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In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Audrey Truschke about the history of India. They discuss India as a subcontinent, the Indus Valley civilization, nomadic to cities and empires, trade, Indo-European language and Sanskrit, Vedas and Hinduism, and development of other religions. They also talk about Ashoka, the caste system, Muslims, Ghurids, Sikhism, the Mughal Empire, British Raj, India today and the future of India.
Audrey Truschke is Professor of South Asian History at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. She is the author of four books, including the most recent book, India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent.
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In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Audrey Truschke about the history of India. They discuss India as a subcontinent, the Indus Valley civilization, nomadic to cities and empires, trade, Indo-European language and Sanskrit, Vedas and Hinduism, and development of other religions. They also talk about Ashoka, the caste system, Muslims, Ghurids, Sikhism, the Mughal Empire, British Raj, India today and the future of India.
Audrey Truschke is Professor of South Asian History at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. She is the author of four books, including the most recent book, India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent.

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