marathas
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Who did the Brits conquer India from?
Did the British take India from the Muslims or from the Hindus? The question cannot be answered, because it was never true. The empire they inherited had already fallen apart,…
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Browncast: Maharashtra elections and its politics with Indian Mango
KJ and Gaurav talk to a Marathi commentator from the Marathwada-Vidarbha region about the coming Maharashtra elections and the role of Maratha politics in them, with links to listen on…
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The 100th Browncast with Amey the Maratha
The 100th BrownCast: Razib Khan and Amey talk about Sri Lankan genetics, the absence or presence of casteism in the USA, American immigration policy, and how William Dalrymple triggers Amey’s…
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Sri Lanka Genetics
A note quoting a study on the population history of Sinhalese, which finds excess sharing with Marathas and so supports a western Indian rather than eastern Indian origin for the…
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Episode 18 – The Maratha Empire
In BrownCast episode 18, Prathamesh Godbole and Amit Paranjpe discuss the Maratha empire, from its origins as an Adilshahi jagir to the largest power in the subcontinent before the British,…
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Book Review: The Era of Bajirao
Nachiketa reviews Uday Kulkarni’s The Era of Bajirao, praising a document-grounded account of the Peshwa’s rise, his rivalry with Nizam-ul-Mulk, his debts and his strained dealings with Shahu, as a…
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Shaniwar Wada: The Palace Of The Peshwa
Nachiketa describes Shaniwar Wada, the Peshwas’ palace fort in Pune and seat of Maratha power from 1730 to 1818, its founding under Bajirao I, the Delhi Darwaza and its near…
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Browncast Episode 112: Tarun Sridharan from Odd Compass – Rajas and Sultans
A BrownCast episode in which Razib and Akshar talk history with Tarun Sridharan of the Odd Compass YouTube channel, covering the Malacca Sultanate, Vijayanagara’s downfall and Maratha success, and recommending…
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Myth from history
Razib Khan argues that nation-states grow out of historical memory and organic identity, so India’s civilisational unity does not automatically make a nation-state; he contrasts Southeast Asia, Europe and China…
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Maratha Mindset: How to Control Your History and Emotions to Grasp the Future on Your Terms
Prompted by the film Panipat, Razib Khan reflects on the rising Maratha moment in Indian historical imagination, arguing that history’s facts are fixed while interpretation shifts with the analyst, and…
