Misrepresented

Feb 24 2022 22 mins 15

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MISREPRESENTED tells stories that challenge the way you think about how history gets made. The show was recently awarded the Gotham Film & Media Institute and Variety Magazine's Audio Honor "in recognition of their innovations in audio storytelling." It's also been featured by Apple Podcasts and has become a Top 100 hit in over a dozen countries. MISREPRESENTED is produced by Kahaani, a project to put the world back in world history. Learn more at www.kahaani.io

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Chai Lies

Feb 24 2022 36 mins

In the season finale of MISREPRESENTED, host Niki Aggarwal takes listeners through the British East India Company’s centuries-long quest for control over tea, involving drug wars, slavery, and corporate espionage, and the conversion of South Asia into a subcontinent of chai-drinkers.

Footnotes with Manu Pillai

Feb 03 2022 15 mins

A conversation with writer Manu Pillai about Episode 3, The Last* Hindu Empire. Topics covered include the similarities between Ukraine, Russia, and the Deccan Sultanates.

The Last* Hindu Empire

Jan 20 2022 33 mins

How did "the Venice of India" thrive for two centuries straight and then collapse in a matter of days? This episode explores the collapse of the Vijayanagara Empire (and its many histories) through the life and death of Rama Raya.

Footnotes: astronomy, secrecy, and John Zubrzycki

Jan 06 2022 15 mins

Niki speaks with author John Zubrzycki about the Jaipur royal family and Jai Singh’s penchant for astronomy. We also share a cut scene detailing a Maharaja’s secret affair with the British. This is an addendum to episode 2, The Myth of the Pink City.

Footnotes with Manu Bhagavan

Dec 16 2021 16 mins

Niki speaks with historian Manu Bhagavan about Sayajirao Gaekwar III and the Durbar Incident. (This is an addendum to episode one, so be sure to listen to "The Durbar Incident" first.)

The Myth of the Pink City

Dec 02 2021 25 mins

A story about how fiction becomes fact involving scheming poets, a Guinness World Record, and paint job. Plus, a conspiracy theory about a powerful dynasty.

The Durbar Incident

Nov 18 2021 35 mins

The weirdest international scandal of 1911 (and why it still matters today)

Preface

Nov 09 2021 3 mins

The Atlantic Slave Trade, World War 2, and other histories missing that South Asian spice.