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New Books in French StudiesJessica Namakkal, "Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India" (Columbia UP, 2021)After India achieved independence from the British in 1947, there remained five scattered territories governed by the French imperial state. It was not until 1962 that France fully relinquished control. Once decolonization took hold across the subcontinent, Western-led ashrams and utopian communities remained in and around the former French territory of Pondicherry—most notably the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and the Auroville experimental township, which continue to thrive and draw tourists today.Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India (Columbia UP, 2021) presents a new account of the history of twentieth-century French India to show how colonial projects persisted bey...2025-01-011h 24
New Books in HistoryJessica Namakkal, "Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India" (Columbia UP, 2021)After India achieved independence from the British in 1947, there remained five scattered territories governed by the French imperial state. It was not until 1962 that France fully relinquished control. Once decolonization took hold across the subcontinent, Western-led ashrams and utopian communities remained in and around the former French territory of Pondicherry—most notably the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and the Auroville experimental township, which continue to thrive and draw tourists today.Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India (Columbia UP, 2021) presents a new account of the history of twentieth-century French India to show how colonial projects persisted bey...2025-01-011h 24
Off the Page: A Columbia University Press PodcastJessica Namakkal, "Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India" (Columbia UP, 2021)After India achieved independence from the British in 1947, there remained five scattered territories governed by the French imperial state. It was not until 1962 that France fully relinquished control. Once decolonization took hold across the subcontinent, Western-led ashrams and utopian communities remained in and around the former French territory of Pondicherry—most notably the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and the Auroville experimental township, which continue to thrive and draw tourists today.Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India (Columbia UP, 2021) presents a new account of the history of twentieth-century French India to show how colonial projects persisted bey...2025-01-011h 24
New Books in Buddhist StudiesRichard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)Though fascinated with the land of their tradition’s birth, virtually no Japanese Buddhists visited the Indian subcontinent before the nineteenth century. In the richly illustrated Seeking Śākyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism (U Chicago Press, 2019), Richard M. Jaffe reveals the experiences of the first Japanese Buddhists who traveled to South Asia in search of Buddhist knowledge beginning in 1873. Analyzing the impact of these voyages on Japanese conceptions of Buddhism, he argues that South Asia developed into a pivotal nexus for the development of twentieth-century Japanese Buddhism. Jaffe shows that Japan’s growing economic ties to the su...2024-05-051h 06
New Books in Japanese StudiesRichard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)Though fascinated with the land of their tradition’s birth, virtually no Japanese Buddhists visited the Indian subcontinent before the nineteenth century. In the richly illustrated Seeking Śākyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism (U Chicago Press, 2019), Richard M. Jaffe reveals the experiences of the first Japanese Buddhists who traveled to South Asia in search of Buddhist knowledge beginning in 1873. Analyzing the impact of these voyages on Japanese conceptions of Buddhism, he argues that South Asia developed into a pivotal nexus for the development of twentieth-century Japanese Buddhism. Jaffe shows that Japan’s growing economic ties to the su...2024-05-051h 06
New Books in Indian ReligionsRichard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)Though fascinated with the land of their tradition’s birth, virtually no Japanese Buddhists visited the Indian subcontinent before the nineteenth century. In the richly illustrated Seeking Śākyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism (U Chicago Press, 2019), Richard M. Jaffe reveals the experiences of the first Japanese Buddhists who traveled to South Asia in search of Buddhist knowledge beginning in 1873. Analyzing the impact of these voyages on Japanese conceptions of Buddhism, he argues that South Asia developed into a pivotal nexus for the development of twentieth-century Japanese Buddhism. Jaffe shows that Japan’s growing economic ties to the su...2024-05-051h 06
The University of Chicago Press PodcastRichard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)Though fascinated with the land of their tradition’s birth, virtually no Japanese Buddhists visited the Indian subcontinent before the nineteenth century. In the richly illustrated Seeking Śākyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism (U Chicago Press, 2019), Richard M. Jaffe reveals the experiences of the first Japanese Buddhists who traveled to South Asia in search of Buddhist knowledge beginning in 1873. Analyzing the impact of these voyages on Japanese conceptions of Buddhism, he argues that South Asia developed into a pivotal nexus for the development of twentieth-century Japanese Buddhism. Jaffe shows that Japan’s growing economic ties to the su...2024-05-051h 06
New Books in East Asian StudiesRichard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)Though fascinated with the land of their tradition’s birth, virtually no Japanese Buddhists visited the Indian subcontinent before the nineteenth century. In the richly illustrated Seeking Śākyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism (U Chicago Press, 2019), Richard M. Jaffe reveals the experiences of the first Japanese Buddhists who traveled to South Asia in search of Buddhist knowledge beginning in 1873. Analyzing the impact of these voyages on Japanese conceptions of Buddhism, he argues that South Asia developed into a pivotal nexus for the development of twentieth-century Japanese Buddhism. Jaffe shows that Japan’s growing economic ties to the su...2024-05-051h 06
New Books in ReligionRichard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)Though fascinated with the land of their tradition’s birth, virtually no Japanese Buddhists visited the Indian subcontinent before the nineteenth century. In the richly illustrated Seeking Śākyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism (U Chicago Press, 2019), Richard M. Jaffe reveals the experiences of the first Japanese Buddhists who traveled to South Asia in search of Buddhist knowledge beginning in 1873. Analyzing the impact of these voyages on Japanese conceptions of Buddhism, he argues that South Asia developed into a pivotal nexus for the development of twentieth-century Japanese Buddhism. Jaffe shows that Japan’s growing economic ties to the su...2024-05-051h 06
New Books in Intellectual HistoryRichard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)Though fascinated with the land of their tradition’s birth, virtually no Japanese Buddhists visited the Indian subcontinent before the nineteenth century. In the richly illustrated Seeking Śākyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism (U Chicago Press, 2019), Richard M. Jaffe reveals the experiences of the first Japanese Buddhists who traveled to South Asia in search of Buddhist knowledge beginning in 1873. Analyzing the impact of these voyages on Japanese conceptions of Buddhism, he argues that South Asia developed into a pivotal nexus for the development of twentieth-century Japanese Buddhism. Jaffe shows that Japan’s growing economic ties to the su...2024-05-051h 06
New Books in South Asian StudiesRichard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)Though fascinated with the land of their tradition’s birth, virtually no Japanese Buddhists visited the Indian subcontinent before the nineteenth century. In the richly illustrated Seeking Śākyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism (U Chicago Press, 2019), Richard M. Jaffe reveals the experiences of the first Japanese Buddhists who traveled to South Asia in search of Buddhist knowledge beginning in 1873. Analyzing the impact of these voyages on Japanese conceptions of Buddhism, he argues that South Asia developed into a pivotal nexus for the development of twentieth-century Japanese Buddhism. Jaffe shows that Japan’s growing economic ties to the su...2024-05-051h 06
The Edge PodcastAtlas, ChatGPT for Smart Contracts | Quick HitSamee Siddiqui is the CoFounder and CEO of Atlas.
In this Quick Hit, we review Atlas and their new ChatGPT tool for writing smart contracts. Atlas is self-described as the fastest way to build on Ethereum, L2s, and any EVM chain. Samee gives us a live demo and talks about why it's so crucial that we radically lower the barrier to building protocols and dApps with tooling like Atlas.
