1 January 2001
Safdar Hashmi Memorial

26 February 2001
On removal of Romila Thapar and Rajendra Yadav from Prasar Bharati Board

4 March 2001
Destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan

5 March 2001
Protest against destruction of 5th-century statue of Bamiyan Buddha by the Taliban in Afghanistan

March–April 2001
Art on the Move

11–17 March 2001
Workshop at Aya Nagar

18 March 2001
Inauguration of
exhibition at Sahmat

19 March 2001
Discussion: ‘Art in Public Space’, at Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi

19March-12 April
Art on the Move at Vithalbhai Patel House, Rafi Marg, Jamia Millia Islamia

12 April 2001
National Street Theatre Day. Poster released

19 April 2001
UGC Chairman’s comments on the social sciences and on introducing astrology courses in universities

17 July 2001
Delhi High Court judgement lifting ban on the ‘Ram Katha’ panel in the Hum Sab Ayodhya exhibition

18 July 2001
Programme to celebrate Delhi High Court judgement lifting the ban on Hum Sab Ayodhya; Shubha Mudgal sings

1 August 2001
NCERT history textbooks

1 August 2001
Press conference to protest communalisation of education, addressed by Prabhat Patnaik, Arjun Dev, Satish Chandra

4–6 August 2001
Convention on Communalisation of Education

13 August 2001
‘Stop this fraud on our children’: scientists protest against Vedic mathematics and astrology in school curriculum

24 August 2001
Protest against Murli Manohar Joshi’s statement in Parliament

28 August 2001
The lies of Director of NCERT exposed

19 September 2001
Teleconference with scientists from different cities Participants included

25 September 2001
Dissolution of Kerala Council of Historical Research

27 September 2001
Shivaji controversy in Bombay

8 October 2001
Press conference on NCERT history textbook amendments

20 October 2001
Say No to War: cultural protest against US invasion of Afghanistan

20 October 2001
Responses to the terrorist attacks in the US on 11 September 2001

22 October 2001
Imam Bukhari’s remarks about Shabana Azmi

6 November 2001
Convention on ‘Communalisation of History

28 November 2001
Segregation of ‘minority’ handicrafts at IITF

28 November 2001
Attacks on the screening of Gadar

28 November 2001
Attacks on Hindu minority in Bangladesh

1 December 2001
Press conference