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I've been viewing houses this past fortnight, so I thought I'd share my anecdotal 2p on the state of the London property market.I'm looking in Brockley, SE4, which, if you don't know it, used to be rough AF, but is now where all the cool kids are. The area has benefited from the various London rail line extensions – you can be in Shoreditch or Canary Wharf in 15 minutes; the Jubilee and Elizabeth lines are a similarly short step away – and that has attracted the slay crew to the area. The road links though are still horrendous though, made worse by 20mph speed limits and bus lane misallocation of essential road space. The drive to west London is interminable.Brockley has a good stock of beautiful detached, semi-detached and terraced Victorian houses. For example: With its proximity to Greenwich and the river docks, it was once a wealthy area, though, like most of south-east London, it got bombed to heck in the war.There are plenty of nice parks too. One of them, Hilly Fields, was modelled on Hampstead Heath, and there are many gorgeous houses in the roads running off it. Not quite Hampstead gorgeous, but getting there.Brockley also has the highest density of cemeteries in London, if you fancy dying any time soon, it's highly convenient. It is, I gather, London's most haunted area.It is only a bit stabby. Nothing like as bad as neighbouring Lewisham. (Maybe “only a bit stabby” will one day become part of estate agents' jargon, perhaps to replace “vibrant”. I can't believe how normalised stabbing now is that I'm talking like that.)The stabbiness is offset, however, by the plethora of nice restaurants, cafés, bars, craft ale breweries, the farmers' market, mini-festivals, pilates studios et al. I understand, in Browns, the area boasts London's best coffee and, in Babur, its best Indian restaurant. (Technically Babur is in Honor Oak, but, like England and many of its foreign sporting greats, we'll claim it as our own.)I shot this vid from the steps up to the station.Brockley feels younger and more up-and-coming than the once-cool areas to the west like Queen's Park, Kensal Rise, Clapham and so on, probably because of its easy access to east London. (A lot of people from Hackney move down here.)I moved here begrudgingly and skint in 2015 and have grown to really like it.But what about the housing market?I've known markets in which estate agents don't give you the time of day, there are so many prospective buyers, but – perhaps because they know I am an unencumbered buyer – the agents are maybe not quite all over me, but certainly on my case: lots of emails, phone calls and the rest of it. That indicates it's more of a buyers' market.But, while I would describe the housing market here as slow, it is not dead. Stuff has been going under offer in the two weeks I've been looking, though rarely at asking.With the costs of moving – Stamp Duty is 10% above £925k, and 12% above £1.5m, plus an extra 5% if you own another property – buyers have got to really want to buy.Sellers, meanwhile, have to really want to sell, which often entails reducing their asking prices. Stuff which is unrealistically priced is staying on the market a long time. Look at this one (actually up the road in Honor Oak):This is a 5,000-square-foot property, not so nice inside, but with access to a 2-acre private garden behind with its own tennis court – quite something in London. From £2.5 million to £1.75 million and they still can't shift it. (It needs a lot of money spending on it.)On the other hand, there don't seem to be many forced sellers – people who can't make their payments – and we won't get any house price crash, long-awaited or not, until that is a reality.I imagine Brockley, as a young, trendy area, is busier than other parts of town, but that is my overall feel: slow, but not dead.I've looked at a few family houses. I can't really comment on flats, but I gather there is an oversupply of 2-bed flats across London, and it is really hard to shift them. I'm not sure if this applies to Brockley or not.It doesn't feel as expensive as it did around 2019–2022 (realised sales prices are a fraction lower, but there is obviously currency debasement to consider too), but nor does it feel super cheap. We're a long way off where we were in, say, 2013, even though grander parts of London – Kensington and Chelsea, for example – are back at those 2013 levels.Where does the housing market go from here? It all depends on two things: interest rates and Stamp Duty.Britain's zombie housing market, brought to you by Stamp Duty.If rates go lower, the market will not collapse. There won't be the forced sellers. We'll continue as we are: stagnant. If rates go higher, the market is in trouble.But get rid of Stamp Duty, and you'd have a flurry of activity across the country tomorrow. People aren't moving because of the amount of dead money involved. Stamp Duty has immobilised the country.If you're buying a two-million-pound house, you will pay £153,750 in stamp duty. Cash. Money you've already paid tax on once. You can't borrow the money. You have to be extremely rich, or extremely desperate for a home, to be willing to pay a £150k one-off tax of this kind. Most would rather avoid paying it, so they don't move.You will pay more if you are not a UK resident.If you happen to own another property – which most people in that wealth bracket will, either their first flat they never sold, a property they inherited, or a home in the country – and the house you are buying is not your main residence, the tax rises to £253,750. A quarter of a million quid.That's why houses in Kensington and Chelsea no longer sell. EDIT: My mate, whose kids have now flown the nest, sent me this: "We live in a 4 floor house, 2 floors we don't use, I haven't been to the top floor for about 5 years (seriously). We would love to move and downsize but makes no sense as the costs of buying a new house would use up all the gain on downsizing . IE We just end up with a smaller house."This happens all the way down the scale. Kirstie Whatsit off the telly was tweeting about it the other day.My mother's friend, who is in her 70s, lives in a 2-bed flat two floors up in Wandsworth worth maybe £700,000. She is worried about climbing the stairs at her age, and wants to move to another 2-bed flat. She will pay £25,000 in Stamp Duty on top of all her other moving costs. She doesn't have 25 grand to throw away.The result is this nearly dead market. Britain's zombie housing market.Stamp Duties were one of the taxes the ignited the American Revolution. If only we had muskets today …The biggest villains in all this are former Chancellor Gordon Brown for first raising Stamp Duty on property transactions (before him it just one per cent on all properties over £60,000), and, worst of all, George Osborne for raising the rates to today's ludicrous levels. Rather than address the root causes of unaffordable housing – fiat money, artificially low interest rates, improper measures of inflation and dumb planning laws – he blamed the market, and attacked it with Stamp Duty. But all of Jeremy Hunt, Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javid, Philip Hammond and Alistair Darling must take their share of the blame for failing to do anything about it, when they had the chance. (We'll give Kwasi Kwarteng and Nadhim Zahawi a pass on the grounds they didn't have the gig for long enough).Osborne, Brown et al have given birth to the zombie situation we have now. They have immobilised the country in the process. Government. Yet again. 0 stars. Would not use again.It's enough to make you a libertarian. Until next time,DominicPS If you enjoyed today's article, please like, share and all that stuff. It really helps.PPS If you missed this week's market commentary, here it is:As always If you are buying gold to protect yourself in these times or relentless currency debasement, the bullion dealer I use and recommend is the Pure Gold Company. Pricing is competitive, quality of service is high. They deliver to the UK, the US, Canada and Europe or you can store your gold with them. Find out more here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

