Voyages into the Past

Voyages into the Past is a cross-institutional social sciences outreach organization that aims to bridge the gap between the classroom and the wider world. Comprised of students from a number of Kolkata and Delhi institutes, Voyages has spent over three years working on bringing accessible and free knowledge to the masses and to educate students and citizens on matters that are important and necessary to become dutiful citizens.

About Voyages

Introducing our law firm

Our Activities

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Public Lectures and Discussions

Voyages into the Past organises public lecture and discussion sessions led by academics and experts on the fields in question. About one event takes place every month - either online or in-person.

See Earlier Events Here

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L'Histoire, the biannual magazine

L'histoire is a biannual, semi-academic magazine published by Voyages into the Past. It is an electronic publication, with each issue dedicated to a particular theme, and entries by students and young academics from across the country.

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The Illiberalism in Liberal Spaces Project

The Illiberalism in Liberal Spaces Project is an oral archive that Voyages is in the process of building, attempting to preserve experiences and narrative of student resistance to state repression and hegemony across the country.

Learn More Here

04.

The Voyager Blog and other Writings

Voyages regularly publishes blog pieces and writings on matters of contemporary and historical importance in a variety of different formats. Blog pieces are available on the Voyager (hosted on Tumblr) while other content can be found on our social media

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For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Orator

Announcements!

Event Review: "Heteroglot Art Of Early Modern Bengal: Paintings, Manuscripts and Patronage in Murshidabad"

History is not amusing when it is rigid, monotonous and one dimensional. Mrinalini Sil in her latest lecture, titled "Heteroglot Art Of Early Modern Bengal: Paintings, Manuscripts and Patronage in Murshidabad," organised by Voyages Into The Past, tried to break away from the colourless suppositions to present a complex layered picture of 18th century art world and patronage of Murshidabad. Apart from establishing the baffling connections between the designs of the Jain temple