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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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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
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Fiction: An ageing writer gets a mysterious letter which begins to colour his entire perception
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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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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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing