Delhi University's Miranda House College started a new project on Saturday. It is called Recrafting history through the Indic lens. The project wants people to write about their family stories and local history.
New Delhi, 20 Sep 2025
Delhi University's Miranda House College started a new project on Saturday. It is called Recrafting history through the Indic lens. The project wants people to write about their family stories and local history.
What is the project about
The project wants to bring back the old way of writing family histories called Vanshavalis. It will have a big contest every year. People can write long essays about their family, community, or hometown. The essays should be at least 5000 words long. People have nine months to send their essays. Smart people who know a lot about Indian history will read the essays.
Why is this project important
Madhu Kishwar, who went to Miranda House, is giving money for this project. She says it will help people know more about their past. Many people today do not know much about their family history. This project will help them learn more. It is open to everyone, not just students. The project wants to collect many stories from different people. These stories will show a different side of history than what the British wrote. 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…
A society ignorant of its own roots cannot produce an authentic national history. To chart a clear future, we must first reclaim our past through our millennia-old Gyan Parampara.
The project is now open for people to send their essays. Follow The Rising News for more verified updates.
Updated 20 Sep 2025, 20:29 IST; source: link
