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William Dalrymple, historian, author of bestselling books like The Anarchy, The White Mughals and The City of Djinns, founder of the Jaipur Literature Festival & co-host of the Empire podcast, talks about falling in love with history, the allure of Delhi, western bias in history, the East India Company, British colonialism, Koh-i-Noor, politics, morality, Marxism and cyclicality in history. William: https://x.com/DalrympleWill SUPPORT: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtime Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/support Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/join PODCAST: Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGA Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4 CONNECT: Youtube: Subscribe! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/ Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetofly Twitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawania Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetofly Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/ Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/ Producer & Host: Shalaj Lawania TIMELINE0:00 Trailer 1:13 Introduction 2:41 Falling in Love With History 8:12 The Allure of Delhi 12:02 Overcoming Western Bias in History 19:10 The Importance of History 27:01 The History of the East India Company & British Colonialism 36:32 The History of the Koh-i-Noor 43:17 The Role of Morality in History 47:58 How To Write A Good History Book? 52:57 Politics & Identity Wars in History 56:20 Objectivity & Finding Universal Truths in History 1:01:25 The Rise & Fall of Empires & Civilizations 1:06:38 Marxist Historical Materialism vs. Great Man Theory 1:10:20 The Importance of Travelling 1:12:52 Empire Podcast & Increasing Popularity of History 1:15:51 Gaza, Palestine & Israel 1:16:58 Lego Interpretation 1:17:58 Legacy & Meaning of Life #indianhistory

For about a millennium and a half, between 250 BC and A.D. 1200, India was a confident exporter of its own diverse civilizations, creating an empire of ideas, to a world that was a willing and eager recipient of a startlingly comprehensive mass transfer of Indian soft power. From religion such as Buddhism to mathematics that introduced the idea of zero, infinity, algebra, trigonometry to astronomy that proposed a spherical earth rotating on its own axis and trade, that Pliny the Elder complained drained the wealth of Rome into Indian pockets, Indian ideas infected the world. In The Golden Road , William Dalrymple, draws on a lifetime of scholarship to give a name to the spread of Indian ideas that transformed the world. From the largest Hindu temple in the world at Angkor Wat to the Buddhism of China, from the trade that helped fund the Roman Empire, to the creation of the numerals we use today, Dalrymple shares the soaring history of how India transformed the culture and technology of the ancient world, and in doing so, the world today as we know it. About the Speaker William Benedict Hamilton-Dalrymple CBE, is a noted historian and best-selling author of nine books; the most recent, The Anarchy , was a finalist for the Cundill History Prize and one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2019. He is also one of the co-founders and co-directors of the world's largest writers' festival, the annual Jaipur Literature Festival. Dalrymple's books have won numerous awards and prizes, including the Wolfson Prize for History, the Duff Cooper Memorial Prize, the Hemingway, the Kapuściński, the Arthur Ross Medal of the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations, the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and the Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year Award. He writes regularly for The New Yorker , The New York Review of Books and The Guardian . The Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public forum; we welcome donations made during registration to support the production of our programming. An Asia-Pacific Affairs Member-led Forum program. Forums and chapters at the Club are organized and run by volunteer programmers who are members of The Commonwealth Club, and they cover a diverse range of topics. Learn more about our Forums . Dalrymple photo by Debbie Mitra Singh; courtesy the publisher. Commonwealth Club World Affairs is a public forum. Any views expressed in our programs are those of the speakers and not of Commonwealth Club World Affairs. Organizer: Kalidip Choudhury Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a new episode of Immortal India with Amish Tripathi!Join bestselling author Amish as he sits down with celebrated historian William Dalrymple for a journey through the rich tapestry of India’s ancient connections with the world. This episode draws on insights from Dalrymple’s latest book, The Golden Road, and delves into how ancient India shaped religion, trade, language, and culture far beyond its borders—from China and Tibet to Southeast Asia and beyond. Instagram: @authoramish Facebook: Author Amish X/Twitter: @authoramish LinkedIn: Amish Tripathi

