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Dinyar Patel
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Podcast: The myths of Jawaharlal Nehru’s India
The author of ‘Nehru’s India: A History in Seven Myths’, picks apart and explodes several common presumptions of India’s first 17 years of independence.
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Podcast: What does the rise and fall of the Swatantra Party mean in the era of Narendra Modi?
The party emerged in 1959, its leaders united by a conservative economic vision, including a ‘free economy’, and challenging the Congress’s dominance.
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Podcast: Why BR Ambedkar thought – and worried – deeply about democracy in India
Host Dinyar Patel in conversation with Ashok Gopal, author of the anti-caste icon’s English language biography ‘A Part Apart’.
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Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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BJP Karnataka’s online video sparks outrage for ‘demonising Muslims’
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‘No Muslim can win, now or in the future’: In Assam’s Barpeta, delimitation fears confirmed
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Podcast: Pre-Partition stories, filmi music made Radio Ceylon a household name in India and Pakistan
As AIR and Radio Pakistan broadcast state policy and propaganda, a wartime transmitter in Ceylon kept alive the idea of a religiously inclusive Hindustan.
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Podcast: The bitter truth about the sugar industries of pre-modern India and their global legacy
Ulbe Bosma, author of The World of Sugar, in discussion with host Dinyar Patel about how sugar has helped create the modern world.
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Podcast: Why engaging with the ideas of VD Savarkar is important to counter Hindutva
His conceptualisation of Hindutva is intrinsically linked with history, author Vinayak Chaturvedi tells host Dinyar Patel.
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Video
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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Podcast: The indispensable royal women of the Sikh empire
Host Dinyar Patel in conversation with historian Priya Atwal on how women played a central role in royal politics and administration.
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Podcast: From sea channels to gas-powered lights – 300 years of ambitious, unbuilt Mumbai projects
Dinyar Patel in conversation with Robert Stephens, the author of ‘Bombay Imagined’.
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Podcast: Why it is important to remember the Sassoons – Jewish-Iraqi refugees who made Mumbai home
Dinyar Patel in conversation with Joseph Sassoon, author of ‘The Global Merchants’.
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The Reel
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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Podcast: Aliens, Lata Mangeshkar and other tales of India’s second Five-Year plan
Host Dinyar Patel and Nikhil Menon explore the world of PC Mahalanobis, the genius statistician who drove the second plan.
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In the 75th year of Independence, let us not forget the deep liberal roots of modern Indian society
From the 19th century, leaders set out a vision for India which was inclusive, democratic, and relatively open-minded.
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Podcast: What explains rising global authoritarianism? The history of constitutions has some answers
In the second episode of Past Imperfect, host Dinyar Patel talks to historian Linda Colley about how the role of constitutions has changed over time.
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The Field
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Olympics, Athletics: India’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams make the cut for Paris Games 2024
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IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders move to the top spot after comfortable win over Lucknow Super Giants
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IPL 2024: Ravindra Jadeja stars with all-round performance in Chennai’s win over Punjab
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Women’s T20 World Cup: India to face Pakistan on October 6 as ICC announce tournament schedule
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24 final: Mumbai City beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant for second Cup title