The History of India Podcast

About The History of India Podcast

A light weekly podcast covering the history of India, from 6th century B.C. Enjoying the podcast? Please consider donating to the Snehal Sidhu Memorial Fund (http://tinyurl.com/prkvwll)

Publisher

Kit Patrick

Category

history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jul 2015

Latest episode

6 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

145 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Aug 2026

   Interview with Aditi Sriram

2. 

   8 Dec 2023

   6.2 Tale of two princes: Dantidurga and Nandivarman

   The Pallava Empire is sliding into anarchy. All its hopes are pinned on a twelve year old boy from Cambodia. We follow his winding path to power. Also in this episode: the origin story of a poet-saint, some brutal medieval punishment, and an elephant hat. https://tinyurl.com/hw5mezkh

3. 

   1 Dec 2023

   6.1 Ascending the peak: Dantidurga and the founding of the Rashtrakuta empire

   A young prince rises to found an empire. We tell the story of his rise in three ritual baths. Also in this episode: how running a medieval Indian court is like writing an essay, the most imperial of all imperial banners, and death himself dies. https://tinyurl.com/hw5mezkh

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

277 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

363 ratings

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