6.2 Tale of two princes: Dantidurga and Nandivarman
The Pallava Empire is sliding into anarchy. All its hopes are pinned on a twelve year old boy from Cambodia. We follow his winding path to power. Also in this episode: the origin story of a poet-saint...
8 Dec 202349min
6.1 Ascending the peak: Dantidurga and the founding of the Rashtrakuta empire
A young prince rises to found an empire. We tell the story of his rise in three ritual baths. Also in this episode: how running a medieval Indian court is like writing an essay, the most imperial of a...
1 Dec 202356min
5.E By the dry heart of empire
What was life like in the heart of the Chaulkiya empire? How did they survive in such a dry environment? How was the city defended? In this episode, we chat with Dr Hemanth Kadambi about stone horse h...
13 Jan 202157min
5.D Workers stranded by the lockdown
**Special episode on the current crisis** People are stranded all across India. They left to find work. Now the lockdown has come, they are out of work, out of money and out of food. We get to talk to...
1 Maj 202048min
5.C Chalukyas by the book
(www.historyofindiapodcast.in) This week we chat to comic book author, novelist and fellow fan of the Chaulkiya period Dr. Shalini Srinivasan about the book she's been writing set in the Chaulkiyan em...
26 Apr 202049min
5.B By the whim of the master (part 2)
(www.historyofindiapodcast.in) ***Warning: contains upsetting details.*** The second special episode on slavery. This week, we hear about the lives of female slaves. We meet slaves in Buddhist monaste...
18 Apr 20201h 4min
5.A By the whim of the master
(www.historyofindiapodcast.in) ***Warning: contains upsetting details.*** This week, we learn a little about what life was like for slaves in ancient and early medieval India, from becoming a slave to...
11 Apr 202059min
5.23 Overtaken by the bogeyman
(www.historyofindiapodcast.in) This week, we meet some of the bogeymen of ancient India; a group among the most feared of the Barbarians. The mighty Kamboja horsemasters. And yet, these are real peopl...
4 Apr 202043min
