Memories of Change
This exhibition on the legacies of campus politics in India was held at Delhi’s India Habitat Centre and the Institute of Economic Growth in November 2019. Access here the curatorial note and the material exhibited.
Category: Curation
PaRChA: Pamphlet Repository for Changing Activism
The initiative is committed to setting up a freely accessible platform for referencing material on different protest movements in the country. This digital library offers full searchable content to scholars, concerned individuals and activists.
The Spirit of JNU Student Politics: The Funeral of Vidrohi
Ramashankar Yadav, commonly known as Vidrohi (the rebel) is considered by many as a mascot of left activism. Living as a vagrant poet in Jawaharlal Nehru University, he died suddenly at a protest site…
Public Meeting on Tracing 50 Years of Feminism at Jawaharlal Nehru University
This event organised in Jawaharlal Nehru University campus recounts the engagement of JNU students with gender and feminist issues since the inception of the university. The list of speakers is as follows…
MoC @IEG: {Workshop} Youth Politics and Projects of Self-Making in the Global South
This workshop is co-organised by ICAS:MP and the Centre de Sciences Humaines. Taking place at the Institute of Economic Growth, it will give the opportunity to participants to visit the exhibition Memories of Change…
Discussing MoC: A Conversation with Snigdha Poonam and Anand Kumar
As part of the MoC exhibition, this panel discussion with Sigdha Poonam and Anand Kumar discusses the role of politics in Indian campus spaces. This material is exhibited as part of the Memories of Change…
Twitter Fall Engaging with Student Politics
Twitter fall of political debates involving students in university campuses. This is a recording of the retweets of @compulsiveparchawala, a bot that tracks Indian student leaders on the platform. This material is exhibited…
The Zine of the MoC Exhibition
The following themes are contained in this zine: #1 Emergency, #2 Hindu nationalism, #3 Reservations, #4 Liberalization, #5 Gender, #6 Caste, #7 Dissent. Designed by Shemal Pandya and printed on A1 paper, it guides…
Student Politics from the Lens of Indian Cinema
Student and youth politics do not only inform the everyday life of campuses, they also engross the imagination of filmmakers who reflect on the broader significance of their involvement in public life. Bhasmang Joshi…
MoC Exhibition: All You Need to See
The Memories of Change Exhibition was inaugurated on 6th November 2019. Student activists, researchers, politics enthusiasts and several others joined us for an evening of stimulating conversations, diving deep into the legacies…
Interview with Mithilesh Kumar
Mithilesh Kumar is a second year Bachelor’s student at the Banaras Hindu University where he actively engages in student politics. He participated in the movement against sexual harassment on campus, demanding to make BHU…
Interview with Tahir Jamal
Tahir Jamal is a PhD student at Hyderabad Central University. He is a student activist fighting for minority rights and played at active role in the Dalit rights movement in the aftermath of Rohit Vemula…
Interview with Ram Dutt Tripathi
Ram Dutt Tripathi graduated from Allahabad University. He shares his experience of being a student during the Emergency of 1975. This material is exhibited as part of the Memories of Change exhibition.
Interview with Nivedita Menon
Nivedita Menon is a feminist writer and activist. She’s currently a professor of political thought at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. This material is exhibited as part of the Memories of Change exhibition.
Interview with Gourab Ghosh
Gaurab Ghosh is a queer rights activist and was an active queer rights advocate during his time as a student at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. This material is exhibited as part of the Memories of Change exhibition.