The Episode 2 of Echoes of India brings us to the 8th century BCE, where we will see the origins of many of the ideas that shape India today.

Gargi's Fires: Gender, Caste, Rebirth, and the Metaphysics of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

Echoes of India is the story of India like you've never heard it before. Host Anirudh Kanisetti takes you on a journey through its wonders, from the Greek art of Afghanistan&nbsp; to the thriving ports of Tamil Nadu. Along the way, monks debate, queens boast, and armies roar. From philosophy to politics to economics, the past comes back to life - noisy, breathing, as thriving as the Indian subcontinent is today.

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In the Season 3 Finale, we explore South Asia at the time of its most famous ancient figure: Ashoka Maurya

Beloved of the Gods: Ashoka Maurya in His Time and Ours

The forgotten religion of the Ajivikas can tell us a great deal about the religions and empires of the early Gangetic Plains.

The Emperor is Naked: How History Forgot the Ajivikas and Remembered the Mauryas

The invasion of Alexander III of Macedon is a landmark event in South Asian history.

Alexander the Brute: Building Empires in the Ancient World

How did the kingdom of Magadha lay the foundations for India's first empire?

Thrones of Blood: Ajatashatru's Wars and the First Buddhist Council

Death inevitably comes to us all. But how do memories of the dead shape our world

Gargi's Fires: Gender, Caste, Rebirth, and the Metaphysics of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

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