September 2022
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Episode 14: The Delhi Sultanate
In episode 14 of the history podcast, Omar Ali and Jay, with Gaurav, cover the Delhi Sultanate, its major dynasties and its religious and economic aspects; Omar Ali puts it…
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A confused post-Empire
Razib Khan quotes a column arguing that Truss’s Reaganism fails because Britain lacks the dollar’s reserve status, and says it fits Ed West’s view that Britain has been culturally swallowed…
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Maj General Tajammal Malik. Very Important Interview
Omar Ali reposts an old Agha H. Amin interview with Maj. Gen. Tajammal Hussain Malik, calling it a must-read on the Pakistan Army, and describes Malik as an excellent field…
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Book Review: India, Bharat and Pakistan – a Not so Gentle Reminder
Nachiketa reviews J Sai Deepak’s second India that is Bharat book, on the period from the Mughal decline to the Khilafat movement, agreeing with its overall thrust, including that the…
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Leicester!
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Hero and other stories; The short stories of Nadir Ali
Omar Ali, admitting he is the writer’s son, recommends Hero and Other Stories, translations of Nadir Ali’s Punjabi fiction: snapshots of a vanishing Punjab with realistic characters and a quiet…
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Open Thread – 09/09/2022 – Brown Pundits
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Episode 13: History of South India from 1100-1400 AD
In episode 13 of the history podcast, Shrikanth, Mukunda and Gaurav talk to Maneesh Taneja about South India from 1100 to 1400 AD: the dynasties that ruled, the spirit of…
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All Things Tamil Cinema
Maneesh Taneja talks to Sai and Arun about Tamil cinema: its history, its relationship with the politics of Tamil Nadu, its evolution and the cults of personality it has produced,…
