Uproar Against the Simon Commission

On the occasion of India's 76th year of Independence, three historians share their favourite stories from the country's freedom struggle. We learn about ordinary citizens rebelling, a man who started an entire shipping company to take on the British, and an early vision of democracy that emerged during the first war of Independence.

Guests: Mridula Mukherjee, A. R. Venkatachalapathy, and Swapna Liddle

(This episode was first published on 15th August, 2023)

Hosted, written, and produced by Shashank Bhargava
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar