In this episode, Annie Treesa Joseph joins Dr. Johanna Strong to discuss the Begums of Bhopal and queenship in India. Annie, a PhD student at the University of Kerala, is working on gender and sovereignty in colonial India and is a Charles Wallace Fellow. The focus of her research is to recover and retrieve the history of women in power in colonial India, which makes her an ideal guest for this miniseries on global queenship. Together, they explore the fascinating story of Nawab Sikander Begum, a prominent female ruler of Bhopal.

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Credits:

Host: Dr Johanna Strong

Guests: Annie Treesa Joseph

Editing: Rebecca Larson

Episode Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6282-tavern-loop-one, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/