Anita Anand

Presenter and host of the Empire podcast series, guiding discussions on the rise and fall of empires and historical events with informed interviews and narration.

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Aug 19, 2022 • 1h 4min

Introducing Empire

Anita Anand, a broadcaster and co-host of the Empire podcast, joins historian William Dalrymple to dive deep into the British Empire's complex history in India. They discuss the intriguing rise of The East India Company, detailing how it evolved from a small corporation to a ruling power. Listeners will learn about the power dynamics with the Mughal Empire, the impactful Battle of Plassey, and the socio-economic changes triggered by colonialism. The richness of the topic reveals the stark truths behind the glamorization of empire.

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