Historian and broadcaster William Dalrymple (“The Company Quartet“, “Empire“) joins the podcast to discuss his latest book “The Golden Road“. A survey covering from antiquity to the early medieval period, the book seeks to address India’s far-reaching (and often forgotten) influence across the entirety of Eurasia, from tracking the spread of religions like Buddhism and Hinduism, investigating the growing evidence of Indo-Roman trade, and even down to the invention of “Arabic” numerals based on Indian scripts and mathematics. Episode Notes: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2025/06/15/interview-the-golden-road-how-ancient-india-transformed-the-world-with-william-dalrymple/) William Dalrymple: https://williamdalrymple.com/ https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/golden-road-9781639734146/ https://x.com/DalrympleWill Social Media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod) Facebook (www.facebook.com/hellenisticagepodcast/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hellenistic_age_podcast/) Show Merchandise: Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/HellenisticAgePod) Redbubble (https://www.redbubble.com/people/HellenisticPod/shop?asc=u) Donations: Patreon (https://patreon.com/TheHellenisticAgePodcast) Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/hellenisticagepodcast) Amazon Book Wish List (https://tinyurl.com/vfw6ask)

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with William Dalrymple about India and the Golden Road. They define the Golden Road of ancient India, discuss evidence other cultures interacted with India, and discuss the spread of Buddhism out of India. They talk about similarities and differences with the Silk Road, Kushans and Scythians, Hinduism, Islam, the Golden Road’s impact on modern India, and many more topics. William Dalrymple is a Historian, Journalist, and Broadcaster. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the Royal Asiatic Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and has held visiting fellowships at Princeton, Brown and Oxford. In 2018, he was the recipient of the prestigious President’s Medal by the British Academy for his outstanding literary achievement. He is the author of numerous award-winning books including, The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire and his latest book, The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World . Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe

Send us Fan Mail We Indians often wear our heritage with pride, but how much of it do we truly understand? William Dalrymple’s latest book, The Golden Road , charts the extraordinary journey of Indian ideas, knowledge, art, and religion as they shaped cultures across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. In this episode we explore the Indosphere—where Indian culture thrived beyond its borders—and uncover how these rich exchanges left an indelible mark on world history. William was my guest almost two years ago on this show. And now, I am honoured to have him back here today, to talk about this fascinating book that uncovers the lost glory of India— The Golden Road . ABOUT WILLIAM DALRYMPLE William Dalrymple is one of Britain’s great historians and the bestselling author of the Wolfson Prize-winning White Mughals, The Last Mughal, which won the Duff Cooper Prize, and the Hemingway and Kapuscinski Prize-winning Return of a King. A frequent broadcaster, he has written and presented three television series, one of which won the Grierson Award for Best Documentary Series at BAFTA. He has also won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award, the Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year Award, the Foreign Correspondent of the Year at the FPA Media Awards, and been awarded five honorary doctorates. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the Royal Asiatic Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and has held visiting fellowships at Princeton, Brown and All Souls, University of Oxford. He writes regularly for the New York Review of Books, the New Yorker and the Guardian. In 2018 he was presented with the prestigious President’s Medal by the British Academy for his outstanding literary achievement and for co-founding the Jaipur Literature Festival. He is the co-host of chart-topping podcast Empire with Anita Anand. Dalrymple lives with his wife and three children on a goat farm outside Delhi. Buy The Golden Road here: https://amzn.to/42aNNiD CONTACT US Reach us by mail: theliterarycity@explocity.com or simply, tlc@explocity..com Or here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theliterarycity Or here: https://www.instagram.com/explocityblr/

William Dalrymple's "The Anarchy" is a historical account of the rise of the East India Company in India. The book explores how the EIC's ruthless pursuit of power and wealth led to the downfall of the Mughal Empire. In this episode, William shares some interesting stories about the East India Company with some lesser known facts about this corporation that grew powerful. Tune in for a wonderful episode on Indian and British history. Resource List - The Company Quartet, by William Dalrymple - https://amzn.in/d/eiBRXBy William Dalrymple Website - https://williamdalrymple.com/ Mongol Invasions of India - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_India Read more about the Red Dragon ship - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dragon_(1595) Charles II and Catherine of Braganza - https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/charles-ii-and-catherine-of-braganza-a-loveless-marriage/ Read more about the First Carnatic War - https://www.pw.live/exams/ssc/first-carnatic-war/ Who were the Jagat Seths? - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/meet-jagat-seths-an-indian-family-so-rich-they-lent-money-to-the-british/articleshow/102916190.cms?from=mdr Read more about the Battle of Plassey - https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Plassey Read more about the Battle of Buxar - https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Buxar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buxar https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/6264/1/thedailystar.net-The%20battle%20of%20plassey%20A%20Tale%20of%20Triumph%20and%20Betrayal.pdf What are Sepoys? - https://www.worldhistory.org/Sepoy/ About SparX by Mukesh Bansal SparX is a podcast where we delve into cutting-edge scientific research, stories from impact-makers and tools for unlocking the secrets to human potential and growth. We believe that entrepreneurship, fitness and the science of productivity is at the forefront of the India Story; the country is at the cusp of greatness and at SparX, we wish to make these tools accessible for every generation of Indians to be able to make the most of the opportunities around us. In a new episode every Sunday, our host Mukesh Bansal (Founder Myntra and Cult.fit) will talk to guests from all walks of life and also break down everything he's learnt about the science of impact over the course of his 20-year long career. This is the India Century, and we're enthusiastic to start this journey with you. Follow us on Instagram: / sparxbymukeshbansal Website: https://www.sparxbymukeshbansal.com You can also listen to SparX on all audio platforms Fasion | Outbreak | Courtesy EpidemicSound.com

There is so much of India’s rich heritage and past that is yet to be discovered. But we have great historians like William Dalrymple who spend years researching on India’s history to bring us the most interesting and captivating stories about the country. In today’s episode, William Dalrymple discusses the stories and contents from his book "The Golden Road" which explores India's 1,500-year history as a hub of cultural and intellectual exchange. Resource List - William Dalrymple Website - https://williamdalrymple.com/ Empire Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/0sBh58hSTReUQiK4axYUVx?si=388684fdbe8f49a5 The Rest is History Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/7Cvsbcjhtur7nplC148TWy?si=09f97df360c1418e What are frescoes? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco More about the Silk Road - https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/silk-road/ Who was Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_von_Richthofen#:~:text=Ferdinand%20Freiherr%20von%20Richthofen%20 The travels of Marco Polo - https://silk-road.com/artl/marcopolo.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Travels_of_Marco_Polo Read about the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea - https://www.worldhistory.org/Periplus_of_the_Erythraean_Sea/ What is the Muziris Papyrus? - https://historicalleys.blogspot.com/2010/06/introducing-muziris-papyrus.html Read about the Suvarnabhumi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suvarnabhumi What is the Mes Aynak - https://archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/afghanistan/en/a-propos/ainak Who was Xuanzang? - https://asiasociety.org/xuanzang-monk-who-brought-buddhism-east https://artsandculture.google.com/story/travels-of-xuanzang-629-645-ce-xuanzang-memorial-nava-nalanda-mahavihara/9gVR3GyICUOmKg?hl=en China’s only female empress, Wu Zetian - https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-first-and-only-woman-emperor-of-china/PQWR-NRltC6QFA?hl=en More about Angkor Wat - https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/668/ What was the Islamic Golden Age? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Golden_Age Al-Khwarizmi’s book on Algebra - https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666184/ What is the Fibonacci sequence? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_sequence

Welcome to the first episode of What’s Your Map? where host Jerry Brotton is joined by historian William Dalrymple, who unfurls a beautiful Jain cosmological map to explore the meaning and history of the ancient Indian religion. To see a high-definition image of the map as it’s discussed, please go to: https://oculi-mundi.com/podcast William untangles Jain beliefs through their cosmological map of the universe. He recounts his visit to a Jain temple where he bore witness to heartbreak and ritual death. What's Your Map? is an Oculi Mundi Exploration. Oculi Mundi is the online home of The Sunderland Collection of antique maps and atlases. In this series, we speak to people who live, love and work with maps - making, preserving, interpreting, and being inspired by them. In each episode, we ask our guests to unfold a map that is special to them and to tell us the story that lies behind it. Jerry Brotton is a British historian with a specialist interest in maps. He is Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary University of London and is a regular on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 3. William Dalrymple’s new book The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World (Bloomsbury) is out now. What’s Your Map? is a Whistledown Production and is produced by Emily Uchida Finch Instagram: @oculimundimaps Website: https://oculi-mundi.com/ Image © The Sunderland Collection All views and opinions expressed by guests on the podcast are entirely their own and do not represent those of The Sunderland Collection or Whistledown Productions.

Ancient India was the single greatest trading partner of the Roman Empire. For centuries, Indian sailors navigated the Indian Ocean and Red Sea to bring goods, ideas and religious beliefs to the Greco-Roman ports based on the Egyptian coast. But how did this lucrative trade begin? And what sorts of goods passed along it? In today's episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by William Dalrymple to explore 'The Golden Road' - one of the great trade routes of ancient history - and discover how India became the beating heart of the ancient world. Presented by Tristan Hughes. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. The producer is Joseph Knight, the senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. The Ancients is a History Hit podcast. Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original TV documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign up HERE for 50% off your first 3 months using code ‘ANCIENTS’. https://historyhit.com/subscription You can take part in our listener survey here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

History offers a powerful tool for healing, fostering empathy and resilience. This week’s incredible guest is one of Britain’s renowned historians, William Dalrymple, award-winning best-selling author of the critically acclaimed The White Mughals , The Last Mughal , and Return of a King . Beyond his literary achievements, William has presented award-winning documentaries and co-hosts the chart-topping EMPIRE podcast. William is warm, entertaining and passionate about Indian history. In this episode, William shares insights from his latest epic and groundbreaking book, The Golden Road , out 5th September, which unveils the often-overlooked Indian influence on the world. From the ancient Hindu temple at Angkor Wat to the Buddhism of China, from the trade that fuelled the Roman Empire to the creation of the numerals we use today, India has played a pivotal role in shaping global culture, maths, religion, trade and science. William’s extensive research and vivid storytelling bring India’s forgotten history to life. You will hear about: The inspiration behind The Golden Road India's wide-ranging influence on the world The Indian number system and misconceptions about its origins William’s favourite places in India and his upcoming book William’s experience discovering ancient Buddhist images and Hindu temples The challenges and rewards of researching and writing The Golden Road Hopes for the book and reassessing India's global impact Don't miss this enlightening episode as William Dalrymple sheds light on the fascinating history of the Indosphere and its enduring legacy. Please remember to subscribe and leave a review to help spread the word about this important book and conversation. You can find William's work here: Twitter/X @DalrympleWill Instagram @williamdalrymple Order The Golden Road Healing Place with Mita Mistry is hosted and produced by Mita Mistry. If you want to ask a question or get involved, then please email mita@mitamistry.co.uk Social Media: Twitter / X @MitaMistry Instagram @healingplacepod @itsmitamistry Click here to see Books by Mita Disclaimer: This podcast is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified healthcare provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew and Phil discuss the remarkable - and remarkably shocking - story of the East India Company. How did a handful of men in a small office in London come to rule India, transforming the histories of both nations? William Dalrymple, author of the much acclaimed book 'The Anarchy’ joins them to tell a hair raising story of plunder, conquest, scandal and death. You can buy’s The Anarchy - and thousands of other books - in our new Scandal Mongers online bookstore. All profits shared between independent booksellers and podcasters like us. https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/scandalmongers Williiam Dalrymple. @DalrympleWill Andrew Lownie. twitter.com/andrewlownie Phil Craig. twitter.com/philmcraig You can also get in touch with the show hosts via... team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please) This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. For your own show please get in contact via the email address above. Production by Theo X Kerem Isik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's feed drop features friend of the show William Dalrymple discussing his new podcast, Empire, which he hosts alongside Anita Anand. How do empires rise? Why do they fall? And how have they shaped the world around us today? This new show explores the stories, personalities and events of empire over the course of history. The first series looks at the British in India, covering The East India Company, the Raj, Gandhi, Independence and Partition. In the opening episode, William and Anita discuss the rise of The East India Company, exploring how a small corporation with only a handful of employees came to rule India. The episode begins with the birth of the Company in Tudor England and culminates with Robert Clive and the Battle of Plassey. Listen to the second episode of Empire below: Apple - apple.co/3bVP1Xi Spotify - spoti.fi/3zX2hmG Listen to William's appearance on The Rest Is History: 75. The East India Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail I will admit that until I had read William Dalrymple, I knew little of the history of Delhi, which is inextricable from the history of India. Although I lived in New Delhi for eight years, all I ever knew about the history of India—my country—was what was taught to me by middle school history teachers. They regurgitated dry passages from textbooks. There was no romance in the way we were taught history. So when I lived in Delhi—right in the heart of visible history with crumbling moments and all—I couldn’t get past those apathetic and uncurious history text books. And then I left Delhi to move to Bangalore. And then Dalrymple happened. In the decades that he unravelled Delhi for me, it morphed from a city that I only knew as too expensive for my modest salary, to a city that hell, had djinns in it. Djinns with a D. The more I listened to William Dalrymple as I interviewed him today, the more I appreciated his sentient feel for history. A feeling that makes humans out of historical personalities. For this reason probably, when I first read City of Djinns, I will confess to an inexplicable sense of envy—as if I should and could have written that book…an “I wish I had said that” feeling. But I had no such flights of fancy reading everything else he has written, most recently, Anarchy, an account of the East India Company and what happens when there is no separation between…er…merch and state. Dalrymple’s prose is compelling and direct and that makes his books that much more engaging. Let’s find out what else makes him one of the most respected writers of the history of India and the entire region of its historical influence. So it is my privilege to welcome William Dalrymple to The Literary City. REFERENCES: William Dalrymple : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dalrymple_(historian) Bruce Chatwin : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Chatwin Buy The Company Quartet : https://amzn.to/3K2Z7AV Buy William Dalrymple (all books) : https://amzn.to/3Owfbyo Buy Hobson Jobson : https://amzn.to/3rHupa7 Buy In Patagonia : https://amzn.to/3KcEkL4 Shengdu : Xanadu "Gone to Shengdu" : This is to paraphrase the note that Bruce Chatwin allegedly left for his boss that read, "Gone to Patagonia". WHAT'S THAT WORD?! - HOBSON JOBSON Co-host Pranati "Pea" Madhav joins Ramjee Chandran in the segment "What's That Word?", where they discuss the the book Hobson-Jobson and how it came to be. WANT TO BE ON THE SHOW? If you have a word, expression or phrase you would like to know more about, we would love to have you join us live on the show. You can reach out to us by mail: theliterarycity@explocity.com or simply, tlc@explocity.com. Or, you can visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bangaloreliterarysociety . Or you can go to our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/explocityblr/ . If your word or phrase is selected, we will call you. Join our Facebook group, Bangalore Literary Society . It does not matter if you are not in Bangalore. This group is for anyone interested in language and words. Baby Boomers: The Strangest Generation A light look at growing up in the 60's and 70's, TV, music, family life, politics,... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify<

