‘History Literature Festival’ concludes in Ahmedabad

The second and concluding day of ‘History Literature Festival’ held at Ahmedabad University had sessions by experts on topics from typewriter and computer in business history, history of the erstwhile princely states of Gujarat, history of Indian cuisine, significant moments in Hindi cinema and history of Indian philosophy.

Expert on the history of the IT industry Dayasindhu N and India’s leading archivist – currently heading Godrej Archives – Vrunda Pathare unravelled the business history of legendary everyday machines and their impact on society during the session on typewriter and computer in business history.

Maharana Thakore Saheb Somrraj Singh Jhala of Sayla and Yuvraj Yograjsinh of Mansa covered the ‘Rare Royal Tales: Unravelling histories of Gujarat’ by discussing some of the lesser-known realities and stories from erstwhile princely states around the period of India’s independence.