Lit for Life 2014 - The Past Before Us: Historical traditions of early North India

Historian Romila Thapar shares the story of how she made the unequivocal choice of obtaining a degree in history over marriage. N. Ram, Chairman of Kasturi and Sons Limited and Publisher of The Hindu introduces her and moderates the session. The Hindu Lit for Life 2014 is presented by House of Hiranandani (http://www.houseofhiranandani.com) and Powered by VIT University. For more details: Visit: http://www.thehindulfl.com or http://www.thehindu.com/litforlife Like us on Facebook:   / thehindulitforlife   Follow us on Twitter:   / hindulitforlife   YouTube: http://thne.ws/playlist-litforlife

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