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Several questions surrounding the subject of history will be thoroughly discussed at the Department of History, Savitribai Phule Pune University.

A history professor, Antoon de Baets from the University of Groningen, Netherlands, will be answering questions such as, can freedom of expression be applied to history writing, or is it too sacrosanct to be touched? Or, is there such a thing as irresponsible history?

Professor Baets, who is a globally-acclaimed historian, will be conducting his maiden certificate course under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development's Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN), at the Department of History, Savitribai Phule Pune University.

GAIN aims to draw in international talents and subject experts in India to encourage their engagement in higher education in India. The certificate course will be held on June 5 till June 10. There are 60 seats available for the course.

The course is designed for advanced undergraduates or graduate/postgraduate researchers. However, having said that, anyone with an interest in the subject can apply, said Shraddha Kumbhojkar, course co-ordinator, as reported.

To apply, one needs to register online, on the GIAN website, by February 25. They need us to send us an email with their CV, stating why they want to attend. No specialised knowledge of Historiography is required, she added.

Multiple subjects like The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Historian, The Dead and the Historian, The Freedom of Expression Framework Applied to History, Responsible and Irresponsible History, Historical Injustice and What Historians Can Do about It and Democracy and Historical Writing, will be covered.

One of the primary objectives behind this feat is to make students familiar with the linkages of democracy with history - the basic idea of democracy as a historically-evolved concept. The course will be provided with bilingual mode - Marathi and English.