Eminent historian Prof. Romila Thapar delivered the Second Sitaram Yechury Memorial Lecture on “Historiography and Early Indian History” on 25 October at Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhawan, New Delhi. The hall was packed with an audience attending the lecture.

CPI(M) General Secretary M A Baby presided over the function, while renowned economist and academic Prof C P Chandrasekhar introduced the main speaker. Journalist and writer Seema Chishti delivered the vote of thanks and briefly shared information about the future plans and activities of the Sitaram Yechury Memorial Committee.

A large number of senior party leaders, workers of the party and mass organisations, and members of the wider public attended the lecture.