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#Tatastories
- 40 Timeless Tales to Inspire You
- Written by: Harish Bhat
- Narrated by: Anuj Datta, Mala Mangla
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The Tatas have a legacy of nation-building over 150 years. Dancing across this long arc of time are thousands of beautiful, astonishing stories, many of which can inspire and provoke us, even move us to meaningful action in our own lives....
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Amazing Inspiring
- By Vinayak R Pai on 10-12-21
Written by: Harish Bhat
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Revolutionaries
- The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom
- Written by: Sanjeev Sanyal
- Narrated by: Adwait Karambelkar
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The history of India's struggle for freedom is usually told from the perspective of the non-violent movement. Yet, the story of armed resistance to colonial occupation is just as important....
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A must read
- By Sriram V. on 18-04-24
Written by: Sanjeev Sanyal
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The Anarchy
- The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- Written by: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company....
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Pronunciations not satisfactory
- By Anonymous User on 26-05-20
Written by: William Dalrymple
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India's Struggle for Independence
- Written by: Bipan Chandra
- Narrated by: Derek Denzil
- Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Designed for ardent history enthusiasts, India's Struggle for Independence is one of the most exhaustive and precise accounts of the struggle of Indian Independence ever written in the literary world.
Written by: Bipan Chandra
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Savarkar (Part 2) A
- A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966
- Written by: Vikram Sampath
- Narrated by: Pratik Sharma
- Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Decades after his death, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar continues to uniquely influence India's political scenario....
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Truth
- By Jois on 20-02-24
Written by: Vikram Sampath
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Bravehearts of Bharat
- Vignettes from Indian History
- Written by: Vikram Sampath
- Narrated by: Anuj Datta
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Fifteen Brave Men and Women of Bharat who Never Succumbed to the Challenges of Invaders But were Lost and Forgotten in the Annals of History. These are the stories of those Bravehearts who Fought to Protect their Rights, Faith and Freedom....
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Excellent glimpse of Indian history
- By DATTADA V. on 22-09-23
Written by: Vikram Sampath
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#Tatastories
- 40 Timeless Tales to Inspire You
- Written by: Harish Bhat
- Narrated by: Anuj Datta, Mala Mangla
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The Tatas have a legacy of nation-building over 150 years. Dancing across this long arc of time are thousands of beautiful, astonishing stories, many of which can inspire and provoke us, even move us to meaningful action in our own lives....
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Amazing Inspiring
- By Vinayak R Pai on 10-12-21
Written by: Harish Bhat
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Revolutionaries
- The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom
- Written by: Sanjeev Sanyal
- Narrated by: Adwait Karambelkar
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The history of India's struggle for freedom is usually told from the perspective of the non-violent movement. Yet, the story of armed resistance to colonial occupation is just as important....
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A must read
- By Sriram V. on 18-04-24
Written by: Sanjeev Sanyal
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The Anarchy
- The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- Written by: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company....
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Pronunciations not satisfactory
- By Anonymous User on 26-05-20
Written by: William Dalrymple
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India's Struggle for Independence
- Written by: Bipan Chandra
- Narrated by: Derek Denzil
- Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
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Designed for ardent history enthusiasts, India's Struggle for Independence is one of the most exhaustive and precise accounts of the struggle of Indian Independence ever written in the literary world.
Written by: Bipan Chandra
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Savarkar (Part 2) A
- A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966
- Written by: Vikram Sampath
- Narrated by: Pratik Sharma
- Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Decades after his death, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar continues to uniquely influence India's political scenario....
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Truth
- By Jois on 20-02-24
Written by: Vikram Sampath
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Bravehearts of Bharat
- Vignettes from Indian History
- Written by: Vikram Sampath
- Narrated by: Anuj Datta
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Fifteen Brave Men and Women of Bharat who Never Succumbed to the Challenges of Invaders But were Lost and Forgotten in the Annals of History. These are the stories of those Bravehearts who Fought to Protect their Rights, Faith and Freedom....
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Excellent glimpse of Indian history
- By DATTADA V. on 22-09-23
Written by: Vikram Sampath
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India Since Independence, Part 1
- Written by: Bipin Chandra, Mridula Mukherjee, Aditya Mukherjee
- Narrated by: Prateek Dutt Sharma
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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This volume, a sequel to the India's Struggle for Independence, analyses the challenges India has faced and the successes it has achieved in the light of its colonial legacy and century-long struggle for freedom....