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T...2023-07-2730 min
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 22: Preview of the 2023 Women's T20i World Cup with Eman (hosted by Zoha Chishti)This is a special episode in which Zoha Chishti previewed the 2023 Women's T20i World Cup and discussed the Pakistani Women's team in-depth. Please do check out their wonderful conversation and follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zchishtii & https://twitter.com/exharrieThey also have an excellent YouTube show that you can find on the Change of Pace's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ChangeofPaceLive/videosI also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventuresYou can donate to my patreon...2023-02-1139 minPakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 21: The History of Pakistani Women's Cricket with Aayush Puthran (hosted by Zainub Razvi)This is a special episode in which Zainub Razvi interviewed Aayush Puthran on his wonderful new book, Unveiling Jazbaa: A History of Pakistan Women’s Cricket.You can find them on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/aayushputhran & https://twitter.com/zainubrazviI also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventuresYou can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpodYou can follow me on...2023-01-131h 02
Bits and Pieces : The friendliest cricket podcastEp 48: India Pakistan Cricket PodcastOn episode 48 of the friendliest cricket podcast, we have 50-50 India Pak representation as Samee Siddiqui joins the Bits and Pieces stable with Zainub, PGK, and Tony. Join in to find out what Pakistan really thought about the Indian team growing up, our collective disgust of Bazball, and the therapeautic white noise space that helps you get through life like a KL Rahul innings.
Follow us:
Samee: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast
Zainub: https://twitter.com/zainubrazvi
PGK: https://twitter.com/peegeekay
Tony: https...2022-12-0558 min
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 20: Conversation with Jarrod Kimber Part II: Shadab Khan, Matthew Hayden, and CoachingI had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Jarrod Kimber on all sorts of subjects today. This is Part II of the conversation where we discuss Shadab Khan's action + his suitability or otherwise for Test Cricket & coaching (including a long conversation about Matthew Hayden and his mentoring role for Pakistan).
Check out Episode 19 to listen to Part I of my conversation with Jarrod where we talked about Leg Spin & the T20i World Cup.
You can find Jarrod Kimber here = https://twitter.com/benjonescricket
I also want to say thank you to DeKobe...2022-11-2953 min
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 19: Conversation with Jarrod Kimber Part I: Leg Spin, Mushtaq Ahmed, Shane Warne, & Pakistan at the T20i World CupI had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Jarrod Kimber on all sorts of subjects today. This is Part I of the interview where we discuss Pakistan's performance at the T20i World Cup in Australia, his love for Mushtaq Ahmed, the impact of Shane Warne on Australian cricket, the technical aspects of leg spin, as well as the brilliance of Abdul Qadir.
Check out Part II which should be coming out in a week or so!
You can find Jarrod Kimber here = https://twitter.com/benjonescricket
I also want to say thank you to D...2022-11-2157 min
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 18: Pakistan Fan Forum on the Men’s 2022 T20i World Cup and England’s Victory over Pakistan (Guest Hosted by Faraz Qasim)This is a special episode as it is the first episode where Faraz Qasim, from the Relukattay PSL Show, is guest hosting and we had a wonderful panel: Abdullah Ansari, Hania, Osama Ahmed, Alvina Ahmed, Ali Siddiqui, and Salaar Shamsi.
Please check out Faraz's PSL show here: https://www.youtube.com/RelukattayShow
And all the people featured on this episode on the following Twitter handles:
Faraz Qasim: @farazqasim
Abdullah Ansari: @Abdullah719_
Alvina Ahmed: @alvinaahmeds
Salaar Shamsi: @caniyaar
Osama: @sporrtingnerd
Hania: @hania19x
Ali Siddiqui: @Janab_e_Ali
I also want to say thank you to...2022-11-141h 20New Books in East Asian StudiesMorgan Pitelka, "Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan" (Cambridge UP, 2022)The Japanese provincial city of Ichijōdani was destroyed in the civil wars of the late sixteenth century but never rebuilt. Archaeological excavations have since uncovered the most detailed late medieval urban site in the country. Drawing on analysis of specific excavated objects and decades of archaeological evidence to study daily life in Ichijōdani, Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan (Cambridge UP, 2022) illuminates the city's layout, the possessions and houses of its residents, its politics and experience of war, and religious and cultural networks. Morgan Pitelka demonstrates how provincial centers could be dynamic and vibr...2022-11-0857 min
New Books in ArchaeologyMorgan Pitelka, "Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan" (Cambridge UP, 2022)The Japanese provincial city of Ichijōdani was destroyed in the civil wars of the late sixteenth century but never rebuilt. Archaeological excavations have since uncovered the most detailed late medieval urban site in the country. Drawing on analysis of specific excavated objects and decades of archaeological evidence to study daily life in Ichijōdani, Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan (Cambridge UP, 2022) illuminates the city's layout, the possessions and houses of its residents, its politics and experience of war, and religious and cultural networks. Morgan Pitelka demonstrates how provincial centers could be dynamic and vibr...2022-11-0857 min
New Books in Early Modern HistoryMorgan Pitelka, "Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan" (Cambridge UP, 2022)The Japanese provincial city of Ichijōdani was destroyed in the civil wars of the late sixteenth century but never rebuilt. Archaeological excavations have since uncovered the most detailed late medieval urban site in the country. Drawing on analysis of specific excavated objects and decades of archaeological evidence to study daily life in Ichijōdani, Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan (Cambridge UP, 2022) illuminates the city's layout, the possessions and houses of its residents, its politics and experience of war, and religious and cultural networks. Morgan Pitelka demonstrates how provincial centers could be dynamic and vibr...2022-11-0857 minNew Books in Japanese StudiesMorgan Pitelka, "Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan" (Cambridge UP, 2022)The Japanese provincial city of Ichijōdani was destroyed in the civil wars of the late sixteenth century but never rebuilt. Archaeological excavations have since uncovered the most detailed late medieval urban site in the country. Drawing on analysis of specific excavated objects and decades of archaeological evidence to study daily life in Ichijōdani, Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan (Cambridge UP, 2022) illuminates the city's layout, the possessions and houses of its residents, its politics and experience of war, and religious and cultural networks. Morgan Pitelka demonstrates how provincial centers could be dynamic and vibr...2022-11-0857 min
New Books in Medieval HistoryMorgan Pitelka, "Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan" (Cambridge UP, 2022)The Japanese provincial city of Ichijōdani was destroyed in the civil wars of the late sixteenth century but never rebuilt. Archaeological excavations have since uncovered the most detailed late medieval urban site in the country. Drawing on analysis of specific excavated objects and decades of archaeological evidence to study daily life in Ichijōdani, Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan (Cambridge UP, 2022) illuminates the city's layout, the possessions and houses of its residents, its politics and experience of war, and religious and cultural networks. Morgan Pitelka demonstrates how provincial centers could be dynamic and vibr...2022-11-0857 min
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 17: Ben Jones from Cricviz on Pakistan during the T20i World Cup and the semifinal against New Zealand (co-hosted by CoverDrive)I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Ben Jones from Cricviz on Pakistan's performances at the T20i World Cup in Australia, alongside CD or Assad from the Cover Drive Podcast.
We talked about the ultra-aggressive batting of Muhammad Haris, the brilliance of Pakistani bowling, and what to expect from the semi-final vs New Zealand.
We began the conversation reflecting on the madness that saw Pakistan qualify for the knockout round, after South Africa lost to the Netherlands.
You can find them on Twitter here:
Ben Jones = https://twitter.com/benjonescricket
CD= https://twitter.com/CoverDriveCric...2022-11-0754 min
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 16: Panel on the ”Spirit of Cricket: Past & Present” w/ Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, Andrew Fidel Fernando, & Melinda Farrell (co-hosted w/ Zainub Razvi)This is a really special podcast as I have the pleasure of hosting an all-star panel on the 'Spirit of Cricket' and the 'mankad' with Zainub Razvi.
