Chippin' Away

Chippin' Away

By Akash and DurgaSociety & Culture
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Chippin' Away episodes

  • S01E10: Boats, Banners and Beyond
    Pakistan and India celebrate the days of independence on August 14th and 15th respectively. Independence from European powers and freeing away from the yoke of colonial power is the reason to celebrate - indeed! But let us step beyond the precipice to discuss what is colonialism as seen through various colonialisms in the South Asian subcontinent. 
    We launch into a multi-part discussion on colonialism, the study of the past, and Portuguese colonial presence in India in addition to the British Raj. Enjoy this short clip as we set the stage for some exciting discussions to follow in September! 

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    14 min
  • S01E09: Set in Stone
    We are not talking about inscriptions and alphabet etched on stone! But about the narratives that are a part of intangible culture, expressed in tangible form. Too much jargon!?  Fear not, just tune into the episode to learn about embedded myths in landscape and geology as a part and parcel of archaeology... 
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    18 min
  • S01E08: Tea-time Talkies!
    We speak of knowledge as a Public domain and when it comes to culture, heritage, and the study of the past, it becomes a public endeavour. History, Archaeology, and Anthropology cannot be fully understood from individual ivory towers. This is what Latha, the Founder of Chai With History, discusses with us in this episode. 

    Join us, to know more about Public Archaeology in the pursuit of knowing our collective past. 
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    36 min
  • S01E07: Puppy Power!!
    Dogs have been our best friends and companions for over 20,000 years at least, and in this episode, we trace the journey of this relationship - from how a humble grey wolf became everybody's good girl/boy! :)

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    13 min
  • S01E06: Standing Stones
    Instead of chippin' away today, let's stack some stones! ;)
    What does the Iron Age in South Asia look like? What do we collectively know about the ancient cultures that built imposing monuments with big rocks and boulders? Let's journey into the iron age of South Asia, and the megalith culture of the subcontinent.  

    We are joined by Dr. Oishi Roy who studied the megalithic culture of the Vidarbha region in India, for her Ph.D. She studies the bygone era by adopting ethnoarchaeological methods. Listen to the episode as she brings the nuances of megalithic life in the past by interviewing modern communities that continue the iron-working traditions of the past. 

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    27 min
  • S01E05: (CON)Templatin' Time
    The past necessitates a point of reference, which we experience as time. In this episode, your hosts Durga and Akash take you on a journey of time itself (time travel, if you will), through the ways we measured time in the past, as well as how we evaluate time in our present. Are we conning time? Have we templated time? Or is it just a futile exercise in contemplating the passage of time? Tune in to find out!

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    19 min
  • S01E04: Uncut: Unlocking the Cabinet of Curiosities: An International Museum Day Special
    We heard you, all museum enthusiasts, and students of culture and heritage! Here's to you all; the die-hard muses of the cabinet of curiosities. Some more behind-the-scenes in a museum!
    Here's a special episode for the International Museum Day. An extended version of the interview with Ms. Ruta for our episode #4: Acquire, Inquire. 
    You know that one, right?

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    35 min
  • S01E04: Acquire, Inquire
    Museum Day is (almost) here! Join your hosts Akash and Durga on a virtual behind-the-scenes tour of museums. A brief history of museums in South Asia followed by a special guest interview will peel the layers of how a museum works. Ms. Ruta, the Assistant Curator at Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai (India) speaks about the nuts and bolts of a museum experience. 

    Ready for a whirlwind tour?

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    27 min
  • S01E03: Simply Serendipity

    Yes, the archaeologists carefully plan and then excavate sites. But there are some chance finds...or as we say, lady luck smiles upon us! Hosts Durga and Akash take you on a whirlwind tour of such chance finds in archaeology that changed the way we look at the past. 
    Do you know any such chance finds? Give this episode a listen and keep the conversation alive by following us on Twitter and Instagram @chippinawayind 
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    15 min
  • S01E02: Fantastic Fields (and where to find them)

    Why do archaeologists need to traverse from the library to the laboratory!? Let's discuss the various stages of envisioning an archaeological project from asking the research question to shovelling the earth, in this second episode of Chippin' Away. Your hosts Durga and Akash take you on a 15-minute audio journey of field methods in archaeology with examples from South Asia. To know more, follow us on Twitter @ChippinAwayIND

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    16 min

About Chippin' Away

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Unscripted dialogues on archaeology and anthropology of South Asia. Join us on journeys into the pasts of the sub-continent as we discuss the rich material culture, artefacts, and archaeological…