There is also now a video version of this article, if you prefer, here:I've been viewing houses this past fortnight, so I thought I'd share my anecdotal 2p on the state of the London property market.I'm looking in Brockley, SE4, which, if you don't know it, used to be rough AF, but is now where all the cool kids are. The area has benefited from the various London rail line extensions – you can be in Shoreditch or Canary Wharf in 15 minutes; the Jubilee and Elizabeth lines are a similarly short step away – and that has attracted the slay crew to the area. The road links though are still horrendous though, made worse by 20mph speed limits and bus lane misallocation of essential road space. The drive to west London is interminable.Brockley has a good stock of beautiful detached, semi-detached and terraced Victorian houses. For example: With its proximity to Greenwich and the river docks, it was once a wealthy area, though, like most of south-east London, it got bombed to heck in the war.There are plenty of nice parks too. One of them, Hilly Fields, was modelled on Hampstead Heath, and there are many gorgeous houses in the roads running off it. Not quite Hampstead gorgeous, but getting there.Brockley also has the highest density of cemeteries in London, if you fancy dying any time soon, it's highly convenient. It is, I gather, London's most haunted area.It is only a bit stabby. Nothing like as bad as neighbouring Lewisham. (Maybe “only a bit stabby” will one day become part of estate agents' jargon, perhaps to replace “vibrant”. I can't believe how normalised stabbing now is that I'm talking like that.)The stabbiness is offset, however, by the plethora of nice restaurants, cafés, bars, craft ale breweries, the farmers' market, mini-festivals, pilates studios et al. I understand, in Browns, the area boasts London's best coffee and, in Babur, its best Indian restaurant. (Technically Babur is in Honor Oak, but, like England and many of its foreign sporting greats, we'll claim it as our own.)I shot this vid from the steps up to the station.Brockley feels younger and more up-and-coming than the once-cool areas to the west like Queen's Park, Kensal Rise, Clapham and so on, probably because of its easy access to east London. (A lot of people from Hackney move down here.)I moved here begrudgingly and skint in 2015 and have grown to really like it.But what about the housing market?I've known markets in which estate agents don't give you the time of day, there are so many prospective buyers, but – perhaps because they know I am an unencumbered buyer – the agents are maybe not quite all over me, but certainly on my case: lots of emails, phone calls and the rest of it. That indicates it's more of a buyers' market.But, while I would describe the housing market here as slow, it is not dead. Stuff has been going under offer in the two weeks I've been looking, though rarely at asking.With the costs of moving – Stamp Duty is 10% above £925k, and 12% above £1.5m, plus an extra 5% if you own another property – buyers have got to really want to buy.Sellers, meanwhile, have to really want to sell, which often entails reducing their asking prices. Stuff which is unrealistically priced is staying on the market a long time. Look at this one (actually up the road in Honor Oak):This is a 5,000-square-foot property, not so nice inside, but with access to a 2-acre private garden behind with its own tennis court – quite something in London. From £2.5 million to £1.75 million and they still can't shift it. (It needs a lot of money spending on it.)On the other hand, there don't seem to be many forced sellers – people who can't make their payments – and we won't get any house price crash, long-awaited or not, until that is a reality.I imagine Brockley, as a young, trendy area, is busier than other parts of town, but that is my overall feel: slow, but not dead.I've looked at a few family houses. I can't really comment on flats, but I gather there is an oversupply of 2-bed flats across London, and it is really hard to shift them. I'm not sure if this applies to Brockley or not.It doesn't feel as expensive as it did around 2019–2022 (realised sales prices are a fraction lower, but there is obviously currency debasement to consider too), but nor does it feel super cheap. We're a long way off where we were in, say, 2013, even though grander parts of London – Kensington and Chelsea, for example – are back at those 2013 levels.Where does the housing market go from here? It all depends on two things: interest rates and Stamp Duty.Britain's zombie housing market, brought to you by Stamp Duty.If rates go lower, the market will not collapse. There won't be the forced sellers. We'll continue as we are: stagnant. If rates go higher, the market is in trouble.But get rid of Stamp Duty, and you'd have a flurry of activity across the country tomorrow. People aren't moving because of the amount of dead money involved. Stamp Duty has immobilised the country.If you're buying a two-million-pound house, you will pay £153,750 in stamp duty. Cash. Money you've already paid tax on once. You can't borrow the money. You have to be extremely rich, or extremely desperate for a home, to be willing to pay a £150k one-off tax of this kind. Most would rather avoid paying it, so they don't move.You will pay more if you are not a UK resident.If you happen to own another property – which most people in that wealth bracket will, either their first flat they never sold, a property they inherited, or a home in the country – and the house you are buying is not your main residence, the tax rises to £253,750. A quarter of a million quid.That's why houses in Kensington and Chelsea no longer sell. EDIT: My mate, whose kids have now flown the nest, sent me this: "We live in a 4 floor house, 2 floors we don't use, I haven't been to the top floor for about 5 years (seriously). We would love to move and downsize but makes no sense as the costs of buying a new house would use up all the gain on downsizing . IE We just end up with a smaller house."This happens all the way down the scale. Kirstie Whatsit off the telly was tweeting about it the other day.My mother's friend, who is in her 70s, lives in a 2-bed flat two floors up in Wandsworth worth maybe £700,000. She is worried about climbing the stairs at her age, and wants to move to another 2-bed flat. She will pay £25,000 in Stamp Duty on top of all her other moving costs. She doesn't have 25 grand to throw away.The result is this nearly dead market. Britain's zombie housing market.Stamp Duties were one of the taxes the ignited the American Revolution. If only we had muskets today …The biggest villains in all this are former Chancellor Gordon Brown for first raising Stamp Duty on property transactions (before him it just one per cent on all properties over £60,000), and, worst of all, George Osborne for raising the rates to today's ludicrous levels. Rather than address the root causes of unaffordable housing – fiat money, artificially low interest rates, improper measures of inflation and dumb planning laws – he blamed the market, and attacked it with Stamp Duty. But all of Jeremy Hunt, Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javid, Philip Hammond and Alistair Darling must take their share of the blame for failing to do anything about it, when they had the chance. (We'll give Kwasi Kwarteng and Nadhim Zahawi a pass on the grounds they didn't have the gig for long enough).Osborne, Brown et al have given birth to the zombie situation we have now. They have immobilised the country in the process. Government. Yet again. 0 stars. Would not use again.It's enough to make you a libertarian. Until next time,DominicPS If you enjoyed today's article, please like, share and all that stuff. It really helps.PPS If you missed this week's market commentary, here it is:As always If you are buying gold to protect yourself in these times or relentless currency debasement, the bullion dealer I use and recommend is the Pure Gold Company. Pricing is competitive, quality of service is high. They deliver to the UK, the US, Canada and Europe or you can store your gold with them. Find out more here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

W tym odcinku Babla opowiadamy o batiku – niezwykłej technice malowania woskiem, która z Indonezji dotarła do Polski, a my staliśmy się światową potęgą w produkcji tkanin. Kim był Babur – krwiożerczym tyranem czy wynalazcą przemysłu modowego? Co łączy wielkanocne pisanki i zdobnictwo na Jawie? I dlaczego na lotnisku w Indonezji można znaleźć napis... „Polska”? O niedoszłej kolonii na Sumatrze, nietuzinkowych polskich artystach i szlacheckich strojach opowiadają Adam Balcer i Paweł Sulik.

Blot få uger efter Talebanstyrets fald i Afghanistan i 2002 og amerikanernes invasion begynder den 29 år gamle britiske historiker Rory Stewart en 700 km lang vandring tværs over landet fra Herat i vest til Kabul i øst. Trods talrige advarsler om en brutal og hurtig død, vil han følge den historiske rute, som stormogulen Babur tilbagelagde fem århundreder tidligere. Til fods rejser Rory gennem flere af Afghanistans højeste bjergpas, gennem resterne af ældgamle civilisationer og gennem fjerne, fattige områder uden elektricitet, hvor krigsherrer skiftes til at overtage magten. Rory er første udlænding i meget lang tid, der vover sig gennem bjergene. Mange års krig har lukket landet for omverdenen. Han overnatter hos landsbybeboere og hører deres historier, men ikke alle bryder sig om hans besøg, nu netop efter Talebans fald. Afghanistan må betragtes som et af de absolut farligste steder i verden. Hvad er det, der driver Rory på denne farlige og spektakulære rejse? Og hvordan klarer han sig?  Medvirkende: Simi Jan. Simi har som journalist igennem 20 år været korrespondent for TV2, bl.a. med mange lange ophold og rejser i Afghanistan og Centralasien. Simi er desuden forfatter til tre bøger bl.a. “Kære Kabul” om Kabuls fald i 2021.

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Babur, a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan, had established a power base in Kabul but the victory at Panipat gave him control of Delhi and Agra, allowing him to establish the foundations of what would become the Mughal Empire in ...

In this episode, Babur speaks to Dr. Rian Thum, about the work that he's doing, how he got started as an academic historian, and what made him decide to focus his studies on Uyghurs. The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History can be found here.Follow us at @TheTarimNetwork on all platforms and check out our website: ⁠thetarimnetwork.com⁠Editor: Kavsar Kurash

Esto es HistoCast. No es Esparta pero casi. Regresamos a Asia Central para continuar con su Historia y un periodo de esplendor cultural y científico paralelo al europeo. Y nos lo trae, quién si no, @fran__olmos, acompañado por @Educo_gratis y @goyix_salduero.Secciones Historia: - Introducción - 10:15 - Muerte de Tamerlán y guerra civil - 14:26 - Primer Renacimiento - 43:11 - Segunda guerra civil - 1:15:59 - La restauración de Abu Said - 1:41:31 - Segundo Renacimiento - 2:11:47 - Babur y los uzbekos - 2:28:44 - Bibliografía - 3:02:51

Joining me today is Avinash Babur, the innovative entrepreneur behind insurancemarket.ae, one of the UAE's leading insurance platforms. With extensive experience in marketing and a passion for transforming the insurance industry, Avinash has successfully established tailored insurance solutions that cater to diverse client needs. In today's episode, Avinash discusses effective marketing strategies, the various types of insurance available in the UAE, and the specific risks residents face. He also shares the origin story of insurancemarket.ae, offers invaluable entrepreneurship advice, and reflects on Dubai's remarkable growth and the impact of AI on the insurance sector. Avinash's insights provide valuable guidance for entrepreneurs and insurance professionals alike.

On his death bed, Babur tells his eldest son not to fight with his brothers however awful they will be to him. As his father passes away, Humayun inherits a fragile empire on shaky ground. And his dad's message of peace quickly comes to the fore when his treacherous younger brothers plot to take his throne. Once thought of as the hopeless hippie son, Humayun was an accomplished military general who had served in Babur's forces as a teenager, and as emperor he continued to command troops against a familiar enemy – Sher Shah. But despite Humayun's military might, he seemingly cannot win against the formidable Afghan warlord. Will he lose all that his father had built for their dynasty? Listen as William and Anita explore the life of the second Mughal emperor, Humayun. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Anouska Lewis Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Against all odds, Babur defeats Sultan Lodi and captures Delhi. But despite the wealth that India can provide him, Babur hates his new home. He complains of the heat, the lack of his favourite fruits, and the culture. Yet he is a masterful tactical ruler, and begins to shape a Mughal government that he will soon pass down to his descendants. Although he had won against the Delhi sultanate, he faces a new threat from the Rajputs in the south who are even more heavily armed. Babur enters his final battle at Khanwa, and all the while he is ferociously writing his memoirs: documenting his thoughts, feelings, and love of nature in a way that will keep his memory alive long after his death… Join William and Anita as they explore the four years Babur spent establishing his kingdom in India before he passed away. To buy tickets for Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence visit: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/great-mughals-art-architecture-opulence?utm_source=empire_podcast&utm_medium=paid_editorial&utm_campaign=great_mughals_empire_podcast Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Anouska Lewis + Becki Hills Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“In Herat a man can't stretch out his leg without touching a poet's backside” - Babur It's 1506, and Babur leaves his beloved base in Kabul to visit his cousins in Herat, Afghanistan. But whilst he is shyly standing in the corner at parties and receiving a speedy education in poetry and calligraphy, his nemesis Shaybani Khan sacks the city he had left behind. Babur is now one of the last Timurid princes left, and to ensure the power of his family lineage does not die out, he enters a controversial alliance to help him defeat Shaybani Khan. In 1511, Babur launches military campaigns in his homeland of Uzbekistan, but why does he turn his attentions to India instead? And how will he succeed in conquering this new land?  Listen as William and Anita discuss Babur's life in Afghanistan, and the build up to his invasion of India. To buy tickets for Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence visit: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/great-mughals-art-architecture-opulence?utm_source=empire_podcast&utm_medium=paid_editorial&utm_campaign=great_mughals_empire_podcast Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Anouska Lewis Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“To wander from mountain to mountain, hopeless and homeless, has nothing to recommend it” - Babur Before he became the father of the Mughal dynasty, and the author of one of the most important memoirs in world history, Babur was a provincial young prince in modern-day Uzbekistan. His family tree stretches back to Genghis Khan and Timur, and his fighting spirit was as strong as his ancestors'. As a teenager he sets his sights on the capital city of Samarkand and lays siege to it. But he meets his match when faced with the great Uzbeg warlord, Shaybani Khan. At just 21 years old, Babur is left defeated and homeless, wandering as a nomad around Central Asia. How will he recover from this? Join William and Anita as they explore the early life of the first Great Mughal, Babur.  To buy tickets for Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence visit: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/great-mughals-art-architecture-opulence?utm_source=empire_podcast&utm_medium=paid_editorial&utm_campaign=great_mughals_empire_podcast Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Anouska Lewis Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mughal Ruler Babur Loved Teenage Boys Babri Masjid Mughal History | Aabhas | TJD Podcast

This episode of the Bharatvaarta podcast features a deep dive into the life and complex legacy of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, with Aabhas Maldahiyar. Aabhas shares his transition from aspiring Marxist to a history enthusiast, inspired by his experiences at the Ajanta Caves and a scholarly environment fostered by his historian father. Aabhas explores Babur's unique background, tracing his lineage back to the secular Mongol empire and the Islamic Timurid empire, setting the stage for a nuanced discussion on Babur's early life, motivations, and the distinction of his invasion to Hindustan. The conversation extends to Babur's complex legacy, examining his personal traits, the dark periods of the Timurid era, and the impact of Timurid rule on India, including educational setbacks and conditions fostering British colonization. Through objective historiography and a reevaluation of Babur's contributions and characteristics, Abbas aims to provide a more nuanced understanding of India's past and the deep-seated influences on its historical trajectory, paving the way for forthcoming explorations of Persian influence and the broader context of European colonization. Topics:00:00 Introduction00:25 The Unlikely Journey from Architecture to History Writing03:22 A Marxist Lens on History and Personal Transformation09:16 Discovering the Richness of Indian History Through Architecture16:29 Challenging Historical Narratives and Embracing Rationality33:54 The Role of Social Media and Literature in Shaping Historical Perspectives39:38 Fostering a New Generation of Historians and Cultural Researchers47:19 Exploring the Controversial Legacy of Babur and the Babri Incident52:11 Unraveling Historical GDP Data and Mughal Misconceptions57:39 Diving Deep into Babur's Life and Legacy57:41 Babur's Early Struggles and the Chessboard King01:04:12 Babur's Invasion of Hindustan: Motivations and Impact01:09:32 The Complex Legacy of Babur and the Mughal Dynasty01:27:21 Exploring Babur's Personal Life and Controversies01:42:34 The Future of Historical Narratives and Sequels

Delve into the truth behind historical narratives: Were claims of Babur's sexuality accurate? Explore the controversy surrounding Taj Mahal's alleged origins as a Hindu temple. Gain profound insights into Babur's legacy with Aabhas Maldahiyar's expert analysis.

Aabhas Maldahiyar, an Architect and Urban-Designer, amalgamates an intense love for History with captivating storytelling. Initially embracing Marxism in architecture school, a visit to Ajanta's caves ignited a profound transformation. Shifting from Marxist literature to crafting fiction inspired by the Red Ideology, he delved deeper into the realms of History and Politics. Babur: The Chessboard King stands as the inaugural volume in his forthcoming series on ‘Timurid Gurkaniyan' (erroneously known as Mughals), founded on primary sources. A skilled reader of Persian manuscripts, Aabhas offers a distinctive lens to historical narratives.

In this first episode of this bonus series, we hear about Timur's devastating raid of northern India, and then follow his descendant Babur through his adventurous early years.  For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful: William Dalrymple, The Anarchy. William Dalrymple, The Last Mughal. John F. Richard, The Mughal Empire. Bamber Gascoigne, The Great Moghuls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aabhas Maldahiyar is an architect and urban designer initially drawn to Marxism, his visit to Ajanta's caves sparked a transformation, leading him to explore the connection between history, architecture, and politics. He is a skilled reader of Persian manuscripts and his works include "Modi Again: An Ex-Communist's Manifesto" and "Babur: The Chessboard Kings.” In this episode Vinamre & Aabhas discussed, - The importance of reviving Savarkar's legacy, followed by exploring the true essence of Hindutva - Islam and its sects, analyzing Marxism and communism, and his personal experiences with Marxism - Impact of the Mughal era on India's wealth and Babur's conquests and his historical legacy. If you are a History Geek and interested in knowing more about Babur and his life, then this episode is for you Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction4:13 - Savarkar & Hindutva14:43 - Understanding the Real Meaning of Hindutva19:28 - Understanding Islam and Its Different Sects22:37 - The Nupur Sharma Case25:20 - Understanding Marxism and Communism33:21 - Personal Experience with Marxism38:48 - The Archaeological Masterpiece of Ajanta Caves41:55 - Why the Left is Always Anti-Establishment46:21 - Only Hindus Can Criticize Their Religion50:51 - Why He Chose Babur for His Book56:51 - Did the Mughal Era Make India Rich?58:38 - Why Genghis Khan is Called Barbaric1:04:50 - Understanding "The Reconquista"1:09:08 - Aspirations of Timur1:12:30 - Failed and Successful Battles of Babur1:19:25 - Was Babur Bisexual?1:25:43 - The Belief in Astrological Omens1:29:07 - How His Conquests Failed1:32:15 - Why Babur was Called "Shatranj Ka Badshah"1:35:22 - Conclusion ==================================================================== This is the official channel for Dostcast, a podcast by Vinamre Kasanaa. Connect with me LinkedIn: / vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496 Instagram: / vinamrekasanaa Twitter: / vinamrekasanaa Dostcast on Instagram: / dostcast Dostcast on Twitter: / dostcast_tweets Dostcast on Facebook: / dostcast Dostcast on Snapchat: / dostcast ==================================================================== Contact Us For business inquiries: dostcast@egiplay.com

Introduction   In the 9th episode of the Gyan Jara Hatke Show, we embark on a captivating journey through the annals of Indian history with our esteemed guest, Aabhas Maldahiyar Ji, an accomplished author renowned for his illuminating works, including "Babur: The Chessboard King" and various other scholarly publications. Join us as we delve deep into the enigmatic world of the Mughals, uncovering hidden truths and challenging historical narratives.   Why Babur?   [00:02:07]   Our discussion commences with a poignant question: Why did Aabhas Maldahiyar Ji choose to delve into the life and legacy of Babur? Discover the driving forces behind his exploration of this pivotal figure in Indian history and the profound insights gained from his meticulous research.   The Ancestry and Rule of the Mughals   [00:14:40]   Venturing further, we unravel the intricate tapestry of Mughal lineage and rule. From their origins to the zenith of their power, Aabhas Maldahiyar Ji provides a comprehensive overview, shedding light on the origins of the Mughal term and the far-reaching implications of their reign.   Babur, Babri, and Shree Ram Janmabhoomi: Untangling the Threads   [00:42:08]   The intrigue deepens as we explore the intricate connections between Babur, Babri, and the revered land of Shree Ram Janmabhoomi. Aabhas Maldahiyar Ji navigates through the labyrinth of historical narratives, unravelling the complex interplay of politics, religion, and identity.   The Truth about the Taj Mahal   [00:54:10]   Amidst the grandeur of the Taj Mahal, lies a tale shrouded in controversy. Is it truly a symbol of undying love, or does it harbor deeper, darker truths? Join us as we dissect the multifaceted symbolism of this architectural marvel and delve into the prevailing artistry and education in India.   Unveiling Historical Hypocrisy   [01:11:00]   In a thought-provoking segment, Aabhas Maldahiyar Ji confronts the hypocrisy entrenched within the realms of historical discourse. Discover the vested interests and biases that often distort our understanding of the past and the urgent need for a more balanced and introspective approach.   The Real Character of Akbar   [01:19:56]   As our journey nears its conclusion, we unravel the enigma surrounding one of history's most iconic figures—Akbar the Great. Aabhas Maldahiyar Ji delves into the layers of myth and reality, offering fresh insights into the true character of this legendary ruler.   Conclusion   As we draw the curtains on this enlightening episode, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to Aabhas Maldahiyar Ji for his invaluable contributions to our understanding of Indian history. Join us next time as we continue to challenge conventions and explore the depths of human knowledge on the Gyan Jara Hatke Show.   Thank you for tuning in! Stay engaged, stay informed

In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Aabhas Maldahiyar about his new book, "Babur: The Chessboard King." Was Babur bisexual? Did he address himself as a Mughal? Was Babur a teetotaler, aka a pious Muslim? Follow Aabhas: Twitter: @Aabhas24 Book: https://amzn.eu/d/8bxYu9F #mughals #mughalshistory #mughalinvasion ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast ------------------------------------------------------------ Support The Cārvāka Podcast: Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPx... Become a Member on Fanmo: https://fanmo.in/the_carvaka_podcast Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka UPI: kushalmehra@icici To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop ------------------------------------------------------------ Follow Kushal: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraO... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakap... Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal... Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/ Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Most of us are used to talking to healthcare professionals about our cancer but we don't usually talk to them about *their* cancer.  In this podcast, we hear about what it's like to go from being the person giving a diagnosis to being the one who receives it.  Hannah, a GP, shares how she received the news of her brain tumour while at work with a waiting room full of people. Simon, a pediatrician, explains how he navigates how much of his own experience to share while at work. Mari, gynaecologist, was shocked at how other doctors often failed to acknowledge the impact of their words. And Mari's husband, Babur, a surgeon, talks about how he goes to work to fix others but the person he really wants to be able to fix is his wife.  

Sadhguru compares the legacy of Rama and Babur, and explains what India needs to do to move beyond the conflict generated by the Ram Mandir & Babri Masjid issue.  Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sadhguru compares the legacy of Rama and Babur, and explains what India needs to do to move beyond the conflict generated by the Ram Mandir & Babri Masjid issue.  Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Babri Masjid: The Babri Masjid was a mosque that was built in Ayodhya in the 16th century by Mir Baqi, a commander of the Mughal emperor Babur. The mosque was located on a hill known as Ramkot and was considered a significant religious site by both Hindus and Muslims. According to the mosque's inscriptions, it was built in 1528–29 (935 AH). The mosque was attacked and demolished by a Hindu nationalist mob in 1992, which ignited communal violence across the Indian subcontinent. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nilnia/support

Akutë Green atɔ̈ ke ye akuma riɛ̈th cë man adɛ̈ keke kɔɔr bïï Card ɣɔn cë kan jäi bɛɛr dhuɔ̈k ciɛ̈n. Babur wäär cennë kɔc rony në yen ku cë bë määr adhiac ke kɔɔr cök län benë yeen ŋɛ̈I yök.

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On this episode, debut author Vibuthi Jain joins us to chat about her new novel, Our Best Intentions, a thriller taking place in an affluent New York neighborhood that has been thrown into chaos after a high school was stabbed. In the center is Angie Singh, a gifted teenage swimmer, who's life with her single father Babur gets uravelled as she delves deeper into the case.Follow Vibuthi on IG at @vibuthiwrites and check out her debut novel Our Best Intentions, availaible now at the Books & Boba bookshop!*Support the podcast by supporting our new Patreon*Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba April 2023 pick is Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q SutantoThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast CollectiveMentioned in this episode:Books & Boba started a Patreon!After 6 and a half years, Books & Boba has started a Patreon! Our little podcast has been a wonderful labor of love and we've been proud of the book discussions and author chats that we've been able to bring to you all, but we want to do more! We've got big dreams for Books & Boba and so we're asking our community for support. Help us grow the book club so we can support more books written by Asian diaspora authors! The Books & Boba Patreon has 2 membership tiers, our “Regular Boba” tier at $3 a month which gives you access to the brand new Books & Boba members-only discord server, and the “Honey Boba” premium tier which comes with discord access as well as access to our new “Boba Chat” podcast where Marvin and Reera chat about non-book related things as well as answer member questions. Check out our patreon at patreon.com/booksandbobaPatreon

With the Rajputs pacified for the time being, Babur turns his attention to his Afghan enemies.

I remember this story from a long time ago. Back in the day our favourite sport was doing better than a classmate. How can we outdo the other, a competitor on the sports field, in the classroom or on stage. We were all trying to draw our lines longer to make the others shorter.I think the memory of that life triggered the thought behind this story for me. Perhaps Emperor Akbar had a similar dilemma on how to outdo the legacy of his ancestors, Babur and Humayun? That Akbar was called Akbar the Great is perhaps a testimony to his own decision to draw his line longer than that of the Mughal rulers before him. Who knows?Listen to this story and tell me what do you think of it.I am toying with the idea of an e-book with an accompanying playbook to help you make better use of these stories in the Classroom, LivingRoom and Boardroom. If you have been listening to these stories, I want your feedback!***

Babur has two major obstacles standing in his way in India. One of them, are the Rajputs, a mighty warrior caste.

Babur begins his first raids into India setting the stage for the establishment of the Mughal Dynasty.

Babur begins his invasion of Afghanistan but has to deal with the Uzbek warlord, Shaybani Khan.

The early life of Babur and his attempts to capture Samarkand.

The irrevocability of death is a given.   Even as I can't ever reconcile to it, I sit in awe at its messy discipline. It tears worlds asunder, leaves pain in its wake, splits, often destroys,  but moves unreconciled and unrelenting. Sometimes it gives a little air, some space - not a dawn of hope, but a sunbeam - as a vestige, but then again moves across the firmament to find its west - and waste.   As we sit beside the hospital bed of a loved one, and pray, even if it's for one more breath, deep inside we know it is against all natural laws.  But hope is what we live on. I still remember the story of the Mughal king Babur, whose son Humayun was lying nearing death, and he went around his bed three times, praying to the almighty, for the exchange of life for life, to give his son's illness to him in exchange of Babur's health, and it happened, his son was saved.   It's a desperate thought for a despairing heart.   Just as death is really a passage through life, for the surviving - the bereaved, the ones left behind -  death of a loved one is a transition, from a sensory world of togetherness to an estranged world of isolation. With a numb realisation we realise how much we are made, of what we get from those closest to us.  Their demise then is like the opening of a yawning gap, something which often never fills again. It's the absence of a voice, a touch, a quiet glance, a secret smile. It is the thinking together, it is the sharing of silences, of a bowl of soup, of seeing a sunbeam together. Of shivering in the cold, of finding warmth, of drinking coffee, of arguing, of hugging, of saying goodbye on the doorstep knowing, come evening and you would meet again.   And then all of a sudden, we realise how the absence of one life diminishes our whole world. Our accomplishments are not enough without the ardent cheerleader, our presence is not significant without that someone's acknowledgment, a life we might be living in multiples is forever laid to rest as a lonely singularity.   A loved one's mortal body dies once, and we, the survivors, die multiple times inside.   If you liked this poem, consider listening to these other poems on death's call: When Breath Becomes Air Departures What Do I Leave Behind Follow me on Instagram at @sunilgivesup. Get in touch with me on uncutpoetrynow@gmail.com Subscribe to my incandescent and poetic newsletter The Uncuts here - https://theuncuts.substack.com.   The music is a mantra for the peace of a departed soul, performed by Sahil Jagtiani, from the album "Om Namo Narayanaya Chanting".  

O imperador muçulmano que fundou a dinastia Mogol morreu faz hoje 492 anos.

In this episode, Omar and Jay discuss the rise of the "Great" Mughals. We start from the rise of Babur and follow through the empire his descendants. We do not cover the challengers to the Mughal hegemony (Maharana Pratap, Chattrapati Shivaji and Lachit Borphukan) OR the fall of the Mughal empire or other softer aspects in this episode. All that will be covered in the coming episodes.

SPEAKER:Prof. Stephen Dale is an Emeritus Professor of South Asian and Islamic History at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio USA. He has written books on Kerala (Islamic Society on the South Asian Frontier, The Mappilas of Malabar, 1498-1922 , Babur (The Garden of the Eight Paradises, Babur and the Culture of Empire in Centra Asia, Afghanistan and India, 1483-1530, ,The Muslim Empires of the Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals, The Orange Trees of Marrakesh, Ibn Khaldun and the Science of Man Babur, Timurid Prince and Mughal Emperor. He first came to India on a Fulbright Teaching grant in 1963, when he met Jawaharlal Nehru along with several other Fulbright grantees. Later he visited India many times, living in Kozhikode, Kerala and Chennai, and traveling in different parts of the country.  He was most recently in India in 2020,  with his wife, when he spoke on Babur at the Jaipur Literary Festival.EXPLORE MORE:Find out about upcoming sessions and learn how you can join them live and become a part of the conversation - https://www.argumentativeindians.comDISCLAIMER:We invite thought leaders from across the ideological spectrum. The guests in our sessions express their independent views and opinions. Argumentative Indians do not profess to subscribe, agree or endorse the same or be in any way responsible for the stance, words, and comments of our guests.Explore More at - www.argumentativeindians.comDISCLAIMER:We invite thought leaders from across the ideological spectrum. The guests in our sessions express their independent views and opinions. Argumentative Indians does not profess to subscribe, agree or endorse the same or be in anyway responsible for the stance, words and comments of our guests.

“Wait not while your foe fits arrow to bowstring when you can send your own arrow into him.” Babur, founder of the Mogul Empire.  The Mogul Empire is seen as quintessentially Indian, but was born out of Afghanistan and Central Asia. Paul and Mikey go in search of why this could be, and the long lasting effects it would have on Indian cuisine. This episode is to be enjoyed in the presence of a good curry!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the HistoryExtra podcast's 15th birthday, and to celebrate, we've asked 15 historians to nominate a figure from history they think deserves their ‘15 minutes of fame'. In this episode, Professor Margaret MacMillan nominates Babur. Speaking with Matt Elton, she considers the life and legacy of the 15th-century leader, who founded the Mughal empire – and kept a renowned diary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mirchi Bangla presents Dipanwita Roy's Bamapada Babur Chhobi on Sunday SuspenseBamapadabau, Morol - Sankari Prasad MitraBasanti - RaiAuctioneer - AgniVillage child - SamapanOther voices - Nilankur, SayanuAtul, Direction - PushpalIntroduction, Narration, Creative Supervision - DeepProduction & Sound Design - Soumo & Subho (Crostec)Poster Design - Join the DotsExecutive Producer - AltoInternsArpan ChatterjeeSaptanil MajiUtsa DeyEnjoy and stay connected with us!!Subscribe to us :http://bit.ly/SubscribeMirchiBanglaLike us on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/MirchiBangla/Follow us on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mirchibangla/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mogul 1526-1857 While there were only six major rulers of this dynasty who left their mark on Indian history, Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb, there were a total of 21 Mughal emperors who ruled India for more than 3 centuries https://www.news9live.com/knowledge/from-babur-to-bahadur-shah-zafar-check-full-list-of-mughal-emperors-who-ruled-india-173334 Ottoman Empire 1299-1922 A total of 36 Sultans ruled the Ottoman… Continue reading Take from Allah’s treasures The post Take from Allah’s treasures appeared first on Mahmood Habib Masjid and Islamic Centre - We came to give, not to take..

About Avinash BaburAvinash was born and raised in Dubai, and he decided to follow his father's footsteps into the insurance industry. He is the founder of InsuranceMarket.ae, he started the company in his 20s which now has over 600 staff members and over 150,000 policy holders.About this episodeIn this episode Avinash talks about his passion for entrepreneurship and business, as well as how he formed insurancemarket.aeTune in for an interesting conversation!Quotes"Once you get into business and you take the plunge, you keep discovering opportunities.""Being short of resources is actually a very very powerful thing because it forces you to be prudent and deploy your little bit of capital very carefully.""The biggest challenge was trying to make a mark, build a brand but not having any capital to do so.""As long as you have the right values and you have a good foundation, you can actually start somewhere and go from there.""Pay attention to all of the people around you, and make sure you add value and you are showing something meaningful to all of them." Useful LinksWebsite: https://insurancemarket.ae/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insurancemarket.ae/Twitter: https://twitter.com/InsuranceMarke9Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsuranceMarketAEYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpSjtuKHTp7o4py2TB-j45AThe Matrix Green Pill Podcast: https://thematrixgreenpill.com/

नमस्ते दोस्तों! The Ranveer Show हिंदी के 92nd Episode में आप सभी का स्वागत है. आज के Podcast में हमारे साथ जुड़ चुके हैं TRS के All Time Superstar Abhijit Chavda जो एक बेहतरीन Theoretical Physicist, Technologist, History & Geopolitics के Researcher और Writer. इसके अलावा वो Public Speaker, YouTuber, Influential Tweeter, NewsX, Republic TV और Times Now के TV Panelist भी हैं। उनके पास ज्ञान का इतना भंडार है कि उन्हें Polymath बुलाना बिल्कुल गलत नहीं होगा। इस Podcast में हम बात करेंगे ढ़ेर सारी बातें India Pakistan Conflict, Indian Pre Independence History, Mughal Invasions, Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Maratha Empire, Mughal Maratha Battle, Genetic Lineage, Haplogroup F, Patrilineal और Matrilineal Lineage के बारे में। साथ ही साथ हम बात करेंगे Mahatma Gandhi और Muhammad Ali Jinnah की Early Life, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, Khilafat Movement, Law Practice In South Africa, Indian National Congress Party, Communist Party, All India Muslim League और World War II के Effects के बारे में और भी ढ़ेर सारी बातें। मैं आशा करता हूँ कि ये Video आप सभी Viewers को पसंद आएगा। खास तौर पर उन सभी को जिन्हें India Independence History और Geopolitics के बारे में जानने में Interest है। Subhas Chandra Bose की Death, Partition Of India, Pakistan, Pashtunistan, Afghanistan Conflict, Royal Indian Navy Mutiny, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru और Anglo Indian War जैसी चीज़ों के बारे में हम Discuss करेंगे इस Hindi Podcast में सिर्फ और सिर्फ आपके Favourite BeerBiceps Hindi Channel Ranveer Allahbadia पर।

Satyajit Ray's Banku babur Bondhu is a story that you have heard on Sunday Suspense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Things are bad -- so bad that he's written two books about it. Aakar Patel joins Amit Varma in episode 270 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss politics, the media and his reasons for being hopeful in spite of all the doom and gloom. Also check out: 1. Aakar Patel on Twitter, Amazon, Deccan Chronicle, Business Standard and the Times of India. 2. Our Hindu Rashtra: What It Is. How We Got Here -- Aakar Patel. 3. Price of the Modi Years -- Aakar Patel. 4. The Intellectual Foundations of Hindutva -- Episode 115 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Aakar Patel). 5. The Tank Man video. (And the Wikipedia page.) 6. August Landmesser, who may have been the man who didn't salute. 7. The Life and Times of Abhinandan Sekhri -- Episode 254 of The Seen and the Unseen. 8. Amit Varma's Twitter thread on Westland shutting down. 9. Exit, Voice, and Loyalty -- Albert O. Hirschman. 10. Selected episode of The Seen and the Unseen on the economy: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 11. Nehru: The Debates that Defined India — Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain. 12. Nehru's Debates -- Episode 262 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain.) 13. Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India — Akshaya Mukul. 14. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism -- Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul). 15. A People's Constitution -- Rohit De. 16. Narendra Modi takes a Great Leap Backwards — Amit Varma on Demonetisation. 17. Most of Amit Varma's writing on DeMon, collected in one Twitter thread. 18. India's Undeclared Emergency -- Arvind Narrain. 19. The Silent Coup: A History of India's Deep State — Josy Joseph. 20. India's Security State -- Episode 242 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Josy Joseph). 21. Colours of the Cage: A Prison Memoir -- Arun Ferreira. 22. Sixteen Stormy Days — Tripurdaman Singh. 23. The First Assault on Our Constitution -- Episode 194 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Tripurdaman Singh). 24. Integral Humanism -- Deendayal Upadhyaya. 25. The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind -- Gustave le Bon. 26. Crowds and Power -- Elias Canetti. 27. The Life and Times of Nirupama Rao -- Episode 269 of The Seen and the Unseen. 28. Kashmir and Article 370 -- Episode 134 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Srinath Raghavan). 29. Steven Van Zandt: Springsteen, the death of rock and Van Morrison on Covid — Richard Purden. 30. State Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century -- Francis Fukuyama. 31. The Origins of Political Order -- Francis Fukuyama. 32. Political Order and Political Decay -- Francis Fukuyama. 33. The Great Man Theory of History. 34. Modi's Domination – What We Often Overlook — Keshava Guha. 35. My Country, My Life -- LK Advani. 36. Modi's Lost Opportunity -- Episode 119 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Salman Soz). 37. A Rude Life — Vir Sanghvi. 38. The Life and Times of Vir Sanghvi -- Episode 236 of The Seen and the Unseen. 39. Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi — Vinay Sitapati. 40. The BJP Before Modi -- Episode 202 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vinay Sitapati). 41. Lessons from an Ankhon Dekhi Prime Minister -- Amit Varma. 42. Excerpts from Narendra Modi's interview by Madhu Kishwar. 43. Obituary of a Culture -- Ashis Nandy. 44. The Second Coming — William Butler Yeats. 45. Beware of the Useful Idiots -- Amit Varma. 46. Joy Das's tweet thread about Indian Muslims being called Pakistanis. 47. Television Price Controls -- Episode 27 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ashok Malik). 48. Fighting Fake News -- Episode 133 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pratik Sinha). 49. Dhanya Rajendran Fights the Gaze -- Episode 267 of The Seen and the Unseen. 50. Aakar Patel's tweet on protests as a craft. 51. Here Comes The Groom: A Conservative Case for Gay Marriage -- Andrew Sullivan. 52. Radically Networked Societies -- Episode 158 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Aakar Patel). 53. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Kumar Gandharva on Spotify. 54. The Histories -- Herodotus. 55. Plato, Aristotle, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Julius Caesar on Amazon. 56. Baburnama: A Memoir -- Babur. 57. The Life of the Bee -- Maurice Maeterlinck. 58. Edward O Wilson on Amazon. 59. NASASpaceflight on YouTube. 60. Ludwig van Beethoven on Spotify. Check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free!

