Misrepresented Podcast
1) The Durbar Incident
The weirdest international scandal of 1911 (and why it still matters today)
2) Chai Lies
In the season finale of MISREPRESENTED, host Niki Aggarwal takes listeners through the British East India Company’s centuries-long quest for control over tea, involving drug wars, slavery, and corpora...Show More
3) 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.
4) The Last* Hindu Empire
How did "the Venice of India" thrive for two centuries straight and then collapse in a matter of days? This episode explores the collapse of the Vijayanagara Empire (and its many histories) through th...Show More
5) 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 a...Show More
6) Footnotes with Manu Bhagavan
Niki speaks with historian Manu Bhagavan about Sayajirao Gaekwar III and the Durbar Incident. (This is an addendum to episode one, so be sure to listen to "The Durbar Incident" first.)
7) The Myth of the Pink City
A story about how fiction becomes fact involving scheming poets, a Guinness World Record, and paint job. Plus, a conspiracy theory about a powerful dynasty.
8) Preface
The Atlantic Slave Trade, World War 2, and other histories missing that South Asian spice.