33 episodes

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  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.

Echoes Of India: A History Podcast IVM Podcasts

    • History
    • 4.5 • 95 Ratings

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  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.

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

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

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

    • 1 hr 7 min
    The Emperor is Naked: How History Forgot the Ajivikas and Remembered the Mauryas

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

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

    • 31 min
    Alexander the Brute: Building Empires in the Ancient World

    Alexander the Brute: Building Empires in the Ancient World

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

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

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

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

    • 31 min
    The Great Extinguishing: Memories of the Death of Buddha and the Rise of Magadha

    The Great Extinguishing: Memories of the Death of Buddha and the Rise of Magadha

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

    • 34 min
    So I Have Heard From the Blessed One: Anirudh Speaks to the Buddha

    So I Have Heard From the Blessed One: Anirudh Speaks to the Buddha

    What might Siddhartha Gotama, the Buddha, have actually thought of himself?

    • 35 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
95 Ratings

95 Ratings

unending_voyage ,

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Bala 2706 ,

A history podcast of India worth listening to

I have just listened to one episode the Beloved of Gods Ashoka Maurya. What stays with me is a new perspective of looking at the historical data with scepticism and coming up with a plausible narrative. The listener is open to form their own conclusions. This episode has definitely kindled my interest in knowing more about the period referred to.

bubblegumCavitation ,

Excellent content, needs improvement in narration

Anirudh, I followed one of your courses in Unacademy and was impressed with the narration there. The content and research is as good as ever, but the narration can be improved.
Thanks for the podcast!

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