Mapping Indian History

Original maps tracing 30 centuries of Indian history
Curated by Arundhati Virmani, Fellow, EHESS, Marseilles, and author of The Historical Atlas of India (2011)
 
From an expansive perspective on the subcontinent to zooms into particular regions, these maps delineate spatial organizations since the 6th century BCE and trade links from the Mediterranean world to China, and throw light on the circulation of cultural traditions, imperial management and nationalist protest
 
Inauguration by Dr Romila Thapar on Monday 24th at 18:30
 
Accompanying this exhibition will be a talk on Wednesday 26th in Annexe Lecture Room - II at 18:30Mapping Indian History: A New Historical Challenge
Speaker: Dr Arundhati Virmani, EHESS
 
Chair: Prof Mushirul Hasan, Director-General, National Archives of India