We have three of the best cricket writers in the world with us today: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, Andrew Fidel Fernando, & Melinda Farrell.
You can find them on Twitter here:
Melinda = https://twitter.com/melindafarrell
Fidel = https://twitter.com/afidelf
Siddhartha = https://twitter.com/sidvee
Please also check out Siddhartha's wonderful cricket podcast, 81 All Out, where he discusses some of the issues raised in our conversation: https://podcasts.ap...2022-10-121h 02
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 15: Aatif Nawaz on Comedy, Commentary, & the England-Pakistan T20i SeriesI had a great time chatting with the Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, Writer, Presenter and Cricket Commentator, Aatif Nawaz.
We discussed his unusual journey into cricket commentary, the art of commentating, BBC's Test Match Special, and, at the end, I also asked him to reflect on the recently concluded T20i series between England and Pakistan.
Here is his website: http://aatifnawaz.com/
I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures
You can donate to my patreon page if yo...2022-10-031h 05
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 14: Matt Roller on T20 Cricket & England’s T20i Series in Pakistan (Co-Hosted by Alvina Ahmed)I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Roller alongside my co-host Alvina Ahmed. Matt writes for ESPN Cricinfo and recently won the Young Journalist of the Year award by the ECB.
You can find Matt on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mroller98
Here is his article on the Art of the T20 finisher: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1309301/the-art-of-the-t20-finisher
I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures
You can donate to my patreon page if you would lik...2022-09-2635 min
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 13: Pakistan Fan Forum on the Asia Cup 2022 and Sri Lankan Victory over Pakistan in the FinalHad the pleasure of speaking to 6 brilliant fans on the first "Pakistan Fan Forum" on the Asia Cup 2022. Although he discuss the defeat and the problems in our approach, he begin by looking at Sri Lanka's brilliant victory and end with some positives (namely Naseem Shah and Nawaz). Unfortunately, we also had to address the possibility of another Shoaib Malik return!
You can find the panelists here:
Alvina: https://twitter.com/alvinaahmeds
Assad: https://twitter.com/CoverDriveCric
Raiyan: https://twitter.com/CricCritic2
Zain: https://twitter.com/PresidentMisbah
...2022-09-121h 40
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 12: Review of the Pakistan Tour of Sri Lanka w/ Andrew Fidel Fernando from ESPN CricinfoSo I’m really lucky to have interviewed Andrew Fidel Fernando—one of my favorite cricket writers—last week (August 3rd 2022).
Fidel writes for ESPN Cricinfo and is also the author of a wonderful book entitled, Upon a Sleepless Isle: Travels in Sri Lanka by bus, cycle and trishaw.
You can find Andrew Fidel Fernando on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/afidelf
Here is his article on Sri Lanka's World Cup Victory in 1996: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/834255/the-lion-s-fairy-tale
I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use hi...2022-08-0859 min
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 11: The “Pace is Pace Yaar” Reunion Episode co-hosted with Zainub RazviThis is a special episode because not only is Zainub Razvi joining me as a guest host, we are joined by 6 members of “Pace is Pace Yaar” (aka PiPY). I want to thank two people in particular for making this happen: Zainub for coming up with the idea as well as the most important questions & Osman Samiuddin for helping me get MOST of the crew together.
You can find PiPY on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/PaceisPaceYaar
And some of PiPY's podcasts here: https://soundcloud.com/paceispaceyaar
You can find Zainub on Twitter here...2022-08-061h 17
The Alt Asset Allocation Podcast77: Building Blockchain Games with Samee SiddiquiFor the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/
Samee is a builds blockchain games. Is blockchain gaming the “next big thing”? We discuss in this chat about where blockchain gaming could go, what currently is being done well in the space and what it’s like building a game. Enjoy!
Time Codes:
0:00:00 Welcome and context
0:00:17 What is your background?
0:06:37 How early are we in blockchain gaming?
0:08:35 What your ideal blockchain gaming environment?
0:13:05 What valid arguments are there again...2022-07-0441 min
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 10: 90’s Cricket, Multan Sultans, and Grassroots Cricket w/ Nawab Hassan Hussein Qureshi & Guest Host Hijab ZahidSo this is a special episode for the podcast. Not only do we have a wonderful guest in Nawab Hassan Hussein Qureshi from the Multan Sultans & Grassroots Cricket, I am also pleased to welcome the brilliant Hijab Zahid as a guest host for this episode for the first (of I hope) many occasions.
We talked about Pakistani Cricket in the 90s, Multan Sultans, and Grassroots Cricket. And, as promised, Hassan made sure to mention Biryani, Nihari, and Samosas during the recording.
Sadly, Hijab lost electricity midway through the recording but she will hopefully be back very soon f...2022-05-241h 29
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 9: Domestic Cricket in Islamabad and Cricket Broadcasting with former first-class cricketer Hammad SiddiquiI had the pleasure of speaking to my uncle Hammad Siddiqui (or Hammad Chacha to me), the former Pakistani first-class cricketer and cricket broadcaster.
You can check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIzwkYABJg69E4J_eE_r6cw/featured
I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures
You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod
You can...2022-05-1132 min
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 8: Coaching, Surrey, and County Cricket w/ Azhar Mahmood and Jonathan NormanThis podcast is split into two parts. First, I had the pleasure of speaking to Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistani all-rounder and bowling coach, for a few minutes on his coaching philosophy. This interview was recorded on March 9th.
In the second part, I got the chance to speak to talkSport’s Cricket Editor and Surrey Cricket fan, Jonathan Norman about Pakistani players playing for Surrey over the years as well as Azhar Mahmood’s coaching reputation at Surrey.
You can find the Following On podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6byw6es6RirUWnvNq0vDIn
I a...2022-04-2349 min
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 7: Mickey Arthur & Kamran Muzaffer on Coaching (Shadab Khan, Babar Azam, Azhar Mahmood, and Saqlain Mushtaq)This podcast is split into two parts. First, I had the pleasure of speaking to Mickey Arthur, the former Pakistan Head Coach, for a few minutes on Zoom at the end of a long media day for his current team, Derbyshire. We spoke about the intelligence of players like Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, and Fakhar Zaman as well as the recent changes made to the Pakistani domestic structure.