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with William Dalrymple about the origins of the East India Company (EIC). They start by discussing his quartet of books on the EIC and his motivations for writing this history. They talk about the origins of the EIC, what was traded, and the large influence the company had in India. They discuss how the EIC went from trading to overthrowing the Mughal empire and ruling India. They also discuss how the EIC dealt with famine and became semi-nationalized, the demise of the EIC, and many other topics. William Dalrymple is a Historian, Journalist, and Broadcaster. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the Royal Asiatic Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and has held visiting fellowships at Princeton, Brown and Oxford. In 2018, he was the recipient of the prestigious President’s Medal by the British Academy for his outstanding literary achievement. He is the author of numerous award-winning books, including his most recent, The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire . You can find his work at his website . Twitter: @dalrymplewill Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe

Recorded live at #JaipurLiteratureFestival2022. This episode is the session - River Kings: A New History of Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads. Cat Jarman in conversation with William Dalrymple

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the great renowned historian and bestselling author William Dalrymple, all the way from London, to talk about how the pandemic has been going in Britain, whether he's really Scottish or a Delhiite, the rollout of vaccines in England and in India, and lots more. They then get into William's life and amazing career, his four-book collection called 'The Company Quartet' chronicling the rise and fall of the East India Company, the story of the East India Company and how it was private office at first, how the organisation was able to organise an extraordinary corporate takeover of a fractured post-Mughal India, how they used Indian mercenaries to fight against Indian soldiers with money lent from Indian bankers, essentially using Indian capital and Indian soldiers to take over India, how it all started out as a lucrative economic opportunity for the East India Company, and tons more. Cyrus and William also talk about the origins of how corporations bribe politicians, how William got so interested in history, and Indian history in particular, how he loved living in Delhi, how history needs to be taught in schools differently, and more. Tune in for an extremely fascinating and enlightening episode. Follow William on Twitter & Instagram: DalrympleWill and https://www.instagram.com/williamdalrymple Also, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: Cyrus Broacha You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antariksht Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.com Don't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha ( https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha ) In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: IVM Podcasts - Apps on Google Play or iOS: ‎IVM Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the great renowned historian and bestselling author William Dalrymple, all the way from London, to talk about how the pandemic has been going in Britain, whether he's really Scottish or a Delhiite, the rollout of vaccines in England and in India, and lots more. They then get into William's life and amazing career, his four-book collection called 'The Company Quartet' chronicling the rise and fall of the East India Company, the story of the East India Company and how it was private office at first, how the organisation was able to organise an extraordinary corporate takeover of a fractured post-Mughal India, how they used Indian mercenaries to fight against Indian soldiers with money lent from Indian bankers, essentially using Indian capital and Indian soldiers to take over India, how it all started out as a lucrative economic opportunity for the East India Company, and tons more. Cyrus and William also talk about the origins of how corporations bribe politicians, how William got so interested in history, and Indian history in particular, how he loved living in Delhi, how history needs to be taught in schools differently, and more. Tune in for an extremely fascinating and enlightening episode. Follow William on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/DalrympleWill and https://www.instagram.com/williamdalrymple Also, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCHAb9jLYk0TwkWsCxom4q8A You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antariksht Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.com Don't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha ) In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thinkers Dialog with William Dalrymple focusing on Perspectives on History of India

