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India Colonised is a weekly podcast hosted by Omer Haq. The podcast brings you fresh episodes every week where we sit down to listen and narrate stories and legends of...
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India Colonised is a weekly podcast hosted by Omer Haq. The podcast brings you fresh episodes every week where we sit down to listen and narrate stories and legends of our colonial past, the past which gives us a better understanding of where we come from. We're new around and please feel free to send us your suggestion or comments to our email address equanimityblogs@gmail.com.
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India Colonised
India Colonised
19 JUL 2020 · Hello and welcome everyone to the 9th episode of our weekly podcast, India Colonised, where we bring you stories and legends from the colonial past of our nation.I am your host, Omer Haq .Today will be talking about Reginald Heber, the Anglican Bishop of Calcutta, who visited the Mughal capital of Delhi during his tour of Northern India where he was presented to the aging emperor, Akbar Shah II at the magnificent residence of the imperial family, the fort which was originally known as the "Blessed Fort" (Qila-i-Mubārak)
14 APR 2020 · Hello and welcome everyone to the Eighth episode of our weekly podcast, India Colonised. Where we bring you stories and legends from the colonial past of our nation. In today’s episode, we are talking about the Koh I noor, the most infamous diamond of all times. Today as it sits in the british crown, prized as one of the crown jewels of the land, the stone has sparked quite a controversy as many have claimed its ownership in recent times. In this episode we talk briefly about the history of the diamond and how the koh i noor is one of the most controversial possessions of the british, and it’s symbolism of colonial loot and it’s future ownership .All in out eighth episode: Koh I Noor
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31 MAR 2020 · Hello and welcome everyone to the Seventh episode of our weekly podcast, India Colonised. Where we bring you stories and legends from the colonial past of our nation. In today’s episode, we are talking about A charismatic and authoritarian figure, John Nicholson, who’s life and controversial exploits have created a polarized legacy with contemporary descriptions of Nicholson ranging from him being the man who saved British rule in India to him being an "imperial psychopath". However, Nicholson was certainly a man of his time whose stern but fair governance gained him both fear and respect in equal measure from the various groups of people who lived under his rule. All in out seventh episode: Firangi Santh
We're new around here and we'd love to hear from you. Please do feel free to write to us your suggestions and comments to our email address equanimityblogs@gmail.com. If you like what we're doing and would love to receive regular updates about our work, then do consider subscribing to us on our social media platforms @indiacolonised
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22 FEB 2020 · Hello and welcome everyone to the Sisxth episode of our weekly podcast, India Colonised. Where we bring you stories and legends from the colonial past of our nation. In today’s episode, we are talking about The Ganj-i-Sawai was an armed Ghanjah dhow belonging to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb which, along with her escort Fateh Muhammed, was captured on 7 September 1695 by the English pirate Henry Every en route from present-day Mocha, Yemen to Surat, India. and the brutality that was carried out on the pilgrims returning from Mecca. All in out sixth episode: Ganj E Swai
We're new around here and we'd love to hear from you. Please do feel free to write to us your suggestions and comments to our email address equanimityblogs@gmail.com. If you like what we're doing and would love to receive regular updates about our work, then do consider subscribing to us on our social media platforms @indiacolonised
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@omeribnhaq
10 FEB 2020 · Hello and welcome everyone to the Fifth episode of our weekly podcast, India Colonised. Where we bring you stories and legends from the colonial past of our nation. In today’s episode we are talking about the conquest of Goa by the Portuguese forces commanded by charismatic Governor-General Afonso de Albuquerque and supported by Timoji (Timmiyah) who helped the Portuguese against the Bahamani Sultans who held the active trade port of Goa. all in our fifth Episode: Goa’s Conquest
We're new around here and we'd love to hear from you. Please do feel free to write to us your suggestions and comments to our email address equanimityblogs@gmail.com. If you like what we're doing and would love to receive regular updates about our work, then do consider subscribing to us on our social media platforms @indiacolonised
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Link to suggested reading
https://ia802305.us.archive.org/10/items/IndiesAdventure/IndiesAdventure.pdf
Indies adventure; the amazing career of Afonso de Albuquerque, captain-general and governor of India (1509-1515)
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25 JAN 2020 · In the fourth episode of our weekly Podcast India Colonised, hosted by Omer Haq, we are discussing the unacknowledged war that had almost ridden India of the English. The Child's war fought between Mughul Emperor Aurangzeb and the English East India company had almost ended in the English being throw out of India for eternity. Listen to this episode of what could have been a decisive battle that could have changed the narrative of Indian history and our society completely different form as we know today!
We're new around here and we'd love to hear from you. Please do feel free to write to us your suggestions and comments to our email address equanimityblogs@gmail.com. If you like what we're doing and would love to receive regular updates about our work, then do consider subscribing to us on our social media platforms @indiacolonised
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17 JAN 2020 · In today’s episode, we are talking about the first royal ambassador of the English court’s who came to Mughul dominions hoping to secure trade treaties. And his self-perceived importance and intimate relationship he boastfully claimed to have had with Emperor Jahangir. Although not much was achieved of this task, however his accounts of his stay in the Mughul Empire have provided a window into his correspondence with the Mughul Royal household and the Durbar.
Here is the link to the Hourglass painting of Jahangir, depicting James I :http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1600_1699/jahangir/jahangirsufi/jahangirsufi.html
We're new around here and we'd love to hear from you. Please do feel free to write to us your suggestions and comments to our email address equanimityblogs@gmail.com. If you like what we're doing and would love to receive regular updates about our work, then do consider subscribing to us on our social media platforms @indiacolonised
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10 JAN 2020 · In our second episode of India Colonised we are recounting the story of Joseph Francois Dupliex the most popular among the governors-general of French colonies in India. We discuss his life and his rise amid the French East India Company and some of his remarkable achievements, including his role in developing and flourishing French Trade in India. We also go through his melancholy end and humiliation he had to bear at the tragic end of his career. All in our second Episode: Tragic Hero.
We're new around here and we'd love to hear from you. Please do feel free to write to us your suggestions and comments to our email address equanimityblogs@gmail.com. If you like what we're doing and would love to receive regular updates about our work, then do consider subscribing to us on our social media platforms @indiacolonised
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Link to suggested reading
Duplex by Col.John Biddulph
https://archive.org/details/cu31924023967973/page/n6
1 JAN 2020 · In our first episode, we talk about the battle that changed the course of Indian history, giving way for the rise of EIC's political power in India, starting with the richest provinces- Bengal. Here is the story of how the fight between the new Nawab of Bengal Siraj Ud Duala and the ever-ambitious Robert Clive went down as one of the greatest milestones of Indian History!
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India Colonised is a weekly podcast hosted by Omer Haq. The podcast brings you fresh episodes every week where we sit down to listen and narrate stories and legends of...
show more
India Colonised is a weekly podcast hosted by Omer Haq. The podcast brings you fresh episodes every week where we sit down to listen and narrate stories and legends of our colonial past, the past which gives us a better understanding of where we come from. We're new around and please feel free to send us your suggestion or comments to our email address equanimityblogs@gmail.com.
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