In the second part, I was able to go in-depth into the topic of Pakistani coaches with the brilliant cricket journalist and commentator, Kamran Muzaffer https://twitter.com/Krick3...2022-04-1258 min
New Books in World AffairsZoltán Biedermann, "(Dis)connected Empires: Imperial Portugal, Sri Lankan Diplomacy, and the Making of a Habsburg Conquest in Asia" (Oxford UP, 2019)(Dis)connected Empires: Imperial Portugal, Sri Lankan Diplomacy, and the Making of a Habsburg Conquest in Asia (Oxford University Press, 2019) takes the reader on a global journey to explore the triangle formed during the sixteenth century between the Portuguese empire, the empire of Kotte in Sri Lanka, and the Catholic Monarchy of the Spanish Habsburgs. It explores nine decades of connections, cross-cultural diplomacy, and dialogue, to answer one troubling question: why, in the end, did one side decide to conquer the other? To find the answer, Biedermann explores the imperial ideas that shaped the politics of Renaissance Iberia and sixteenth-century S...2022-04-081h 23
New Books in Iberian StudiesZoltán Biedermann, "(Dis)connected Empires: Imperial Portugal, Sri Lankan Diplomacy, and the Making of a Habsburg Conquest in Asia" (Oxford UP, 2019)(Dis)connected Empires: Imperial Portugal, Sri Lankan Diplomacy, and the Making of a Habsburg Conquest in Asia (Oxford University Press, 2019) takes the reader on a global journey to explore the triangle formed during the sixteenth century between the Portuguese empire, the empire of Kotte in Sri Lanka, and the Catholic Monarchy of the Spanish Habsburgs. It explores nine decades of connections, cross-cultural diplomacy, and dialogue, to answer one troubling question: why, in the end, did one side decide to conquer the other? To find the answer, Biedermann explores the imperial ideas that shaped the politics of Renaissance Iberia and s...2022-04-081h 23New Books in South Asian StudiesZoltán Biedermann, "(Dis)connected Empires: Imperial Portugal, Sri Lankan Diplomacy, and the Making of a Habsburg Conquest in Asia" (Oxford UP, 2019)(Dis)connected Empires: Imperial Portugal, Sri Lankan Diplomacy, and the Making of a Habsburg Conquest in Asia (Oxford University Press, 2019) takes the reader on a global journey to explore the triangle formed during the sixteenth century between the Portuguese empire, the empire of Kotte in Sri Lanka, and the Catholic Monarchy of the Spanish Habsburgs. It explores nine decades of connections, cross-cultural diplomacy, and dialogue, to answer one troubling question: why, in the end, did one side decide to conquer the other? To find the answer, Biedermann explores the imperial ideas that shaped the politics of Renaissance Iberia and s...2022-04-081h 23
New Books in Diplomatic HistoryZoltán Biedermann, "(Dis)connected Empires: Imperial Portugal, Sri Lankan Diplomacy, and the Making of a Habsburg Conquest in Asia" (Oxford UP, 2019)(Dis)connected Empires: Imperial Portugal, Sri Lankan Diplomacy, and the Making of a Habsburg Conquest in Asia (Oxford University Press, 2019) takes the reader on a global journey to explore the triangle formed during the sixteenth century between the Portuguese empire, the empire of Kotte in Sri Lanka, and the Catholic Monarchy of the Spanish Habsburgs. It explores nine decades of connections, cross-cultural diplomacy, and dialogue, to answer one troubling question: why, in the end, did one side decide to conquer the other? To find the answer, Biedermann explores the imperial ideas that shaped the politics of Renaissance Iberia and s...2022-04-081h 23New Books in Early Modern HistoryZoltán Biedermann, "(Dis)connected Empires: Imperial Portugal, Sri Lankan Diplomacy, and the Making of a Habsburg Conquest in Asia" (Oxford UP, 2019)(Dis)connected Empires: Imperial Portugal, Sri Lankan Diplomacy, and the Making of a Habsburg Conquest in Asia (Oxford University Press, 2019) takes the reader on a global journey to explore the triangle formed during the sixteenth century between the Portuguese empire, the empire of Kotte in Sri Lanka, and the Catholic Monarchy of the Spanish Habsburgs. It explores nine decades of connections, cross-cultural diplomacy, and dialogue, to answer one troubling question: why, in the end, did one side decide to conquer the other? To find the answer, Biedermann explores the imperial ideas that shaped the politics of Renaissance Iberia and s...2022-04-081h 23
In Conversation: An OUP PodcastZoltán Biedermann, "(Dis)connected Empires: Imperial Portugal, Sri Lankan Diplomacy, and the Making of a Habsburg Conquest in Asia" (Oxford UP, 2019)(Dis)connected Empires: Imperial Portugal, Sri Lankan Diplomacy, and the Making of a Habsburg Conquest in Asia (Oxford University Press, 2019) takes the reader on a global journey to explore the triangle formed during the sixteenth century between the Portuguese empire, the empire of Kotte in Sri Lanka, and the Catholic Monarchy of the Spanish Habsburgs. It explores nine decades of connections, cross-cultural diplomacy, and dialogue, to answer one troubling question: why, in the end, did one side decide to conquer the other? To find the answer, Biedermann explores the imperial ideas that shaped the politics of Renaissance Iberia and sixteenth-century S...2022-04-081h 23
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 6: Review of the Pakistan-Australia Test Series, Azeem Rafiq, & English Cricket w/ Taha Hashim (Usman Khawaja, Yorkshire Racism, Root’s Captaincy, & Naseem Shah)I’m really lucky to have Taha Hashim with me today.
Taha writes for Wisden Cricket Monthly and was recently commended for the Young Journalist of the Year award by the ECB https://twitter.com/taha_wisden?lang=en. Taha was recently in Pakistan covering the Pakistan-Australia Test Series, and joins me from the UK.
We talk about Usman Khawaja's form, the Azeem Rafiq-Yorkshire racism story, the criticism of Joe Root's captaincy, watching Abdullah Shafique bat, Naseem Shah's action, Pat Cummins's ridiculous consistency, and much more.
This is Taha Hashim's interview with Azeem Rafiq that fi...2022-04-031h 01
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 5: Review of the Pakistan-Australia Test Series with Danyal Rasool and Bharat SundaresanI’m really lucky to have two brilliant guests with me today.
Danyal is the sub-editor for ESPN Cricinfo writing on Pakistani Cricket, and Bharat is an Australian based cricket writer who writes for Cricbuzz. He is also the author of The Dhoni Touch: Unravelling the Enigma That is Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
You can find their work here:
For Danyal, see https://www.espncricinfo.com/author/danyal-rasool-689
For Bharat, see https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/author/bharat-sundaresan/235
I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me us...2022-03-301h 24
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 4: Women’s Cricket, Cricket Commentary, and Online Pakistani Fan Culture w/ Hijab Zahid and Alvina Ahmed (Women’s World Cup, Bismah Maroof, & the Women’s PSL)I’m really pleased to be joined by Hijab Zahid & Alvina Ahmed to talk about: women's cricket in Pakistan, Bismah Maroof, the Women's World Cup in New Zealand, Cricket commentary, and online Pakistani cricket fan culture.
Hijab is an aspiring cricket commentator, who was the runner-up in the Voice of Pakistan, an initiative to find new commentary talent in the country (https://twitter.com/hijaaaaab). Alvina is a Pakistani cricket fan and writes for Khiladi Sports, an online platform for sports analysis (https://twitter.com/alvinaahmeds).
For a brilliant article on the history of Women's Cri...2022-03-2651 min
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 3: The Bob Woolmer Special in Collaboration with Andrew McLean (featuring Azhar Mahmood, James Fitzgerald, and Zainub Razvi)This is a podcast about the life and career of Bob Woolmer, the former English cricketer who coached Pakistan between 2004 and 2007 (made in collaboration with the journalist and broadcaster Andrew McLean).
Woolmer died in mysterious circumstances the day after Pakistan lost to Ireland in the 2007 World Cup. This podcast explores his career from the perspective of a Pakistani player (Azhar Mahmood), an International Cricket Council employee (James Fitzgerald), and a Pakistani fan and blogger (Zainub Razvi).
Part I of this podcast focuses on the investigation into Woolmer’s death from the perspective of James Fitzgerald. Jam...2022-03-171h 39
STARS PodcastSamee Siddiqui - The Fives NFT P2E Mobile Game co-founderSamee believes in boldness, persistence, and having a bias towards action. He is excited by using technology to give people superpowers like he does with the new Mobile P2E NFT Project "The Fives" https://projectfives.com/ https://twitter.com/projectfives 2022-03-1357 min
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 2: From Islamabad to the Japan National Team. An interview with Ibrahim Takahashi (Cricket in Japan)In this episode, I speak to a Japanese-Pakistani cricketer, Ibrahim Takahashi, who was recently called up to the Japanese National team.
