In this episode, we explore the history of Kanhoji Angre and his exploits in the Arabian Sea, particularly against the British East India Company. ...

European pirates in the Indian Ocean were a menace for European East India trading companies as much as Indian rulers, the Mughals and t...

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She was a concubine, courtesan, wife, lover, warrior, leader, ...

The act of men impersonating women has had a long history in the performance cultures of South Asia. Our understanding of these enactments in theat...

Is she the great illusion or the gravest ignorance? Is she the destroyer of Mahisha or the avenger of the demonic twins Shumbha and Nishumbha? Is s...

How did one cook fish in medieval South India? Was there an ideal woman for a king to marry? Were pedicures a thing? In this podcast, we discuss th...

The history of Mehr-un-Nissa, the future Empress Nur Jahan, twentieth and last wife of Emperor Jahangir, is marked by intrigue, bravery, and everyt...

The history of the Government House, now the residence of the Governor of West Bengal, is a history of the British Empire in India condensed into 2...

Emperor Jahangir loved alcohol, opium, hunting (shikar), and, like all good South Asians, mangoes. His numerous experiences with all the above, his...

Pem Nem, a love story of longing, despair, and ultimate unification is discussed in this pod as an example of the multicultural...