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Dr. Debaditya Bhattacharya
Lecturer at Jami Amelia Islamia University and expert on historical sociology of Indian higher education.
Jami Amelia Islamia University
Episode: Debaditya Bhattacharya, "The Indian University: A Critical History" (Orient BlackSwan, 2025)
Sam Dalrymple
Historian, filmmaker, and co-founder of Project Dastaan, a peace building initiative
Episode: Sam Dalrymple, "Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia" (William Collins, 2025)
Ruth Perini
Translator and author, specializing in Upanishadic texts
Episode: Ruth Perini, "Varaha Upanishad: The Path to Supreme Knowledge" (2025)
David McNally
Cullen Distinguished Professor of History and Business at the University of Houston
University of Houston
Episode: David McNally, "Slavery and Capitalism: A New Marxist History" (U California Press, 2025)
Robert Ivermee
British academic and historian based in France, author of 'Glorious Failure.'
Oxford University Press
Episode: Robert Ivermee, "Glorious Failure: The Forgotten History of French Imperialism in India" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Dr. Laura Murphy
Professor at Sheffield-Holland University and author of "Freedomville: The Story of a 21st-Century Slave Revolt"
Columbia Global Reports
Episode: Laura Murphy, "Freedomville: The Story of a 21st-Century Slave Revolt" (Columbia Global Reports, 2021)
Dr. Maan Barua
Environmental and urban geographer, University Lecturer of Human Geography at the University of Cambridge.
University of Cambridge
Episode: Maan Barua, "Plantation Worlds" (Duke UP, 2024)
Alisa Lozhkina
Art curator, writer, and translator of Devī Māhātmya
Independent Scholar, Central European University
Episode: A Ukrainian Translation of the Devi Mahatmya
Faisal Chaudhry
Professor at the University of Massachusetts specializing in legal history and philosophy
University of Massachusetts
Episode: Faisal Chaudhry, "South Asia, the British Empire, and the Rise of Classical Legal Thought: Toward a Historical Ontology of the Law" (Oxford UP, 2024)

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 57 ratings
  • Breadth and depth in an underrepresented (podcast-wise) region

    The podcasts certainly have the format and flare of an academic 1-on-1, but do a major service to those interested in South Asia. There are very few other podcast sources on South Asia that cover the range of topics or dive into them as well as this does.

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David McNally, "Slavery and Capitalism: A New Marxist History" (U California Press, 2025)
Q: Your work studies life making processes. Could you elaborate?
McNally discusses the importance of reproductive labor in contributing to the existence and well-being of enslaved communities.
David McNally, "Slavery and Capitalism: A New Marxist History" (U California Press, 2025)
Q: Could you please elaborate on the concept of the Châtel Proletariat?
McNally emphasizes that all workers in capitalist society are bonded, and that enslaved workers acted like a proletariat through resistance.
David McNally, "Slavery and Capitalism: A New Marxist History" (U California Press, 2025)
Q: Could you please elaborate on this conception of freedom and your engagement with this niche?
McNally explains that freedom must be communal and collective, requiring collective action to challenge forms of oppression.
Ruth Perini, "Varaha Upanishad: The Path to Supreme Knowledge" (2025)
Q: Who is the target audience for this book?
The book is intended for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of themselves and the path of yoga.
Ruth Perini, "Varaha Upanishad: The Path to Supreme Knowledge" (2025)
Q: What is the Varaha Upanishad all about?
The Varaha Upanishad is about the teachings of the true permanent self and the journey to realize it, emphasizing inner knowledge and the manipulation of subtle energies.

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