Ibrahim—whose mother is Japanese and father is Pakistani—was born in Gotemba (Japan), but moved to Islamabad at a young age. Currently, he plays for the Chiba Sharks in Japan as well as the Junoon Cricket Club in Islamabad.
He talked to me about his childhood, his bowling action modeled on Graeme Swann, as well as taking the wicket of the current Pakistan Chief Selector, Muhammad Wasim.
I also want to say...2022-03-0933 min
Pakistan Cricket PodcastEpisode 1: The Return of the Aussies with Gideon Haigh and Osman Samiuddin (Preview of the Australian tour of Pakistan)In this episode, I am joined by two of my favorite journalists—Gideon Haigh and Osman Samiuddin—to discuss the return of the Aussies to Pakistan. We preview the tour, and discuss the history of the rivalry between Pakistan and Australia.
Gideon Haigh is an Australian journalist and non-fiction writer based in Melbourne, Australia. He has written far too many books for me to list here, but I will mention his latest non-fiction book, The Night Was a Bright Moonlight and I Could See a Man Quite Plain, which is a true story about an Edwardian cricket murd...2022-02-251h 13
Beyond Pages: A SUNY Press PodcastHans Martin Krämer and Julian Strube, "Theosophy across Boundaries: Transcultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on a Modern Esoteric Movement" (SUNY Press, 2020)Theosophy across Boundaries: Transcultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on a Modern Esoteric Movement (SUNY Press, 2020) brings a global history approach to the study of esotericism, highlighting the important role of Theosophy in the general histories of religion, science, philosophy, art, and politics. The first half of the book consists of seven perspectives on the activities of the Theosophical Society in very different regional contexts, ranging from India, Vietnam, China, and Japan to Victorian Britain and Israel, shedding new light on the entanglement of "Western" and "Oriental" ideas around 1900. The second half explores specific cultural influences that Theosophy exerted in the s...2021-10-121h 03New Books in South Asian StudiesHans Martin Krämer and Julian Strube, "Theosophy across Boundaries: Transcultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on a Modern Esoteric Movement" (SUNY Press, 2020)Theosophy across Boundaries: Transcultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on a Modern Esoteric Movement (SUNY Press, 2020) brings a global history approach to the study of esotericism, highlighting the important role of Theosophy in the general histories of religion, science, philosophy, art, and politics. The first half of the book consists of seven perspectives on the activities of the Theosophical Society in very different regional contexts, ranging from India, Vietnam, China, and Japan to Victorian Britain and Israel, shedding new light on the entanglement of "Western" and "Oriental" ideas around 1900. The second half explores specific cultural influences that Theosophy exerted in the s...2021-10-121h 03New Books in World AffairsHans Martin Krämer and Julian Strube, "Theosophy across Boundaries: Transcultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on a Modern Esoteric Movement" (SUNY Press, 2020)Theosophy across Boundaries: Transcultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on a Modern Esoteric Movement (SUNY Press, 2020) brings a global history approach to the study of esotericism, highlighting the important role of Theosophy in the general histories of religion, science, philosophy, art, and politics. The first half of the book consists of seven perspectives on the activities of the Theosophical Society in very different regional contexts, ranging from India, Vietnam, China, and Japan to Victorian Britain and Israel, shedding new light on the entanglement of "Western" and "Oriental" ideas around 1900. The second half explores specific cultural influences that Theosophy exerted in the spheres o...2021-10-121h 03New Books in French StudiesJessica Namakkal, "Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India" (Columbia UP, 2021)After India achieved independence from the British in 1947, there remained five scattered territories governed by the French imperial state. It was not until 1962 that France fully relinquished control. Once decolonization took hold across the subcontinent, Western-led ashrams and utopian communities remained in and around the former French territory of Pondicherry—most notably the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and the Auroville experimental township, which continue to thrive and draw tourists today.Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India (Columbia UP, 2021) presents a new account of the history of twentieth-century French India to show how colonial projects persisted bey...2021-09-141h 24New Books in South Asian StudiesJessica Namakkal, "Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India" (Columbia UP, 2021)After India achieved independence from the British in 1947, there remained five scattered territories governed by the French imperial state. It was not until 1962 that France fully relinquished control. Once decolonization took hold across the subcontinent, Western-led ashrams and utopian communities remained in and around the former French territory of Pondicherry—most notably the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and the Auroville experimental township, which continue to thrive and draw tourists today.Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India (Columbia UP, 2021) presents a new account of the history of twentieth-century French India to show how colonial projects persisted bey...2021-09-141h 19Off the Page: A Columbia University Press PodcastJessica Namakkal, "Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India" (Columbia UP, 2021)After India achieved independence from the British in 1947, there remained five scattered territories governed by the French imperial state. It was not until 1962 that France fully relinquished control. Once decolonization took hold across the subcontinent, Western-led ashrams and utopian communities remained in and around the former French territory of Pondicherry—most notably the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and the Auroville experimental township, which continue to thrive and draw tourists today.Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India (Columbia UP, 2021) presents a new account of the history of twentieth-century French India to show how colonial projects persisted bey...2021-09-141h 24New Books in Early Modern HistoryDavid Veevers, "The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600–1750" (Cambridge UP, 2020)This is an important, revisionist account of the origins of the British Empire in Asia in the early modern period. In The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750 (Cambridge University Press, 2020), David Veevers uncovers a hidden world of transcultural interactions between servants of the English East India Company and the Asian communities and states they came into contact with, revealing how it was this integration of Europeans into non-European economies, states and societies which was central to British imperial and commercial success rather than national or mercantilist enterprise. As their servants skillfully adapted to this rich and comp...2021-07-281h 32
Exchanges: A Cambridge UP PodcastDavid Veevers, "The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600–1750" (Cambridge UP, 2020)This is an important, revisionist account of the origins of the British Empire in Asia in the early modern period. In The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750 (Cambridge University Press, 2020), David Veevers uncovers a hidden world of transcultural interactions between servants of the English East India Company and the Asian communities and states they came into contact with, revealing how it was this integration of Europeans into non-European economies, states and societies which was central to British imperial and commercial success rather than national or mercantilist enterprise. As their servants skillfully adapted to this rich and comp...2021-07-281h 32New Books in Diplomatic HistoryDavid Veevers, "The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600–1750" (Cambridge UP, 2020)This is an important, revisionist account of the origins of the British Empire in Asia in the early modern period. In The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750 (Cambridge University Press, 2020), David Veevers uncovers a hidden world of transcultural interactions between servants of the English East India Company and the Asian communities and states they came into contact with, revealing how it was this integration of Europeans into non-European economies, states and societies which was central to British imperial and commercial success rather than national or mercantilist enterprise. As their servants skillfully adapted to this rich and comp...2021-07-281h 32New Books in South Asian StudiesDavid Veevers, "The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600–1750" (Cambridge UP, 2020)This is an important, revisionist account of the origins of the British Empire in Asia in the early modern period. In The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750 (Cambridge University Press, 2020), David Veevers uncovers a hidden world of transcultural interactions between servants of the English East India Company and the Asian communities and states they came into contact with, revealing how it was this integration of Europeans into non-European economies, states and societies which was central to British imperial and commercial success rather than national or mercantilist enterprise. As their servants skillfully adapted to this rich and comp...2021-07-281h 32