The interactions between India and China have been long and complicated. Tansen Sen sets on a singular mission: to fill the gaps in the narratives tying the regions, breaking through traditional conceptions of understanding India-China connections and proposing new ways to explore the historical and contemporary relations. Sen peoples his tapestry with material exchanges, archival evidence, intelligence reports and information networks, sweeping across historical contexts both within and outside the Asian continent. Sen is Director of the Center for Global Asia, Professor of History, NYU Shanghai. He specialises in Asian history and religions and has special scholarly interests in India-China interactions, Indian Ocean connections and Buddhism. In conversation with author and Festival Co Director William Dalrymple.

A session traversing the spiritual and archeological path of the expansion of Buddhism opening a fascinating window into its foundations, histories and traditions. It also gives a keen insight into the role of patronage and of Buddhist monks in spreading its ideas and philosophy. Academic and author Himanushu Prabha Ray, talks of the expansion of Buddhism within India while the Senior curator for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, John Guy, explores the spread of Buddhism through SE Asia, in conversation with Festival Co- Director and author William Dalrymple.

William Dalrymple, festival co-director of #JaipurLitFest2020 and author of "The Anarchy", in conversation with Jaipur Bytes host Lakshya Datta. In this podcast-exclusive, William talks to Lakshya about the year that has been, and why this year's programme is the festival's finest.

What really was the East India Company, and how does its legacy affect Britain today? Historian William Dalrymple joins the Prospect podcast this week to talk about Britain’s imperial legacy and how the company grew from being a silks and spices trader to an engine of colonialism. William’s book, The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company is out with Bloomsbury. Plus: Steve Bloomfield and Sameer Rahim on teaching history in schools Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William Dalrymple is in conversation with Meera Ashar on William's new book, The Anarchy. The Relentless Rise of the East India Company. In his most ambitious and riveting book to date, The Anarchy, William Dalrymple tells the timely and cautionary tale of the rise of the East India Company, the first global corporate power. In August 1765 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish in his richest provinces a new administration run by English merchants who collected taxes through means of a ruthless private army - what we would now call an act of involuntary privatisation. The East India Company became something much more unusual: an aggressive colonial power in the guise of a multinational business. In less than four decades it had trained up a security force of around 200,000 men - twice the size of the British army - and had subdued an entire subcontinent, conquering first Bengal and finally, in 1803, the Mughal capital of Delhi itself. The Company's reach stretched until almost all of India south of the Himalayas was effectively ruled from a boardroom in London. 'Dalrymple is a superb historian with a visceral understanding of India ... A book of beauty' - Gerard DeGroot, The Times "[A] rampaging, brilliant, passionate history ... Dalrymple gives us every sword-slash, every scam, every groan and battle cry. He has no rival as a narrative historian of the British in India ... A gripping tale of bloodshed and deceit, of unimaginable opulence and intolerable starvation ... shot through with an unappeasable moral passion" - Wall Street Journal

William Dalrymple (historian, art historian, and co-director of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival) in conversation with Lakshya Datta (host of Jaipur Bytes podcast and founder of Launchora). William talks about how he helped create JLF all those years ago, what he thought of #ZEEJLF2019 (the first one he couldn't attend), how he finds authors and speakers from around the world to bring to the festivals, and how JLF grew out of Jaipur to the travel the globe.

A co-founder and co-director of the annual Jaipur Literary Festival in India, William Dalrymple has an eye for history and an ability to make it come alive. The British historian, writer and curator’s latest book, The Return of a King, The Battle for Afghanistan (2012) is testament to his talent for artfully recounting tales from humanity’s collective past with Barnaby Rogerson of The Independent newspaper describing the book thus: “William Dalrymple is a master storyteller, who breathes such passion, vivacity and animation into the historical characters of the First Anglo-Afghan war of 1839-42 that at the end of this 567-page book you feel you have marched, fought, dined and plotted with them all …” In our interview with Dalrymple we asked him about where his love of history originated, how he makes the dry old pages of history spring to life, and his advice for aspiring writers. Interview by Danielle Williams, course manager of Australian Writers' Centre, at the 2013 Sydney Writers Festival. www.WritersCentre.com.au <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SydneyWritersCentrePodcast?a=o-LEyCbrtsc:Un-7yeyBb-Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"