Historychatter Podcast

Falafel is now considered a typical middle eastern delicacy. Many countries, including Israel, Palestine, and Yemen claim to be their birthplace. Yet, it was probably invented in Egypt and inspired by the humble Indian Vada or Fulawri. This episode of HistoryChatter explores the appearance,  circulation, and contested nationalisation of Falafel in the Middle East and later migration to Europe and America.   Hosted by Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay  Don't miss out on the latest time travel stories! Subscribe now to Historychatter to receive updates about the latest episodes.   You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.Further, the show is not meant to defame/denigrate any person, community, organisation, institution, political party, politician, or any class of persons, gender, caste or religion, in any manner. The subject matter of this show may be sensitive in nature and hence listeners are advised to exercise discretion as appropriate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know that many children were eligible to vote in the early twentieth century England? An anomaly in voting laws in England made it possible. This episode of HistoryChatter takes up why it happened and how eventually it was set right. Hosted by Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay    Don't miss out on the latest time travel stories! Subscribe now to Historychatter to receive updates about the latest episodes.   You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.Further, the show is not meant to defame/denigrate any person, community, organisation, institution, political party, politician, or any class of persons, gender, caste or religion, in any manner. The subject matter of this show may be sensitive in nature and hence listeners are advised to exercise discretion as appropriate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chicago University Professor Wendy Doniger, a living legend studying Hinduism and India over the last sixth years, speaks in this special episode of HistoryChatter about her early career choices, history and myth, her new book on horses in Indian history and mythology and on distinctive approach to studying India, Hinduism, Sanskrit and texts. Hosted by Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay    Don't miss out on the latest time travel stories! Subscribe now to Historychatter to receive updates about the latest episodes.   You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.Further, the show is not meant to defame/denigrate any person, community, organisation, institution, political party, politician, or any class of persons, gender, caste or religion, in any manner. The subject matter of this show may be sensitive in nature and hence listeners are advised to exercise discretion as appropriate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The second episode on the many histories of Qutb Minar carries shows how a good historian reads various sources of the past. It considers the ways in which Prof. Sunil Kumar had studied and interpreted the various sources which offer details about the Qutb complex. He shows, for instance, how the Hindu god Vishwakarma is present in these accounts or how the history of Qutb offers clues to the changing career of various Sufi shrines in Delhi. Hosted by Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay    Don't miss out on the latest time travel stories! Subscribe now to Historychatter to receive updates about the latest episodes.   You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.Further, the show is not meant to defame/denigrate any person, community, organisation, institution, political party, politician, or any class of persons, gender, caste or religion, in any manner. The subject matter of this show may be sensitive in nature and hence listeners are advised to exercise discretion as appropriate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India, is often remembered only for his successful premiership during the 1965 Indo-Pak war and for his mysterious death while in the office soon after. This episode of HistoryChatter provides an account of his early life and political career instead. In recalling his family background, boyhood experiences, student life, and early life in politics, it explores how he had picked up the enduring values and political orientations which would characterize his leadership later in time. Hosted by Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay    Don't miss out on the latest time travel stories! Subscribe now to Historychatter to receive updates about the latest episodes.   You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.Further, the show is not meant to defame/denigrate any person, community, organisation, institution, political party, politician, or any class of persons, gender, caste or religion, in any manner. The subject matter of this show may be sensitive in nature and hence listeners are advised to exercise discretion as appropriate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do description of heritage monuments influence our sense of what is good or bad, or likable or avoidable, about various religious communities? This episode of HistoryChatter pays tribute to the scholarship of Sunil Kumar, who wrote at length about the many ways in which our present concerns influence our understanding of heritage monuments. Typically, as we shall see, all heritage monuments bear many histories, and yet at the present, we appear to celebrate only one of those histories. This episode offers a case study of this process, based on Kumar’s pioneering work on the Qutub Minar. Hosted by Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay    Don't miss out on the latest time travel stories! Subscribe now to Historychatter to receive updates about the latest episodes.   You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.Further, the show is not meant to defame/denigrate any person, community, organisation, institution, political party, politician, or any class of persons, gender, caste or religion, in any manner. The subject matter of this show may be sensitive in nature and hence listeners are advised to exercise discretion as appropriate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The second episode of HistoryChatter Quick takes is about the lighter sides of the Second World War in India. It also highlights the ways in which plenty of public money would be wasted in paying for politician's whims and addictions. Sometimes, men would receive fully paid government jobs to make sure that major figures thousand of miles away were supplied with their favourite poison. Hosted by Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay    Don't miss out on the latest time travel stories! Subscribe now to Historychatter to receive updates about the latest episodes.   You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.Further, the show is not meant to defame/denigrate any person, community, organisation, institution, political party, politician, or any class of persons, gender, caste or religion, in any manner. The subject matter of this show may be sensitive in nature and hence listeners are advised to exercise discretion as appropriate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What were the concerns before the founding fathers of the Indian constitution with regard to the question of the national language? Why does the language question in India open up a deeply felt divide between north and south India? What are the ways in which language and religion get mixed up in India?   The Hindi Diwas special edition of HistoryChatter asks these and several other questions related to the politics and policies around language in modern and contemporary India.   Hosted by Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay    Don't miss out on the latest time travel stories! Subscribe now to Historychatter to receive updates about the latest episodes.   You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.Further, the show is not meant to defame/denigrate any person, community, organisation, institution, political party, politician, or any class of persons, gender, caste or religion, in any manner. The subject matter of this show may be sensitive in nature and hence listeners are advised to exercise discretion as appropriate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know how Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy and Governor-General of India between 1936 and 1943, contribute to the development of animal husbandry in India? The first episode of HistoryChatter Quicktakes tells you that amusing story.   Hosted by Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay  Don't miss out on the latest time travel stories! Subscribe now to Historychatter to receive updates about the latest episodes. You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.Further, the show is not meant to defame/denigrate any person, community, organisation, institution, political party, politician, or any class of persons, gender, caste or religion, in any manner. The subject matter of this show may be sensitive in nature and hence listeners are advised to exercise discretion as appropriate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This special episode of HistoryChatter features a conversation with Prof. Dipesh Chakrabarty, who works at the University of Chicago. He speaks about his life and career, from his early exposure to philosophy and literature to reading science and management in university to finally moving to doing history quite late in life and eventually making a series of breakthrough contributions to the discipline of researching and writing history. In this freewheeling conversation, he reflects on fundamental conceptual questions such as how to make arguments or the particularly complex ways in which the evolving biographies and locations of scholars influence their research, writing and teaching. It is a must for aspiring students of history, philosophy, law, politics, languages and literary theory. It is more relevant to non historians because it recalls and analyses in a conversational style basic questions about the historians’ methods. Hosted by Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay    Don't miss out on the latest time travel stories! Subscribe now to Historychatter to receive updates about the latest episodes. You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.Further, the show is not meant to defame/denigrate any person, community, organisation, institution, political party, politician, or any class of persons, gender, caste or religion, in any manner. The subject matter of this show may be sensitive in nature and hence listeners are advised to exercise discretion as appropriate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.