Speaker: Prof. Lynn Meskell, Director, Stanford Archaeological Center, Stanford University

Chair: Prof. Madhavan Palat, Trustee, Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund

The year 2012 marked the 40th anniversary of UNESCO's 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. It remains the only international instrument for safeguarding the world's heritage. This presentation takes UNESCO as its centerpiece and asks how are emergent rights to the past being presented, promoted and prevented by particular actors internationally