33 episodes
Echoes Of India: A History Podcast IVM Podcasts
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4.9 • 78 Ratings
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Echoes of India is the story of India like you've never heard it before. Host Anirudh Kanisetti takes you on a journey through its wonders, from the Greek art of Afghanistan to the thriving ports of Tamil Nadu. Along the way, monks debate, queens boast, and armies roar. From philosophy to politics to economics, the past comes back to life - noisy, breathing, as thriving as the Indian subcontinent is today.
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Beloved of the Gods: Ashoka Maurya in His Time and Ours
In the Season 3 Finale, we explore South Asia at the time of its most famous ancient figure: Ashoka Maurya
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The Emperor is Naked: How History Forgot the Ajivikas and Remembered the Mauryas
The forgotten religion of the Ajivikas can tell us a great deal about the religions and empires of the early Gangetic Plains.
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Alexander the Brute: Building Empires in the Ancient World
The invasion of Alexander III of Macedon is a landmark event in South Asian history.
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Thrones of Blood: Ajatashatru's Wars and the First Buddhist Council
How did the kingdom of Magadha lay the foundations for India's first empire?
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The Great Extinguishing: Memories of the Death of Buddha and the Rise of Magadha
Death inevitably comes to us all. But how do memories of the dead shape our world
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So I Have Heard From the Blessed One: Anirudh Speaks to the Buddha
What might Siddhartha Gotama, the Buddha, have actually thought of himself?
Customer Reviews
Just what I was looking for
Have been re-listening through this series lately…and I’ve recommended it to so many friends! I wanted to learn about our past without white-washing or nostalgia, to understand more about how our ancestral cultures interacted and functioned. This podcast is exactly what I needed! Anirudh’s storytelling is compelling, entertaining, and richly detailed. There’s also often a warning about the current politicization of history & culture, to guide listeners away from misunderstandings and crappy “takes”. I hope someday to read/hear something like this focusing on Northeast India/Bengal/Southeast Asia, but this has been great.
Great content if you can bear some sloppy drama in between
Please Cut the “comedy” and stick with the information. Love your content
One of my favorite history podcasts!
Great storytelling!