A new take on India’s history

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🗓️ 19 October 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Professor Richard M Eaton discusses his book, India in the Persianate Age, 1000–1765, which explores the nation’s rich history across eight centuries and argues that we should see it through a cultural, rather than purely religious, lens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:46.2	Hello and welcome to the History Extra podcast from BBC History Magazine, Britain's best-selling history magazine.
0:55.8	I'm Ellie Cawthorne.
0:59.6	Today's podcast guest is Richard M. Eaton,
1:02.7	Professor of History at the University of Arizona.
1:08.1	His book, India in the Persian at age 1,000 to 1765,
1:12.6	is among the titles shortlisted for this year's Kuntil History Prize,
1:15.1	of which History Extra is a media partner.
1:21.0	Our world history editor, Matt Elton, caught up with Richard to find out why he thinks we need to shift our understanding of India's history.
1:24.6	Your book, India and the Persian Age, covers a vast expanse of time and space,
1:30.4	and it might seem slightly counterproductive, but I wondered if we could start by talking about
1:34.7	some of the misconceptions that your book sets out to kind of rectify, both in terms of India's
1:41.7	position in the world and India's history more generally?
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