Panelists: Shri Nepram Bihari, translator of Cheitharol Kumbaba, the royal chronicle of Manipur; Dr Axel Harneit-Sievers, Director, India Office, Heinrich Böll Stiftung; Mr Peter Lauenstein, Principal, Taktse International School, Sikkim

Chair: Mr B.G. Verghese (tbc)

Northeast India is home to over 272 ethnic groups and communities, yet there are no collective endeavours in writing and publishing on its diverse histories, which also find little place in the syllabi of Indian schools and universities. The panel will discuss efforts that are underway to rectify this state of affairs