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Rarely do we witness regions as instrumental in shaping the cultural history of our world as South and Southeast Asia. The ScholarlySpark podcast allows us to immerse ourselves in the vast, exquisite lands of South and Southeast Asia by exposing us to the rich, breathtaking landscapes of the two…

Kamal Narayanan


    • Oct 28, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Interview with Dr.Huntington-Klein Part-7

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 7:34


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    Interview with Dr.Huntington-Klein Part-6

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 7:14


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    Interview with Dr.Huntington-Klein Part-5

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 5:36


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    Interview with Dr.Huntington-Klein Part-4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 4:51


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    Interview with Dr.Huntington-Klein Part-3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 4:22


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    Interview with Dr.Huntington-Klein Part-2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 5:02


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    Interview with Dr. Huntington-Klein Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 5:29


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    Decoding the Many Ways of Perceiving and Recording Indian History Part. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 5:19


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    Decoding the Many Ways of Perceiving and Recording Indian History, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 5:38


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    A Numismatic Study of India

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 5:28


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    Advice for the Future from a True Professional – Part 3, Sparks: Dr. Sree Padma Holt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 9:10


    Dr. Sree Padma Holt—professor at Bowdoin and visiting scholar at UC Berkeley—is one of the kindest souls that one will […]

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    A Cause Worth Fighting For – Part 2, Sparks: Dr. Sree Padma Holt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 8:08


    Today, we gain a deeper understanding of just where Dr. Holt’s motivations to research spring from. A deep-seated will to […]

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    The Origins of a Research Connoisseur – Part 1, Sparks: Dr. Sree Padma Holt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 7:52


    In this episode, we meet one of the most passionate researchers I have ever had the pleasure of speaking with. […]

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    A Legacy to Remember – Part 7, Sparks: Dr. Marc Gilbert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 16:55


    Dr. Marc Gilbert has contributed immensely to the legend of South Asia. Having taught, researched, and written several books on […]

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    A South Asian Futurist – Part 6, Sparks: Dr. Marc Gilbert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 21:11


    South Asia is one of the most—if not the most—dynamic regions in the world today. On this episode, Dr. Marc […]

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    The Makings of a Great Teacher – Part 5, Sparks: Dr. Marc Gilbert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 14:37


    Dr. Marc Gilbert is a tenured, masterful, and one-of-a-kind professor at Hawaii Pacific University. But the journey to such tenure […]

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    A Master Theoretician – Part 4, Sparks: Dr. Marc Gilbert

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018 11:13


    On today’s episode, we gain an intricate understanding of today’s political climate by taking inspiration from South Asian history. From […]

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    Habits of a Seasoned Historian – Part 3, Sparks: Dr. Marc Gilbert

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2018 16:24


    In this episode, we dissect some of the confidential tips and tricks that only a seasoned historian has access to. […]

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    The Beginnings of A Great Historian – Part 2, Sparks: Dr. Marc Gilbert

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 10:26


    Not all historians were given the easy path in life. Some had to work hard—harder than one could ever imagine. […]

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    A Trailblazer in South Asian History – Part 1, Sparks: Dr. Marc Gilbert

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 12:54


    A trailblazer in South Asian Studies, Dr. Marc Jason Gilbert has accomplished several significant feats over the course of his […]

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    Love of Learning: An Award-Winning Harvard Lecturer – Part 4, Sparks: Dr. Thomas Ponniah

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 13:36


    In this finale to our four part interview with award-winning, world-class Harvard University Lecturer and George Brown College Professor Dr. […]

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    A Protector of the Past – Part 3, Sparks: Dr. Thomas Ponniah

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 14:24


    The theorist. The philosopher. The professor. In this third episode of our four part series, Dr. Thomas Ponniah reveals to […]

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    The Intricacies of Globalization – Part 2, Sparks: Dr. Thomas Ponniah

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 14:44


    In this second episode of our four part interview, the award-winning Dr. Thomas Ponniah explains the different reasons behind globalization […]

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    A Revolutionary Mind – Part 1, Sparks: Dr. Thomas Ponniah

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 13:22


    In this first episode of a four part series, Dr. Thomas Ponniah—a thought leader and an accomplished expert on the […]

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    The Most Interesting Man in the World – Part 4, Sparks: Mark Sylvester

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 12:36


    Today, we conclude our journey into one of the most imaginative minds of our generation: Mark Sylvester. It’s time to […]

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    A Dive into Southeast Asia (TEDx Edition) – Part 3, Sparks: Mark Sylvester

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 10:16


    The dreamer. The visionary. The creator. Learn the secrets behind turning your ideas into powerful, tangible visualizations with renowned inventor […]

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    Predicting the Past with Mark Sylvester – Part 2, Sparks: Mark Sylvester

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 11:28


    Mark Sylvester had a dream…and a vision, a vision which he transformed into the innovation that would revolutionize human society […]

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    A Talk with the Multitalented Mark Sylvester – Part 1, Sparks: Mark Sylvester

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 11:28


    Get a never-before-seen glimpse into one of the most ingenious minds of our generation: the creator of 3D animation himself, […]

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    What’s So Hard about Moving? – Part 3, Exposing the Secrets of Mass Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2018 13:02


    Wake up. Get out of bed. Pack your bags. Drive to the airport. Take off. Eat peanuts. Land. The life […]

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    Migration Changes You (A Lot) – Part 2, Exposing the Secrets of Mass Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 10:01


    To Move or Not to Move: that is the dilemma. By moving, you might leave your family behind. But by […]

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    Why Do We Migrate? – Part 1, Exposing the Secrets of Mass Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2018 13:32


    There’s one highly guarded secret about migration that absolutely no one wants you to know. It’ll revolutionize how, why, and […]

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    What’s the Point in Moving When You Could Just Stay at Home? – Part 3, The Beginnings of a Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2018 11:47


    Don’t you just wish you could stay at home and never have to leave? Migrating isn’t the easiest thing in […]

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    Break It Down – Part 2, The Beginnings of a Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 10:51


    Seven countries, seven different realities. It is said that by breaking South Asia down into each of its constituent parts, […]

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    Learning How to Fly – Part 1, The Beginnings of a Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2018 13:29


    Humans are always on the move. Whether or not we’re thinking about it, we’re constantly migrating. This constant movement has […]

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    Saving the World One Smartphone at a Time – Part 3, Digital Transformation in South Asia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 14:06


    How we put the power of technology to use may very well determine the future of the human race. I […]

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    The Key to Doing Well in Life is Technology – Part 2, Digital Transformation in South Asia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2018 9:26


    Have you always wondered how to get to that next level in life? Well, the answer’s pretty simple; you’ve just […]

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    The Future of the Future – Part 1, Digital Transformation in South Asia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 10:19


    We live in an era in which technology has come to rule almost every facet of our lives. Dubbed the […]

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