New Books in Southeast Asian StudiesDavid Veevers, "The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600–1750" (Cambridge UP, 2020)This is an important, revisionist account of the origins of the British Empire in Asia in the early modern period. In The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750 (Cambridge University Press, 2020), David Veevers uncovers a hidden world of transcultural interactions between servants of the English East India Company and the Asian communities and states they came into contact with, revealing how it was this integration of Europeans into non-European economies, states and societies which was central to British imperial and commercial success rather than national or mercantilist enterprise. As their servants skillfully adapted to this rich and comp...2021-07-281h 32New Books in East Asian StudiesDavid Veevers, "The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600–1750" (Cambridge UP, 2020)This is an important, revisionist account of the origins of the British Empire in Asia in the early modern period. In The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750 (Cambridge University Press, 2020), David Veevers uncovers a hidden world of transcultural interactions between servants of the English East India Company and the Asian communities and states they came into contact with, revealing how it was this integration of Europeans into non-European economies, states and societies which was central to British imperial and commercial success rather than national or mercantilist enterprise. As their servants skillfully adapted to this rich and comp...2021-07-281h 32New Books in South Asian StudiesKama Maclean, "A Revolutionary History of Interwar India: Violence, Image, Voice and Text" (Oxford UP, 2015)Kama Maclean's book A Revolutionary History of Interwar India: Violence, Image, Voice and Text (Oxford University Press, 2015) draws on new evidence to deliver a fresh perspective on the ambitions, ideologies and practices of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association or Army (HSRA), the revolutionary party formed by Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh, inspired by transnational anti-imperial dissent. The book offers an account of the activities of the north Indian revolutionaries who advocated the use of political violence against the British; and considers the impact of their actions on the mainstream nationalism of the Indian National Congress. The book contends that the...2021-05-281h 31In Conversation: An OUP PodcastKama Maclean, "A Revolutionary History of Interwar India: Violence, Image, Voice and Text" (Oxford UP, 2015)Kama Maclean's book A Revolutionary History of Interwar India: Violence, Image, Voice and Text (Oxford University Press, 2015) draws on new evidence to deliver a fresh perspective on the ambitions, ideologies and practices of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association or Army (HSRA), the revolutionary party formed by Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh, inspired by transnational anti-imperial dissent. The book offers an account of the activities of the north Indian revolutionaries who advocated the use of political violence against the British; and considers the impact of their actions on the mainstream nationalism of the Indian National Congress. The book contends that the pre...2021-05-281h 31
New Books in Middle Eastern StudiesTeach-In on Sheikh Jarrah and Israel-PalestineToday, I am introducing a recording of an event on Israel-Palestine organized by members of the history department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The event took place on May 19th, 2021 and was co-sponsored by the Jadaliyya e-zine as well as the New Books Network.Here is the text of the event poster: When it comes to Palestine, there is a sharp disconnect between the ways academics specializing in the contemporary Middle East frame the dispute, and the discussions by journalists and mainstream media outlets. The current crisis must be placed within its longer con...2021-05-241h 30
New Books in Politics and PolemicsTeach-In on Sheikh Jarrah and Israel-PalestineToday, I am introducing a recording of an event on Israel-Palestine organized by members of the history department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The event took place on May 19th, 2021 and was co-sponsored by the Jadaliyya e-zine as well as the New Books Network.Here is the text of the event poster: When it comes to Palestine, there is a sharp disconnect between the ways academics specializing in the contemporary Middle East frame the dispute, and the discussions by journalists and mainstream media outlets. The current crisis must be placed within its longer con...2021-05-241h 30
New Books in Israel StudiesTeach-In on Sheikh Jarrah and Israel-PalestineToday, I am introducing a recording of an event on Israel-Palestine organized by members of the history department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The event took place on May 19th, 2021 and was co-sponsored by the Jadaliyya e-zine as well as the New Books Network.Here is the text of the event poster: When it comes to Palestine, there is a sharp disconnect between the ways academics specializing in the contemporary Middle East frame the dispute, and the discussions by journalists and mainstream media outlets. The current crisis must be placed within its longer con...2021-05-241h 30Exchanges: A Cambridge UP PodcastJoseph McQuade, "A Genealogy of Terrorism: Colonial Law and the Origins of an Idea" (Cambridge UP, 2020)Today I talked to Joseph McQuade about his book A Genealogy of Terrorism: Colonial Law and the Origins of an Idea (Cambridge University Press, 2020). Using India as a case study, Joseph McQuade demonstrates how the modern concept of terrorism was shaped by colonial emergency laws dating back into the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Beginning with the 'thugs', 'pirates', and 'fanatics' of the nineteenth century, McQuade traces the emerging and novel legal category of 'the terrorist' in early twentieth-century colonial law, ending with an examination of the first international law to target global terrorism in the 1930s. Dra...2021-05-191h 17New Books in South Asian StudiesJoseph McQuade, "A Genealogy of Terrorism: Colonial Law and the Origins of an Idea" (Cambridge UP, 2020)Today I talked to Joseph McQuade about his book A Genealogy of Terrorism: Colonial Law and the Origins of an Idea (Cambridge University Press, 2020). Using India as a case study, Joseph McQuade demonstrates how the modern concept of terrorism was shaped by colonial emergency laws dating back into the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Beginning with the 'thugs', 'pirates', and 'fanatics' of the nineteenth century, McQuade traces the emerging and novel legal category of 'the terrorist' in early twentieth-century colonial law, ending with an examination of the first international law to target global terrorism in the 1930s. Dra...2021-05-191h 17
New Books in National SecurityJoseph McQuade, "A Genealogy of Terrorism: Colonial Law and the Origins of an Idea" (Cambridge UP, 2020)Today I talked to Joseph McQuade about his book A Genealogy of Terrorism: Colonial Law and the Origins of an Idea (Cambridge University Press, 2020). Using India as a case study, Joseph McQuade demonstrates how the modern concept of terrorism was shaped by colonial emergency laws dating back into the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Beginning with the 'thugs', 'pirates', and 'fanatics' of the nineteenth century, McQuade traces the emerging and novel legal category of 'the terrorist' in early twentieth-century colonial law, ending with an examination of the first international law to target global terrorism in the 1930s. Dra...2021-05-191h 17Exchanges: A Cambridge UP PodcastAli Raza, "Revolutionary Pasts: Communist Internationalism in Colonial India" (Cambridge UP, 2020)In this engaging and innovative history of the communist movement in colonial India, Ali Raza reveals the lives, geographies, and anti-colonial struggles of Indian revolutionaries and how they sought to remake the world. Driven by the utopian visions of Communist Internationalism, Indian revolutionaries yearned and struggled for a global upheaval that would overthrow European imperialisms and radically transform India and the world. In an age marked by political upheavals, intellectual ferment, collapsing empires, and global conflicts, Indian revolutionaries stood alongside countless others in the colonized world and beyond in their desire to usher in a future liberated from colonialism...2021-04-271h 15New Books in South Asian StudiesAli Raza, "Revolutionary Pasts: Communist Internationalism in Colonial India" (Cambridge UP, 2020)In this engaging and innovative history of the communist movement in colonial India, Ali Raza reveals the lives, geographies, and anti-colonial struggles of Indian revolutionaries and how they sought to remake the world. Driven by the utopian visions of Communist Internationalism, Indian revolutionaries yearned and struggled for a global upheaval that would overthrow European imperialisms and radically transform India and the world. In an age marked by political upheavals, intellectual ferment, collapsing empires, and global conflicts, Indian revolutionaries stood alongside countless others in the colonized world and beyond in their desire to usher in a future liberated from colonialism...2021-04-271h 15
Beyond the Margins: The University of California Press PodcastRobert T. Tierney, "Tropics of Savagery: The Culture of Japanese Empire in Comparative Frame" (U California Press, 2010)Tropics of Savagery: The Culture of Japanese Empire in Comparative Frame (U California Press, 2010) is an incisive and provocative study of the figures and tropes of “savagery” in Japanese colonial culture. Through a rigorous analysis of literary works, ethnographic studies, and a variety of other discourses, Robert Thomas Tierney demonstrates how imperial Japan constructed its own identity in relation both to the West and to the people it colonized. By examining the representations of Taiwanese aborigines and indigenous Micronesians in the works of prominent writers, he shows that the trope of the savage underwent several metamorphoses over the course of Ja...2021-04-2248 minNew Books in Japanese StudiesRobert T. Tierney, "Tropics of Savagery: The Culture of Japanese Empire in Comparative Frame" (U California Press, 2010)Tropics of Savagery: The Culture of Japanese Empire in Comparative Frame (U California Press, 2010) is an incisive and provocative study of the figures and tropes of “savagery” in Japanese colonial culture. Through a rigorous analysis of literary works, ethnographic studies, and a variety of other discourses, Robert Thomas Tierney demonstrates how imperial Japan constructed its own identity in relation both to the West and to the people it colonized. By examining the representations of Taiwanese aborigines and indigenous Micronesians in the works of prominent writers, he shows that the trope of the savage underwent several metamorphoses over the course of Ja...2021-04-2248 minNew Books in East Asian StudiesRobert T. Tierney, "Tropics of Savagery: The Culture of Japanese Empire in Comparative Frame" (U California Press, 2010)Tropics of Savagery: The Culture of Japanese Empire in Comparative Frame (U California Press, 2010) is an incisive and provocative study of the figures and tropes of “savagery” in Japanese colonial culture. Through a rigorous analysis of literary works, ethnographic studies, and a variety of other discourses, Robert Thomas Tierney demonstrates how imperial Japan constructed its own identity in relation both to the West and to the people it colonized. By examining the representations of Taiwanese aborigines and indigenous Micronesians in the works of prominent writers, he shows that the trope of the savage underwent several metamorphoses over the course of Ja...2021-04-2248 min
New Books in Pacific StudiesRobert T. Tierney, "Tropics of Savagery: The Culture of Japanese Empire in Comparative Frame" (U California Press, 2010)Tropics of Savagery: The Culture of Japanese Empire in Comparative Frame (U California Press, 2010) is an incisive and provocative study of the figures and tropes of “savagery” in Japanese colonial culture. Through a rigorous analysis of literary works, ethnographic studies, and a variety of other discourses, Robert Thomas Tierney demonstrates how imperial Japan constructed its own identity in relation both to the West and to the people it colonized. By examining the representations of Taiwanese aborigines and indigenous Micronesians in the works of prominent writers, he shows that the trope of the savage underwent several metamorphoses over the course of Ja...2021-04-2248 minNew Books in Japanese StudiesHans Martin Krämer, "Shimaji Mokurai and the Reconception of Religion and the Secular in Modern Japan" (U of Hawaii Press, 2016)Religion is at the heart of such ongoing political debates in Japan as the constitutionality of official government visits to Yasukuni Shrine, yet the very categories that frame these debates, namely religion and the secular, entered the Japanese language less than 150 years ago. To think of religion as a Western imposition, as something alien to Japanese reality, however, would be simplistic. As this in-depth study shows for the first time, religion and the secular were critically reconceived in Japan by Japanese who had their own interests and traditions as well as those received in their encounters with the West...2021-03-171h 20New Books in Buddhist StudiesHans Martin Krämer, "Shimaji Mokurai and the Reconception of Religion and the Secular in Modern Japan" (U of Hawaii Press, 2016)Religion is at the heart of such ongoing political debates in Japan as the constitutionality of official government visits to Yasukuni Shrine, yet the very categories that frame these debates, namely religion and the secular, entered the Japanese language less than 150 years ago. To think of religion as a Western imposition, as something alien to Japanese reality, however, would be simplistic. As this in-depth study shows for the first time, religion and the secular were critically reconceived in Japan by Japanese who had their own interests and traditions as well as those received in their encounters with the West...2021-03-171h 20Off the Page: A Columbia University Press PodcastNira Wickramasinghe, "Slave in a Palanquin: Colonial Servitude and Resistance in Sri Lanka" (Columbia UP, 2020)For hundreds of years, the island of Sri Lanka was a crucial stopover for people and goods in the Indian Ocean. For the Dutch East India Company, it was also a crossroads in the Indian Ocean slave trade. Slavery was present in multiple forms in Sri Lanka—then Ceylon—when the British conquered the island in the late eighteenth century and began to gradually abolish slavery. Yet the continued presence of enslaved people in Sri Lanka in the nineteenth century has practically vanished from collective memory in both the Sinhalese and Tamil communities.Nira Wickramasinghe uncovers the trace...2021-03-031h 04
New Books in the Indian Ocean WorldNira Wickramasinghe, "Slave in a Palanquin: Colonial Servitude and Resistance in Sri Lanka" (Columbia UP, 2020)For hundreds of years, the island of Sri Lanka was a crucial stopover for people and goods in the Indian Ocean. For the Dutch East India Company, it was also a crossroads in the Indian Ocean slave trade. Slavery was present in multiple forms in Sri Lanka—then Ceylon—when the British conquered the island in the late eighteenth century and began to gradually abolish slavery. Yet the continued presence of enslaved people in Sri Lanka in the nineteenth century has practically vanished from collective memory in both the Sinhalese and Tamil communities.Nira Wickramasinghe uncovers the trace...2021-03-031h 04New Books in South Asian StudiesNira Wickramasinghe, "Slave in a Palanquin: Colonial Servitude and Resistance in Sri Lanka" (Columbia UP, 2020)For hundreds of years, the island of Sri Lanka was a crucial stopover for people and goods in the Indian Ocean. For the Dutch East India Company, it was also a crossroads in the Indian Ocean slave trade. Slavery was present in multiple forms in Sri Lanka—then Ceylon—when the British conquered the island in the late eighteenth century and began to gradually abolish slavery. Yet the continued presence of enslaved people in Sri Lanka in the nineteenth century has practically vanished from collective memory in both the Sinhalese and Tamil communities.Nira Wickramasinghe uncovers the trace...2021-03-031h 06New Books in South Asian StudiesHarshana Rambukwella, "The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity: A Cultural Genealogy of Sinhala Nationalism" (UCL Press, 2018)What is the role of cultural authenticity in the making of nations? Much scholarly and popular commentary on nationalism dismisses authenticity as a romantic fantasy or, worse, a deliberately constructed mythology used for political manipulation. The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity: A Cultural Genealogy of Sinhala Nationalism (UCL Press, 2018) places authenticity at the heart of Sinhala nationalism in late nineteenth and twentieth-century Sri Lanka. It argues that the passion for the ‘real’ or the ‘authentic’ has played a significant role in shaping nationalist thinking and argues for an empathetic yet critical engagement with the idea of authenticity. Through...2021-02-161h 15
