Pathshalas in Pre-Colonial India: The Untold Story of Math Education in the Nineteenth Century

What was education like in India before British rule? Did all communities have access to learning? How was math used in daily life? In this talk, Dr. Ankur Kakkar shares insights from his book Land of Pathshalas, exploring 19th-century Indian education and challenging colonial-era assumptions with fresh evidence from his research.

Speaker: Dr. Ankur Kakkar

Historian with a PhD from the University of Heidelberg, Germany and Fellow at the Prime Ministers Museum and Library, New Delhi, India

📅 2025  AUG 23 SAT

🕓India I 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
🕓USA (EST) I 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
🕓UK I 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
🕓SIN – PH I 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM