Brown History Podcast
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Brown History Podcast
South Asia through the lens of South Asians
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EP 74: How Ancient India Ruled The World
If you ask someone what ancient India gave to the world, most people will probably say “yoga.” But for over a thousand years, India was an intellectua...
EP 73: How Israel Sold ‘Homeland Security’ to India
When we hear the phrase 'homeland security,' we usually think of the United States. But long before 9/11, Israel was already building a model —one bas...
EP 72: Deepa Mehta
On today's episode of the Brown History Podcast, we sit with Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta. Her work is fearless, powerful, and deeply human. Ea...
EP 71: The Making of Indian-Occupied Kashmir
When countries in the Global South gained independence from European colonial rule, they didn’t fully break away from the systems imposed by their for...
EP 70: Anglo-Indians
During colonial rule of India, relations between British men and Indian women became regular practice, and over generations a large and growing 'mixed...
EP 69: Kani Kusruti
Our guest today is the acclaimed actress Kani Kusruti. Kani garnered widespread recognition when she won the Best Actress award at the Kerala State Fi...
EP 68: Kerala and the Arab Gulf
Kerala was once one of the poorest states in India. However, in the 1970s, the oil boom in the Gulf sparked a surge in demand for labour which was lar...
EP 67: Fatima Farheen Mirza
Today, we have the pleasure of welcoming Fatima Farheen Mirza to our podcast. Fatima is the acclaimed author of the New York Times Bestseller novel,...
EP 66: Pakistani Hindus
Millions of Hindus make up Pakistan's largest non Muslim minority, almost all of whom are underprivileged and live in the province of Sindh. They are...
EP 65: British Asians of the 1970s and 80s
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EP 64: Afghan Refugees in Pakistan
In October, the government of Pakistan announced that it would expel all undocumented foreigners, including 1.7 million Afghans—one of the country’s l...
EP 63: Sid Sriram
We sit with Indian-American musician, music producer, and songwriter Sid Sriram, who is currently one of the most popular playback singers in India an...
EP 62: Christians of Kerala
In India, Christians account for about 2% to 3% of the population. However, in the state of Kerala, Christians make up a remarkable 18% to 19% of the...
EP 61: The Rohingya
The Rohingya are widely recognized as one of the most persecuted and vulnerable communities in the world. They are a people that much of the world kee...
EP 60: Asha Puthli
Asha Puthli is a living legend. A musical pioneer, fashion icon, Studio 54 star, feminist, actor, environmentalist, and friends with everyone from And...
EP 59: Portuguese Goa
When we think of Goa, we usually think of beach parties, vacation, or that movie Dil Chahta Hai, but Goa was once the headquarters of the Portuguese e...
EP 58: Saket Soni
In 2006, just after Hurrincan Katrina, hundreds of Indian workers were lured to the United States with false promises of a green card and forced to wo...
EP 57: Manoj Bajpayee
We sit with award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee, known for his roles in films like Satya, Gangs of Wasseypur, Aligarh, and the most recent, Gulmohar, a...
EP 56: Smriti Mundhra
We sit with Oscar- and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Smriti Mundhra, creator of the hit Netflix series 'Indian Matchmaking' and the four part docu-series '...
EP 55: Siddhartha Khosla
We sit with 6 time Emmy-nominated film and television composer, Siddhartha Khosla, lead singer of critically acclaimed band, Goldspot, and the man beh...
EP 54: Israel and India
In 1948, when Israel declared itself as an independent state, it quickly sought for international recognition from other countries, including from a n...
EP 53: Caste in America
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EP 52: Asif Kapadia
We sit with award-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia, who works across both film and television, and has firmly established himself as one of the world’s...
EP 51: South India vs. North India
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EP 50: The Hijra under British Rule
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EP 49: Sheila Chandra
We sit with British vocalist Sheila Chandra who first created waves in 1982 when she and her band, 'Monsoon,' reached number 12 in the UK charts with...
EP 48: Opium and Colonialism
We sit with Thomas Manuel, author of ‘Opium Inc.: How a Global Drug Trade Funded the British Empire,’ and discuss the historic opium trade which unlea...
EP 47: Nisha Pahuja
We sit with award-winning Canadian documentary filmmaker Nisha Pahuja whose works include Diamond Road, The World Before Her, and her latest, To Kill...
EP 46: Vinay Shukla
We sit with filmmaker Vinay Shukla, director of the award-winning documentary 'An Insignificant Man', and his latest, 'While We Watched.'
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EP 45: Nandita Das
We sit with filmmaker, actor, and social advocate Nandita Das and discuss her life, works, and her latest directorial film, 'Zwigato'.
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EP 44: Blasphemy with Adeel Hussain
In today’s episode, we sit with Adeel Hussain, author of ‘Revenge, Politics and Blasphemy in Pakistan', and take a deep dive into the history of Blasp...
EP 43: Descendants of Partition with Aanchal Malhotra
We sit with Aanchal Malhotra, author of 'In the Language of Remembering: The Inheritance of Partition,' and discuss how Partition is preserved and pas...
EP 42: Satyajit Ray with Meenakshi Shedde
We sit with award-winning film critic Meenakshi Sheedi and discuss the life and works of legendary film director Satyajit Ray.
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EP 41: Dur E Aziz Amna
We sit with writer Dur E Aziz Amna, author of her debut novel, 'American Fever,' and discuss her writing, her cross-cultural experiences and much more...
EP 40: Obeah and Hosay in the Caribbean with Aisha Khan
We sit with Aisha Khan, author of 'The Deepest Dye: Obeah, Hosay, and Race in the Atlantic World,' and discuss the religious practises of Obeah and Ho...
EP 39: Mira Nair
We sit with world-renowned filmmaker Mira Nair. Her films include Monsoon Wedding, The Namesake, Mississippi Masala, and Salaam Bombay for which she w...
EP 38: Kunal Nayyar
We sit with 'The Big Bang Theory' star Kunal Nayyar.
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EP 37: South Asian Ghost Stories with Azania Imtiaz Khatri-Patel
Ghost stories can reveal the fringes of our resentments and anxieties, the essence of our collective fears and hopes, and the things societies keeps r...
EP 36: Jinder Mahal
We sit with WWE former champion Jinder Mahal and discuss his wrestling journey as well as his recent acting debut on the TV series Big Sky.
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EP 35: Partition with Aanchal Malhotra
We sit with Aanchal Malhotra, author of 'Remnants of Partition: 21 Objects from a Continent Divided,' and discuss the Partition of 1947.
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