Yuddha - The Indian Military History Podcast

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Yuddha - The Indian Military History Podcast

The Indian subcontinent is about the size of Europe and is way more diverse and complicated - but how much do we know about its violent past? The land of Gandhi is also the land of the war-elephant, of gunpowder-wielding infantry, and of nuclear weapons that destroy everything in their wake. In Yuddha, Anirudh Kanisetti (host of Echoes of India: A History Podcast) and Aditya Ramanathan explore the darker, blood-splattered side of India, beyond Bollywood and school textbooks. From the medieval invasions of Southeast Asia to the titanic clashes of the twentieth century, this is the military history of the subcontinent the way it was meant to be told. Tune in to new episodes on Wednesday every fortnight.

  1. YUDDHA Delayed!

    12/01/2021

    YUDDHA Delayed!

    YUDDHA is going on a mid-season break as Anirudh and Aditya are struggling with a sudden invasion of responsibilities from their day jobs (and Anirudh's very exciting first book!) More in this brief episode.

    3 min
  2. YUDDHA Mid - Season Break

    11/03/2021

    YUDDHA Mid - Season Break

    YUDDHA is going on a mid-season break as Anirudh and Aditya are struggling with a sudden invasion of responsibilities from their day jobs - we'll be back on December 1st! More in this brief episode.

    3 min
  3. Empire of Paper: Inside the Mughal War Machine

    10/20/2021

    Empire of Paper: Inside the Mughal War Machine

    By the time of the Battle of Haldighati in 1576, the Mughals had consolidated their power over a large swathe of North India.

    49 min
  4. Akbar's Fury: How the Mughals Made an Empire

    10/06/2021

    Akbar's Fury: How the Mughals Made an Empire

    It is the unlikeliest of stories. In 1540, Humayun was out of luck and on the run, while Sher Shah was victorious.

    51 min
  5. Sher Shah Sur: The Outlaw Who Would Be Emperor

    09/22/2021

    Sher Shah Sur: The Outlaw Who Would Be Emperor

    The establishment of the Mughal empire was by no means inevitable.

    44 min
  6. Gunpowder and Blood: How Babur Won at Panipat

    09/08/2021

    Gunpowder and Blood: How Babur Won at Panipat

    How did a small-time Central Asian warlord defeat the vast army of the Delhi Sultanate?

    48 min
  7. Heirs of Timur: The Renaissance of War and Culture

    08/25/2021

    Heirs of Timur: The Renaissance of War and Culture

    Join us as we explore the social and military churn of the globe from Europe to Central Asia, and meet the ruthless, cultured warlords Timur and his descendant Babur.

    57 min
  8. Yuddha Season Finale: Cities of Victory: The Deccan Military Revolution and the Fall of Vijayanagara (feat. Srinivas Reddy)

    09/16/2020

    Yuddha Season Finale: Cities of Victory: The Deccan Military Revolution and the Fall of Vijayanagara (feat. Srinivas Reddy)

    In our Season 1 finale, we look at the saga of how an unlikely coalition of warring sultanates came to destroy the might of Vijayanagara. We begin with the Battle of Raichur in 1520, i

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The Indian subcontinent is about the size of Europe and is way more diverse and complicated - but how much do we know about its violent past? The land of Gandhi is also the land of the war-elephant, of gunpowder-wielding infantry, and of nuclear weapons that destroy everything in their wake. In Yuddha, Anirudh Kanisetti (host of Echoes of India: A History Podcast) and Aditya Ramanathan explore the darker, blood-splattered side of India, beyond Bollywood and school textbooks. From the medieval invasions of Southeast Asia to the titanic clashes of the twentieth century, this is the military history of the subcontinent the way it was meant to be told. Tune in to new episodes on Wednesday every fortnight.

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