To conquer outwardly should you first conquer inwardly? Or is conquer simply the wrong word? This episode starts with the above question. Drawing from examples from the life of the Great Mughal Emperor Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad Babur the term 'conquest' is re-examined with Life Coach Rishad Ahmed reframing the question and the labels attached to it. 

A wine podcast inspired by Barbarian Empires of the Steppes and the Silk Road? We got that!   This episode on the wine history of Uzbekistan was inspired by Mongols, Mughals, and explorers: Genghis/Ginngis Kahn, Tamerlane/Timur, Babur, and Marco Polo all passed through, conquered, loved, loved to conquer - or were kicked out of - Samarkand, the crossroads of civilization.  Who brought the grapes, and who started the wine industry? What happened under soviet rule? Who tried to tear it down? What's being done to move the historic wine culture forward? Let's explore this and other curious nuggets of stuff you never thought you wanted to know about wine, but are delighted to learn! Resources from this episode: Books: The Oxford Companion to Wine [Kindle Edition], Robinson, J. & Harding J. (2015)  Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours [Kindle Edition], Robinson, J., Harding, J., Vouillamoz, J. (2013) Websites: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook: Uzbekistan (last updated 16 February 2022) https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/uzbekistan/ ENews Channel Africa: Uzbekistan pulls out the stops for fine winemaking, (9 December 2018) https://www.enca.com/life/uzbekistan-pulls-out-stops-fine-winemaking Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Culitvated Plants: Vitis International Variety Catalog (VIVC), Bayan Shirei the https://www.vivc.de/?r=passport%2Fview&id=1049 Let's Go Uzbekistan: History of the development of viticulture and winemaking in Uzbekistan (2018) https://www.letsgouzbekistan.com/en/blog/history_of_wine_making_in_uzbekistan OIV: Uzbekistan becomes the 47th Member State of the OIV (6 November 2018) https://www.oiv.int/en/oiv-life/uzbekistan-becomes-the-47th-member-state-of-the-oiv Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty: Uncorking Uzbekistan's Wine Business, Bowdle, N. (12 December 2018) https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-wine-business/29652570.html Silk Road Research: Samarkind, Eminer, M.  https://silkroadresearch.blog/uzbekistan/samarkind/ Sommeliers International: Where the wine route crosses the silk road (June 2015)  https://www.sommeliers-international.com/en/World/uzbekistan_-where-the-wine-route-crosses-the-silk-road.aspx Travel Tomorrow: Samarkand's Khorovenko Winery, Embassy of Uzbekistan to the Benelux and Missions to the EU and NATO (17 November 2021) https://traveltomorrow.com/samarkands-khovorenko-winery/ Uzbekistan Research Online: Aspects of Tourism Development in Uzbekistan - Wine Tourism, Inoyatova, S.I. (2019) https://uzjournals.edu.uz/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1206&context=iqtisodiyot Wein Plus: Bayanshira (23 June 2021) https://glossary.wein.plus/bayanshira World Atlas: Uzbekistan https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/uzbekistan World History: Genghis Khan, Cartwright, M. (16 September 2019) https://www.worldhistory.org/Genghis_Khan/ Related Podcasts from Glass in Session®: S8E3: Once Upon a Wine Grape in Afghanistan -  https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s8e3-once-upon-a-wine-grape-in-afghanistan   Glass in Session® is a registered trademark of Vino With Val, LLC. Music: “Write Your Story” by Joystock (Jamendo.com cc_Standard License, Jamendo S.A.)

In his book Leadership Shastra, Pradeep Chakravarthy asks the question - What if history could be made to work for us in very real ways? And he answers it in a substantial research backed manner. He studies the lives of well-known historical figures like Shivaji, Babur, Ahilyabai Holkar, Sankaradeva and many others with a view to understanding their motivations, actions and legacies. The book examines how developing a comprehension of our past could be the key to understanding our own selves, our actions, motivations and of those around us. In this episode of BIC Talks, in conversation with Srikrishna Ramamoorthy, Pradeep discusses the view of history as both useful and inspirational is unconventional: it is revealed here as a discipline that can be used for self-assessment and self-motivation. 

This week we're joined by Babur Ilchi, program director at Campaign for Uyghurs, which works to promote and advocate for the human rights and democratic freedoms of the Uyghurs and other Turkic people in East Turkistan. Born in Hotan, China, and now living in Canada, Babur is unable to visit the grave of his grandfather, who died shortly after being released from an internment camp, or even talk to family there. He hasn't been to his hometown since 2015. Babur defines the region in question for us, including its recent history, geography, proper pronunciation, and people, who are predominantly Muslim. We learn that since 2016/2017, the Chinese Communist Party has detained upward of 3 million Uyghurs, under the guise of what the state is calling reeducation camps providing vocational training and ensuring protection against Islamic terrorism. Starting with the replacement of Islamic symbols by communist propaganda and the rounding up of imams, this appalling humanitarian crisis initially began as religious and ethnic persecution. People were forced to renounce their identity, faith, and language while praising the Chinese President. The government then began systemically placing people in labor camps and prisons, where further abuses like brainwashing, torture, rape, forced abortions, and the sterilization of women are occurring. Even outside these camps there is heavy surveillance, checkpoints, the gathering of biometric date, and more sterilization. We ask why it's taken so long for this crisis to be made public, and how we know what we know now, given the shroud of secrecy the government has enforced. We ask if the United States' declaration of the abuse as genocide has set any relief in motion, and why certain other countries likely aren't following suit (spoiler alert: it involves the economy, and possibly some of your favorite brands). Babur answers all of these questions and more about this horrific situation first-hand, while providing resources and things we can do to help, including calling for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics in 2022. Please educate yourself, whether here or elsewhere, and spread the word. Follow Babur and his nonprofit on Twitter @BaburIlchi and @CUyghurs and Instagram @baburilchi and @campaignforuyghurs. Babur also cohosts Tarim Talks, a podcast that shares the experiences of Uyghurs across the global diaspora. Please listen, write your Congressional rep, donate to groups doing advocacy, and pray, if you're the praying sort, for these atrocities to end quickly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices