Thant Myint-U, Suhasini Haidar | The Hidden History of Burma | Jaipur Literature Festival

The Hidden History of Burma: Thant Myint-U & Suhasini Haidar

Thant Myint-U is the author of four books on Burmese and Asian history, most recently The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century. Educated at Harvard and Cambridge University, he taught British imperial history from 1995-2000 as a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He has also served on three United Nations peacekeeping operations. Since 2007, he has been involved in numerous reforms efforts in Myanmar, including as a member of the National Economic and Social Advisory Council, a special adviser to the government on the peace process, the founder and chairman of the Yangon Heritage Trust and the chairman of U Thant House. He is the recipient of several honours, including the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2018.

Suhasini Haidar is the Diplomatic and National Editor at The Hindu. She writes regularly on India's foreign policy, has contributed to several books on the subject and is a public speaker on international affairs and journalism.

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