New Books in Chinese StudiesTorsten Weber, "Embracing 'Asia' in China and Japan: Asianism Discourse and the Contest for Hegemony, 1912-1933" (Springer, 2018)Embracing ‘Asia’ in China and Japan: Asianism Discourse and the Contest for Hegemony (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) by Torsten Weber examines how Asianism became a key concept in mainstream political discourse between China and Japan and how it was used both domestically and internationally in the contest for political hegemony. It argues that, from the early 1910s to the early 1930s, this contest changed Chinese and Japanese perceptions of ‘Asia’, from a concept that was foreign-referential, foreign-imposed, peripheral, and mostly negative and denied (in Japan) or largely ignored (in China) to one that was self-referential, self-defined, central, and widely affirmed and embraced. 2021-02-1246 minNew Books in Japanese StudiesTorsten Weber, "Embracing 'Asia' in China and Japan: Asianism Discourse and the Contest for Hegemony, 1912-1933" (Springer, 2018)Embracing ‘Asia’ in China and Japan: Asianism Discourse and the Contest for Hegemony (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) by Torsten Weber examines how Asianism became a key concept in mainstream political discourse between China and Japan and how it was used both domestically and internationally in the contest for political hegemony. It argues that, from the early 1910s to the early 1930s, this contest changed Chinese and Japanese perceptions of ‘Asia’, from a concept that was foreign-referential, foreign-imposed, peripheral, and mostly negative and denied (in Japan) or largely ignored (in China) to one that was self-referential, self-defined, central, and widely affirmed and embraced. 2021-02-1246 minNew Books in East Asian StudiesTorsten Weber, "Embracing 'Asia' in China and Japan: Asianism Discourse and the Contest for Hegemony, 1912-1933" (Springer, 2018)Embracing ‘Asia’ in China and Japan: Asianism Discourse and the Contest for Hegemony (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) by Torsten Weber examines how Asianism became a key concept in mainstream political discourse between China and Japan and how it was used both domestically and internationally in the contest for political hegemony. It argues that, from the early 1910s to the early 1930s, this contest changed Chinese and Japanese perceptions of ‘Asia’, from a concept that was foreign-referential, foreign-imposed, peripheral, and mostly negative and denied (in Japan) or largely ignored (in China) to one that was self-referential, self-defined, central, and widely affirmed and embraced. 2021-02-1246 minNew Books in National SecurityTorsten Weber, "Embracing 'Asia' in China and Japan: Asianism Discourse and the Contest for Hegemony, 1912-1933" (Springer, 2018)Embracing ‘Asia’ in China and Japan: Asianism Discourse and the Contest for Hegemony (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) by Torsten Weber examines how Asianism became a key concept in mainstream political discourse between China and Japan and how it was used both domestically and internationally in the contest for political hegemony. It argues that, from the early 1910s to the early 1930s, this contest changed Chinese and Japanese perceptions of ‘Asia’, from a concept that was foreign-referential, foreign-imposed, peripheral, and mostly negative and denied (in Japan) or largely ignored (in China) to one that was self-referential, self-defined, central, and widely affirmed and embraced. 2021-02-1246 minNew Books in Buddhist StudiesRichard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)Though fascinated with the land of their tradition’s birth, virtually no Japanese Buddhists visited the Indian subcontinent before the nineteenth century. In the richly illustrated Seeking Śākyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism (U Chicago Press, 2019), Richard M. Jaffe reveals the experiences of the first Japanese Buddhists who traveled to South Asia in search of Buddhist knowledge beginning in 1873. Analyzing the impact of these voyages on Japanese conceptions of Buddhism, he argues that South Asia developed into a pivotal nexus for the development of twentieth-century Japanese Buddhism. Jaffe shows that Japan’s growing economic ties to the su...2021-01-291h 06New Books in East Asian StudiesRichard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)Though fascinated with the land of their tradition’s birth, virtually no Japanese Buddhists visited the Indian subcontinent before the nineteenth century. In the richly illustrated Seeking Śākyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism (U Chicago Press, 2019), Richard M. Jaffe reveals the experiences of the first Japanese Buddhists who traveled to South Asia in search of Buddhist knowledge beginning in 1873. Analyzing the impact of these voyages on Japanese conceptions of Buddhism, he argues that South Asia developed into a pivotal nexus for the development of twentieth-century Japanese Buddhism. Jaffe shows that Japan’s growing economic ties to the su...2021-01-291h 05The University of Chicago Press PodcastRichard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)Though fascinated with the land of their tradition’s birth, virtually no Japanese Buddhists visited the Indian subcontinent before the nineteenth century. In the richly illustrated Seeking Śākyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism (U Chicago Press, 2019), Richard M. Jaffe reveals the experiences of the first Japanese Buddhists who traveled to South Asia in search of Buddhist knowledge beginning in 1873. Analyzing the impact of these voyages on Japanese conceptions of Buddhism, he argues that South Asia developed into a pivotal nexus for the development of twentieth-century Japanese Buddhism. Jaffe shows that Japan’s growing economic ties to the su...2021-01-291h 06New Books in South Asian StudiesRichard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)Though fascinated with the land of their tradition’s birth, virtually no Japanese Buddhists visited the Indian subcontinent before the nineteenth century. In the richly illustrated Seeking Śākyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism (U Chicago Press, 2019), Richard M. Jaffe reveals the experiences of the first Japanese Buddhists who traveled to South Asia in search of Buddhist knowledge beginning in 1873. Analyzing the impact of these voyages on Japanese conceptions of Buddhism, he argues that South Asia developed into a pivotal nexus for the development of twentieth-century Japanese Buddhism. Jaffe shows that Japan’s growing economic ties to the su...2021-01-291h 05New Books in South Asian StudiesManan Ahmed Asif, "The Loss of Hindustan: The Invention of India" (Harvard UP, 2020)Did South Asia have a shared regional identity prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late fifteenth century? This is a subject of heated debate in scholarly circles and contemporary political discourse. Manan Ahmed Asif argues that Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Republic of India share a common political ancestry: they are all part of a region whose people understand themselves as Hindustani. Asif describes the idea of Hindustan, as reflected in the work of native historians from roughly 1000 CE to 1900 CE, and how that idea went missing.This makes for a radical interpretation of how India...2021-01-061h 11
The Harvard BriefManan Ahmed Asif, "The Loss of Hindustan: The Invention of India" (Harvard UP, 2020)Did South Asia have a shared regional identity prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late fifteenth century? This is a subject of heated debate in scholarly circles and contemporary political discourse. Manan Ahmed Asif argues that Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Republic of India share a common political ancestry: they are all part of a region whose people understand themselves as Hindustani. Asif describes the idea of Hindustan, as reflected in the work of native historians from roughly 1000 CE to 1900 CE, and how that idea went missing.This makes for a radical interpretation of how India...2021-01-061h 11New Books in Early Modern HistoryManan Ahmed Asif, "The Loss of Hindustan: The Invention of India" (Harvard UP, 2020)Did South Asia have a shared regional identity prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late fifteenth century? This is a subject of heated debate in scholarly circles and contemporary political discourse. Manan Ahmed Asif argues that Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Republic of India share a common political ancestry: they are all part of a region whose people understand themselves as Hindustani. Asif describes the idea of Hindustan, as reflected in the work of native historians from roughly 1000 CE to 1900 CE, and how that idea went missing.This makes for a radical interpretation of how India...2021-01-061h 11
CEO Money with Michael YorbaEpisode 122: Sadia SiddiquiSadia Siddiqui is the founder and event director of Fashion Parade, a unique fashion event that features runway shows from five Pakistani and Indian fashion designers. This event is aimed at an international audience in efforts to create awareness about South Asian fashion, art, and culture through the fusion of traditional customs with modern trends. Founded in the United Kingdom in 2013, Fashion Parade is showing for the first time in the United States, at Christie's New York on August 27th, 2019, continuing the celebration and promotion of South Asian designers to a global audience. Fashion Parade hopes to change...2019-08-1410 min
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