

Brown History Podcast
Brown History
South Asia through the lens of South Asians
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Sep 16, 2021 • 39min
EP 26: Indo-Caribbean Music with Peter Manuel
We sit with Peter Manuel, author of 'East Indian Music in the West Indies,' and discuss the history and evolution of Indo-Caribbean music. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3LKBbpr Visit our Shop: https://shopbrownhistory.com/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://brownhistory.substack.com/ Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/brownhistory Books covered on the podcast so far: https://amzn.to/42TH768

Sep 5, 2021 • 55min
EP 25: Cornershop with Tjinder Singh
We sit with Tjinder Singh, frontman of the British rock band Cornershop, and discuss the band's history, music and politics.

Aug 29, 2021 • 1h 10min
EP 24: French India with Jessica Namakkal
We sit with Jessica Namakkal, author of 'Unsettling Utopia,' and discuss the rise and fall of French India, as well as the colonial history of Auroville which continues to thrive postcolonialism. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3IM3Ma3 To support or to shop: www.brownhistorypodcast.com

Aug 25, 2021 • 44min
EP 23: Afghan Hindus and Sikhs with Inderjeet Singh
We sit with Inderjeet Singh, author of 'Afghan Hindus and Sikhs,' and discuss the history of the Hindu and Sikh communities of Afghanistan. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3INaXib To support or to shop: www.shopbrownhistory.com

Aug 21, 2021 • 48min
EP 22: Tata with Mircea Raianu
We sit with Mircea Raianu, author of 'Tata: The Global Corporation That Built Indian Capitalism,' and discuss the history of the Tata corporation. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3rb4tnc To support or to shop visit: www.shopbrownhistory.com

Jul 16, 2021 • 49min
EP 21: Bengal Famine of 1943 with Dr. Janam Mukherjee
We sit with Dr. Janam Mukherjee, author of 'Hungry Bengal' and discuss the Bengal Famine of 1943

Jul 5, 2021 • 41min
EP 20: Agha Shahid Ali with Manan Kapoor
We sit with Manan Kapoor, author of 'A Map of Longings' and discuss the life and works of the late Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid Ali. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3GaFZPd To support or to shop, visit https://amzn.to/3GaFZPd

Jun 1, 2021 • 58min
EP 19: Empire Ends with Dr. Ian Sanjay Patel
We sit with Dr. Ian Sanjay Patel, author of 'We're Here Because You Were There' and discuss how Britain coped with the ending of her empire and who ultimately suffered the consequences. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3HcMAdf To support or to shop: www.shopbrownhistory.com

Feb 17, 2021 • 44min
EP 18: Empire with Sathnam Sanghera
We sit with Sathnam Sanghera, author of 'Empireland' and discuss modern Britain and its imperial past. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3AQQXIU To support or to shop, visit: www.shopbrownhistory.com

Feb 12, 2021 • 1h 1min
EP 17: Indentured Women with Gaiutra Bahadur
We sit with Gaiutra Bahadur, author of 'Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture' and discuss the lost history of indentured women. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3ow7YmP To shop or to support, visit: www.shopbownhistory.com


