History Under Your Feet

History Under Your Feet

By Ratnakar SadasyulaHistory
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History Under Your Feet episodes

  • Swami Shraddhananda

    Swami Shradddhananda, Arya Samaj leader, nationalist, thinker, the original Ghar Wapsi proponent,fiercely independent thinker, social reformer, who saw the dangers of Islamism much earlier. My tribute to a great soul on his Jayanti, do check out and share

    14 min
  • 20 Loaves and A Forgotten Mutiny

    Royal Naval Ratings Mutiny, or what is often called the forgotten mutiny in India’s history, an event which unlike the 1857 mutiny or the Quit India movement, does not really strike much resonance, except among hard core historians. Or Leftists, since they were the only ones to have backed this whole heartedly.  My take on the historic event.

    9 min
  • Battle of Vasai
    One of the greatest victories ever in Maratha History, when they captured the fort from the Portuguese in 1739, after a 4 month long campaign between February and May. Led by Chimaji Appa and Malhar Rao Holkar.
    7 min
  • Meghnad Saha
    Meghnad Saha, who came up with the theory of thermal ionization. One of the most important landmark in the history of astronomy. He founded nuclear physics as a discipline in India, also built the first cyclotron in India. One of the greatest Indian scientists of modern era.
    9 min
  • Nana Fadnavis- The Maratha Chanakya
    As Prime Minister of the Maratha confederacy, he bought it back to the days of glory after the humiliating rout at Panipat. A man who defeated the British twice with his intelligence and diplomacy, prompting them to call him the Maratha Machiavelli.
    Nana Fadnavis
    9 min
  • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
    My tribute to Swami Dayananda Saraswati founder of Arya Samaji, on his Jayanti. One of modern India’s greatest thinkers, a social reformer, a nationalist, a writer, a man who taught Indians to speak and think fearlessly. Swami Dayananda Saraswati, a truly great son of Bharat.
    13 min
  • They Lived Dangerously- Manmath Nath Gupta

    A new series, that looks at the history of the revolutionary movement in India.  It's named after the book written by Manmath Nath Gupta, which explores the revolutionary movement in India. And also looks at the life of this freedom fighter, who took part in the Kakori Conspiracy.

    7 min
  • Tanaji Malusare- Battle of Sinhagad
    One of the greatest military operations in the history of vIndia, would be the capture of Sinhagad. On it's anniversary my look at the heroism of Tanaji Malusare, and the audacious assault on the fort.
    6 min
  • Battle of Umberkhind
    On the anniversary of the historic battle of Umberkhind in 1661, where Shivaji Maharaj routed the Mughals under Kartalab Khan at Umberkhind, my look at the historic event.
    5 min

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The past is there, right where you stand, under your feet. Exploring Indian History from the ancient to the medieval to the modern. From kings, emperors, warriors to thinkers to scientists to writers…

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