amar_farooqui and our Prof. Sunil Kumar

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Eshan Sharma

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11 months

Gurudev @PushpeshPant se aaj hi ke din 2019 mein pehli mulaqat hui thi ❤️

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Eshan Sharma

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5 months

Papa, today it's been three years since you passed. Not a day goes by without us missing you. We know you're our guardian angel now.

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

Back to my study for a month!!

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

Thinking of starting online classes for Class 6th to 12th History and Civics students.

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Eshan Sharma

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1 year

Such emails ❤️

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

Just found out that the most amazing and one of my absolute favourite writers Geetanjali Shree did her PhD in History from our department of History in 1987 on Social and Intellectual Trends in Colonial India: A Study of Premchand. So happy to learn that! @shreedaisy

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

Karwaan: The Heritage Exploration Initiative is proud to announce the second Karwaan Special Walk in our Special Heritage Walk Series - 'Zafar and the Raj: A Walk to Red Fort' to be led by Sohail Hashmi and Amar Farooqui Registration link:

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Eshan Sharma

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4 months

At the book launch of Rana aapa’s latest release ‘A Firestorm in Paradise’, her debut novel. Many congratulations @iamrana

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2 years

Gandhiji on the occasion of the inauguration of Tilak Hall in Kanpur, 24th July 1934. With him is Babu Narayan Prasad Arora. @UnofficialBapu

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

Just received my @newslaundry merch and also an ‘autographed’ letter from the amazing @AbhinandanSekhr ! #PayToKeepNewsFree #MereKharchParAzaadHainKhabarein @MnshaP @BeechBazar

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

I hope I can make him proud. 💙 He taught us all not to give up. I wish I could have a friendly argument one more time with him on History during our road trips hahaha.

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3 years

Urvashi Butalia with her work 'The Other Side of Silence' revolutionized Indian history writing. It was refreshing to meet her at #JLF2022 @jaipurlitfest ☀️

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

Thanks to Prof. Romila Thapar, one of the greatest historians of our times for her very kind words about Karwaan.

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

Majority of the academic institutions in India are failing to develop academic rigour in students. Especially in Humanities. It is really painful and as a student, it is frustrating and disappointing.

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Eshan Sharma

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1 month

Join us for an enchanting Shaam-e-Awadh Baithak on 2nd Sept at 7 PM IST at Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre! Renowned Film Historian, Prof. Ira Bhaskar, will delve into how Lucknow's cultural grandeur is depicted in Indian cinema. Don’t miss this captivating lecture...

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

Nahi hum toh ghuiyan chheelne ke liye history padh rahe hai na. Hum ko kya hi aata hai jo shri shri 108th guru mysteries batayenge

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Eshan Sharma

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7 months

My grandfather maintained these kinds of documents on all the leading actors and actresses of that era! Going through them is so insightful.

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Eshan Sharma

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2 years

What a great frame. @puru_ag , Prof. Harbans Mukhia, @ManiSAiyarINC and Prof. Romila Thapar at @karwaanheritage 's first offline event from last month.

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Eshan Sharma

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3 years

It was fun meeting Prof. Ali Khan Mahmudabad ( @Mahmudabad ) Sir. Had an amazing chat over history, heritage and much more. Looking forward to visiting Mahmudabad soon

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Eshan Sharma

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3 years

It was wonderful and an unforgettable evening. Kabir in His Times and Ours. Karwaan's first offline event since 2020. With this session, we complete two years of Karwaan going online. Thanks to our speakers @puru_ag and Prof. Harbans Mukhia for accepting our invitation!!

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