Nikhil Sheth
Director & History Faculty, LevelUp IAS
The Holocaust Beyond European History
Join an exclusive live conversation exploring the Holocaust through a broader global lens and its relationship with history, political memory, nationalism and public discourse beyond Europe.
Prof. Vinay Lal
Department of History, UCLA
Register Free for the Live Session
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Why this discussion?
History does not remain confined to the geography where it happened.
The Holocaust is commonly located within European history. This conversation examines how its memory, interpretation and political significance have travelled across borders and shaped wider historical thought.
Beyond the European frame
Explore why the Holocaust continues to matter in conversations that extend beyond Europe.
History and public memory
Understand how societies remember violence and how memory influences politics and identity.
A live scholarly conversation
Hear Prof. Vinay Lal’s perspective and participate through a moderated live Q&A.
What happens when a defining event of European history enters global political memory?
The session will move beyond a conventional chronological retelling and open a wider discussion on historical imagination, nationalism, political violence and the ways societies construct collective memory.
In this session
Four questions that will shape the conversation.
The complete discussion will unfold live. These are the larger themes around which the conversation will be built.
The Holocaust beyond Europe
How should the Holocaust be located within wider global history?
Memory and nationalism
How does historical memory interact with national and political identity?
Violence and imagination
How do societies understand and represent large-scale political violence?
Questions from participants
A live Q&A moderated by Nikhil Sheth, LevelUp IAS.
Speakers
A conversation between scholarship and UPSC history preparation.
Prof. Vinay Lal
Professor of History at UCLA and an internationally recognised scholar of modern India, colonialism, political thought and the politics of memory.
Nikhil Sheth
Director and History Faculty at LevelUp IAS. He will host and moderate the discussion and the live audience Q&A.
Who should attend?
For students who want to think about history beyond notes and timelines.
UPSC History Optional aspirants
Especially students interested in world history, historiography and broader historical interpretation.
Students of history
Learners interested in global history, political violence, memory and nationalism.
Curious readers and thinkers
Anyone interested in how the past continues to shape contemporary political discourse.
Join the live discussion with Prof. Vinay Lal.
Register free to attend this exclusive Zoom conversation on history, memory and the global significance of the Holocaust.
Register Free24 July 2026 • 10:30 AM IST • Live Zoom Session
