About Us
itihās: thus, indeed, it was
Itihāsology is an inspired neologism that breathes new life into public history. Our work is driven by your curiosity and grounded in rigorous research. By enlivening Indian art and history, Itihāsology helps you see how the past shapes our today and all our tomorrows.
Our work interrogates how India’s past – both tangible and intangible – continues to shape the structures, identities, and cultural memory of the present. Through digital essays, visual storytelling, podcasts, and public-facing scholarship, we open up new ways of reading and relating to history.
We curate heritage walks, museum interventions, and public programmes that return history to physical space and social context. We review books, conduct interviews with scholars and practitioners, and collaborate with institutions to push the conversation forward.
Connections
We help people form personal, emotional, and intellectual connections with history through art, story, and experience.
Crossroads
We study art and history, and the boundless ways in which they intertwine with culture, language, gender, sexuality, and politics.
Corridors
The past isn’t rigid — and neither is our approach to it. We open doors for you to explore various corridors to history, to see its evolution, to ask questions, and kindle your imagination.
Conversations
We create spaces for critical thinking and open discourse. Through talks, walks, open forums, and writings, we keep asking: How are Indian art and history shaping the present and the future?
Camaraderie
No one should feel left out of history. Our work is about building belonging, not gatekeeping knowledge. We work with students, scholars, artists, institutions, and communities. Deeper understanding comes from shared knowledge, not fenced silos.
Our logo is a silhouette of the famed ‘Dancing Girl’, a bronze figurine from the Indus Valley Civilisation. She piques curiosity and embodies endless possibilities; much like our shared and complicated pasts.
Since 2019, our team has remained committed to producing quality content and experiences – while upholding the spirit of responsible storytelling.
Eric Chopra
Eric is the founder of Itihāsology, an engaging and inclusive educational page based on Indian history. He’s a writer and researcher with a specific interest in exploring the histories of art, sexuality, and ghosts. Eric is also a podcaster, curator, and leads heritage-walks and museum-tours in Delhi. He is the co-host of the ‘For Old Times’ Sake’ Podcast by Itihāsology. He is the author of 'Ghosted: Delhi's Haunted Monuments'.
Kudrat Singh
Kudrat completed her undergraduate studies in History at St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi and has an MPhil in Modern South Asian Studies from the University of Cambridge. She is interested in the history of art, religion, and gender, and the political history of post-Independence India. As a travelling historian, she covers architecture through photography and storytelling. She is the co-host of the For Old Times’ Sake Podcast.