Of Times There Were Before
Key information
- Date
- Time
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5:15 pm
- Venue
- SOAS, University of London
- Room
- Khalili Lecture Theatre
- Event type
- Film screening
About this event
A portrait of Romila Thapar, one of the world's most influential historians, filmed at her home in New Delhi. Followed by a Q&A with the director, Eshan Sharma.
Of Times There Were Before is a portrait of Romila Thapar, one of the world’s most influential historians and public intellectuals. At ninety-four, having lived through much of the making of modern India, she stands at an unusual distance from the past she has spent a lifetime studying.
The film began with a simple question: who is the person behind the historian’s name? Shot at her home in New Delhi, it is an attempt to encounter Thapar beyond the authority of her work and the public image built around it. What emerges is a portrait of a life still in conversation with its own time.
The film runs approximately 85 minutes and is in English with English subtitles. It is directed and produced by Eshan Sharma and edited by Anant Raina.
Eshan Sharma (Director) will join us for a post-screening discussion.
