MISREPRESENTED tells stories that challenge the way you think about how history gets made. The show was recently awarded the Gotham Film & Media Institute and Variety Magazine's Audio Honor "in recognition of their innovations in audio storytelling." It's also been featured by Apple Podcasts and has become a Top 100 hit in over a dozen countries.
MISREPRESENTED is produced by Kahaani, a project to put the world back in world history. Learn more at www.kahaani.io
Chai Lies
It's the season finale, y'all! So it's time to investigate the history of the Desi diaspora's favorite symbol. Warning, it's not a warm, cozy story. VISUALSThe BBC investigation of an Assam plantation that you hear at the very end of the episodeA map of Assam GLOSSARYPashmina: a Kashmiri shawl made of spun cashmere from the Changthangi goatCanton: known today as Guangzhou, Canton is a huge port city in China on the eastern bank of the Pearl River.Sharbat: a sweet cordial made from fruits or flow
Footnotes with Manu Pillai
A conversation with writer Manu Pillai about Episode 3, The Last* Hindu Empire. Topics covered include the similarities between Ukraine, Russia, and the Deccan Sultanates. ABOUT MANU PILLAIManu S Pillai is the author of The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore, for which he won the 2016 Tata Lit Live Prize for best first work of non-fiction and the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar.He has written three other books since: Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji, The Court
The Last* Hindu Empire
How did a wealthy, cosmopolitan empire go from thriving to collapsing in a matter of days? This episode explores the many histories of the fall of the last Hindu Empire in South India. VISUALSThe Hampi bazaar that blew Niki’s mindA painting depicting the very moment that Rama Raya is beheaded!A map of the Vijayanagara and Deccan Sultanate territoriesGLOSSARYDeccanThe Deccan plateau is one of the most fertile regions in South Asia and has produced many major empires including the Pallavas, Chaluk
Footnotes: astronomy, secrecy, and John Zubrzycki
Niki speaks with author John Zubrzycki about the Jaipur royal family and Jai Singh’s penchant for astronomy. We also share a cut scene detailing a Maharaja’s secret affair with the British.This is an addendum to episode 2, The Myth of the Pink City. Visit our website for an annotated transcript GLOSSARYMarathas: The Marathas were an amalgamation of clans all originating from modern day Maharashtra. They gained prominence during the decline of the Mughal Empire, and eventually carved out the Mara
Footnotes with Manu Bhagavan
Niki speaks with historian Manu Bhagavan about Sayajirao Gaekwar III and the Durbar Incident.PS This is an addendum to episode one, so be sure to listen to "The Durbar Incident" first.PPS Manu Bhagavan's name is pronounced Muh-noo Bug-uh-vun VISUALSThe Gaumont Company’s clip in which the Maharaja of Mysore is wrongly identified as the Gaekwar of Baroda. (2:28 onwards)A colorized version of a clip which shows Sayajirao paying his respects to the British monarchs. GLOSSARYSecretary of State for
The Myth of the Pink City
A story about how fiction becomes fact involving scheming poets, an enterprising beauty queen, and a Guinness World Record. Plus, a conspiracy theory about a powerful dynasty! VISUALSDefinitive proof that the city was pink long before British arrival, i.e., a painting from the 18th centuryA painting depicting a procession with the Maharaja of Jaipur and Prince of Wales in 1876A clip of Gayatri Devi sharing her sharp opinions on Indira Gandhi during her 1967 campaign.GLOSSARYPrince of Wales: A ti
The Durbar Incident
In 1911, the British Raj hosted a party that became the site of a huge international scandal. The premiere episode of MISREPRESENTED investigates: was the incident an act of resistance…or a simple mistake? MUSIC CREDITS (in order of appearance)Slow Down by AkrtiWithout You by KumailGotta Be by SickflipClass Sikh Maut Vol II by Prabhe Deep, Seedhe Maut & Sez on the BeatDilli Darshan by GHZI PURANNOTATED TRANSCRIPTVisit www.kahaani.io/durbar-incident to view an annotated transcript with timestam
Preface
Why a group of Americans made a podcast about South Asian history. First episode drops November 18 - subscribe so that you can listen as soon as it's out For more information, visit www.kahaani.io/misrepresented