Of Times There Were Before (2026)

Of Times There Were Before captures the essence of Romila Thapar, a world-renowned historian and leading public intellectual. Now ninety-four, she has lived through the formative decades of modern India, granting her a unique perspective separated from the historical epochs she has spent decades analyzing. Sparked by a direct yet revealing question regarding the person behind the legendary academic title, the feature was recorded inside her New Delhi home. Moving past scholarly authority and polished public personas, the production seeks to connect with the human being at the core. The result is a vibrant snapshot of a brilliant mind continuously conversing with the era it inhabits.