India Colonised

A Podcast on Colonial Legacy of South Asia. We talk to academics, field experts and present you with specialised knowledge on Colonial legacy in South Asia. Hosted by @omeribnhaq. We're on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @indiacolonised. Brought to you by www.ergostudios.in Read more about us and our work on www.ergostudios.in/india-colonised

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Episode 08: Koh I Noor

Hello and welcome everyone to the Eighth episode of our weekly podcast, India Colonised. Where we bring you stories and legends from the colonial past of our nation. In today’s episode, we are talking about the Koh I noor, the most infamous diamond of all times. Today as it sits in the british crown, prized as one of the crown jewels of the land, the stone has sparked quite a controversy as many have claimed its ownership in recent times. In this episode we talk briefly about the history of the ...

Apr 14, 2020•18 min

Episode 07: Firangi Santh

Hello and welcome everyone to the Seventh episode of our weekly podcast, India Colonised. Where we bring you stories and legends from the colonial past of our nation. In today’s episode, we are talking about A charismatic and authoritarian figure, John Nicholson, who’s life and controversial exploits have created a polarized legacy with contemporary descriptions of Nicholson ranging from him being the man who saved British rule in India to him being an "imperial psychopath". However, Nicholson w...

Mar 31, 2020•13 min

Episode 06: Ganj E Sawai - Part I

Hello and welcome everyone to the Sisxth episode of our weekly podcast, India Colonised. Where we bring you stories and legends from the colonial past of our nation. In today’s episode, we are talking about The Ganj-i-Sawai was an armed Ghanjah dhow belonging to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb which, along with her escort Fateh Muhammed, was captured on 7 September 1695 by the English pirate Henry Every en route from present-day Mocha, Yemen to Surat, India. and the brutality that was carried out o...

Feb 22, 2020•17 min

Episode 05: Goa's Conquest

Hello and welcome everyone to the Fifth episode of our weekly podcast, India Colonised. Where we bring you stories and legends from the colonial past of our nation. In today’s episode we are talking about the conquest of Goa by the Portuguese forces commanded by charismatic Governor-General Afonso de Albuquerque and supported by Timoji (Timmiyah) who helped the Portuguese against the Bahamani Sultans who held the active trade port of Goa. all in our fifth Episode: Goa’s Conquest We're new around...

Feb 10, 2020•17 min

Episode 04: Child's War

In the fourth episode of our weekly Podcast India Colonised, hosted by Omer Haq, we are discussing the unacknowledged war that had almost ridden India of the English. The Child's war fought between Mughul Emperor Aurangzeb and the English East India company had almost ended in the English being throw out of India for eternity. Listen to this episode of what could have been a decisive battle that could have changed the narrative of Indian history and our society completely different form as we kn...

Jan 25, 2020•14 min

Episode 03: The Cavalier

In today’s episode, we are talking about the first royal ambassador of the English court’s who came to Mughul dominions hoping to secure trade treaties. And his self-perceived importance and intimate relationship he boastfully claimed to have had with Emperor Jahangir. Although not much was achieved of this task, however his accounts of his stay in the Mughul Empire have provided a window into his correspondence with the Mughul Royal household and the Durbar. Here is the link to the Hourglass pa...

Jan 17, 2020•29 min

Episode 02: Vive Le Roi

In our second episode of India Colonised we are recounting the story of Joseph Francois Dupliex the most popular among the governors-general of French colonies in India. We discuss his life and his rise amid the French East India Company and some of his remarkable achievements, including his role in developing and flourishing French Trade in India. We also go through his melancholy end and humiliation he had to bear at the tragic end of his career. All in our second Episode: Tragic Hero. We're n...

Jan 10, 2020•38 min

Episode 01: (Pilot) New Blood

In our first episode, we talk about the battle that changed the course of Indian history, giving way for the rise of EIC's political power in India, starting with the richest provinces- Bengal. Here is the story of how the fight between the new Nawab of Bengal Siraj Ud Duala and the ever-ambitious Robert Clive went down as one of the greatest milestones of Indian History! Thank you for Listening, We are new around here and would really appreciate if you showed us some love. Please follow us on I...

Jan 01, 2020•45 min

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