The Indian Podcast

In this episode of The Indian Podcast, listen to Mr. Roopinder Singh talking about the life and teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji; the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Gurus.

More about Mr. Roopinder Singh:

He is the author of Guru Nanak: His Life and Teachings (2004), MIAF Arjan Singh DFC (2002) and Delhi ’84 (2014). He is co-author of Sikh Heritage: Ethos and Relics (2012). The Chandigarh-based journalist is Senior Associate Editor of The Tribune. In his three decades there, he has written extensively, held many charges and founded the Internet edition. An award-winning

Do you know, measuring time has always been an important endeavor throughout human history. People in the ancient times found different ways and methods to determine the passage of time. Today its quite easy for us to tell the date and time, but for our ancestors it wasn’t easy at all. For them time was written in the sun, moon and the stars. In the day and night. In the change of seasons. In this episode, historian and author Mr. Murad Ali Baig will be talking about the evolution of time keeping through the ages. What were some of the earliest attempts made to produce calendars across various civilizations? How time was calculated through different methods and devices? Why today most of the world follows the Gregorian calendars? Listen to Mr. Baig talking about all of this and much more!

The British landed in India in Surat in the early 1600’s for the purpose of trading. In the hundred years from the Battle of Plassey in 1757 to the rebellion of 1857, the East India Company had transformed from a trading company to a ruling one.

In this episode, listen to historian and author, Dr. Swapna Liddle, talking about how the revolt of 1857 was much more than just a sepoy mutiny. What were the various reasons that caused this rebellion, how was it conducted, how did the east Indian company respond to it and what was the aftermath?

More about Dr. Swapna Liddle

She is a historian with a special interest in Delhi. She wrote a PhD thesis on cultural and intellectual change in Delhi under the rule of the East India Company, and since then has extended her study to the development of Delhi as an imperial capital city, particularly under Mughal and British rule. For many years she has also been closely involved in the movement to preserve historic sites and monuments.

She is the author of Connaught Place and the Making of New Delhi, Chandni Chowk: The Mughal City of Old Delhi, and Delhi: 14 Historic Walks.

Did you know in ancient northern India, wandering Kathakars or storytellers used to communicate stories from the great epics and ancient mythology through dance, songs and music. In this episode of the Indian Podcast, listen to Padmashri Guru Shovana Narayan talking about the origin of Kathak and how this dance form has survived through various eras of Indian history. She also talks about her life journey as a successful classical dancer, a scholar and a civil servant.

India, one of the mega biodiversity hotspots in the world is unique for its faunal elements which are Gondwanaian, Afrotropical, Oriental and Paleoarctic. It has a rich heritage of wildlife as well as long history and tradition of conservation. Wildlife in India also has deep cultural and religious significance. In this episode of The Indian Podcast, listen to Dr. M K Ranjitsinh who belongs to the royal family of Wankaner and is a living legend of wildlife conservation in India talking about wildlife destruction and protection in Ancient India, Mughal Regime, British India & Independent India. Also listen to his journey of how he became the prime architect of the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 and much more.

Have you ever wondered what was life like in the 1940’s? In this episode listen to Mr. Peter Chintamani Prasad talking about how one lived in Delhi in those days. What conveniences did people have at home? How did they socialise? Where did they shop or dine? How did they commute? 1940’s was also the decade when India crossed the bridge from colonialism to independence. In this episode Mr. Prasad also shares his memories of the partition and how he got a chance to meet Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru post independence.

Movies like the Jurassic park have intrigued us. From professional palaeontologists to kids, there are dinosaur lovers of all ages. In this episode of the Indian Podcast, listen to Nawabzaadi Aaliya Sultana Babi of Balasinor fondly known as India’s dinosaur princess talking about how Raiyoli, a village in Balasinor, Gujarat became the third largest dinosaur hatchery in the world and how she has been protecting and raising awareness about the most significant site for dinosaur remains in India.

Ayurveda is an ancient science of life since time immemorial. It gives us guidelines on how to raise the quality of every aspect of our life. In this episode listen to renowned Ayurvedic physician with Vaidyaratnam title, Dr. Raghavan Ramankutty talking about how Ayurveda is a way of life that focusses on the health of a person and not the disease. What are the do’s and don’ts’s of healthy living which can prevent the genesis of disease. How Ahaara (food), Nidra (sleep) and Brahamcharya (sexual energy management) become the three pillars of strength in Ayurveda and various misconceptions people have related to these three pillars. Dr. Raghavan will also talk about the significance of pulse examination in diagnosing chronic and critical disorders which do not have an established cure in any system of medicine and how in Ayurveda the patient is treated.

Mr. Murad Ali Baig is a renowned author as well as a motoring and travel journalist. He has written books on history, mythology and religion such as 80 Questions to Understand India, Ocean of Cobras and Rolls-Royce and the Indian Princes to name a few.

Dr. Ravinder Kaushik MD(Ayu) currently holds the position of Director at Anantya Healthcare and is primarily involved in bringing together the

understanding of the genetic make-up, the overall body functions, activities of various organs and administration of the Ayurvedic Medicine to ensure a healthy state of being. He has established himself as a trained pulse diagnosis expert, serving the HRV based pulse diagnosis industry for over 7 years now.