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Gandhi family loyalist
- By Be Happy on 15-04-24
Written by: Bipin Chandra,
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An Undelivered Speech: Annihilation of Caste
- Annihilation of Caste, and Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development
- Written by: Dr B.R. Ambedkar
- Narrated by: Siddhartha Valicharla
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The most famous speech that was never delivered, "Annihilation of Cast", by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, along with his paper Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development, combined to form one cohesive audiobook, the way Babasaheb envisioned it....
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a NECESSARY read for all Indians - Hindu or not.
- By Akshay on 10-08-21
Written by: Dr B.R. Ambedkar
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India Since Independence Part 2
- Written by: Bipan Chandra, Mridula Mukherjee, Aditya Mukherjee
- Narrated by: Prateek Dutt Sharma
- Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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This volume, a sequel to the India's Struggle for Independence, analyses the challenges India has faced and the successes it has achieved in the light of its colonial legacy and century-long struggle for freedom.
Written by: Bipan Chandra,
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The Great Mughals and Their India
- Written by: Dirk Collier
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating and riveting saga that brings alive a spectacular bygone era, The Great Mughals and Their India is a definitive, comprehensive and engrossing chronicle of one of the greatest dynasties of the world—the Mughal—from its founder Babur to Bahadur Shah Zafar....
Written by: Dirk Collier
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Savarkar (Part 2) B
- A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966
- Written by: Vikram Sampath
- Narrated by: Pratik Sharma
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
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In this concluding volume of the Savarkar series, exploring a vast range of original archival documents from across India and outside it, in English and several Indian languages, historian Vikram Sampath brings to light the life and works of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar....
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Worshipful narration
- By Nithin on 20-10-23
Written by: Vikram Sampath
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The Lost River
- Written by: Michel Danino
- Narrated by: Vishal Menon
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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The Indian subcontinent was the scene of dramatic upheavals a few thousand years ago. The Northwest region entered an arid phase, and erosion coupled with tectonic events played havoc with river courses. One of them disappeared....
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Awesome read. There is logic, there is science.
- By shivaprakash on 13-08-22
Written by: Michel Danino
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Early Indians
- Written by: Tony Joseph
- Narrated by: Amit Bhargav
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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Who are we Indians? Where did we come from? To tell us the story of our ancestry, journalist Tony Joseph goes 65,000 years into the past–when a band of Homo sapiens first made their way from Africa into the Indian subcontinent. These were the First Indians....
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Tremendous Research, Great Book
- By Barry O'Brien on 22-03-24
Written by: Tony Joseph
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Indica: A Deep Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent
- Written by: Pranay Lal
- Narrated by: Vikrant Chaturvedi
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Few places have been as influential as the Indian subcontinent in shaping the course of life on Earth. Yet its evolution has remained largely unchronicled. Indica: A Deep Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent fills this gap....
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A great book ruined by the poor narration
- By M. Menon on 13-10-21
Written by: Pranay Lal
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Our Moon Has Blood Clots
- A Memoir of a Lost Home in Kashmir
- Written by: Rahul Pandita
- Narrated by: Shirshendu Banerjee
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Rahul Pandita was fourteen years old when he was forced to leave his home in Srinagar along with his family. They were Kashmiri Pandits—the Hindu minority within a Muslim-majority Kashmir that was by 1990 becoming increasingly agitated with the cries of 'Azaadi' from India....
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The Horror is Real
- By Shweta Singh on 10-04-23
Written by: Rahul Pandita
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Bose: The Untold Story (Part 1)
- The Untold Story of an Inconvenient Nationalist
- Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
- Narrated by: Dev J. Haldar
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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There are not many Indian heroes whose lives have been as dramatic and adventurous as that of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. That, however, is an assessment of his life based on what is widely known about him....
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Mind numbingly dull
- By Alok on 06-03-23
Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
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1947-1957, India
- The Birth of a Republic
- Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
- Narrated by: Dev J Haldar
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The first decade after India's independence, 1947-1957, was probably the most crucial in the nation's history. Opening a window to this period, this book weaves a story out of the complex ideas and events that have largely remained beneath the surface of public discourse.
Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
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The Origin Story of India's States
- Written by: Venkataraghavan Srinivasan
- Narrated by: Venkataraghavan Srinivasan
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of the birth of India's states is the story of the birth and continuing rebirth of India, the nation. It is a story that everyone in India must know, from young to old....
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essential reading
- By Nitin Jain on 07-04-24
Written by: Venkataraghavan Srinivasan
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Krantikari
- Bharat ke Swatantrata Sangram ki Ek Alag Kahani
- Written by: Sanjeev Sanyal
- Narrated by: Ashish Bhandari
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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The history of India's struggle for freedom is usually told from the perspective of the non-violent movement. Yet, the story of armed resistance to colonial occupation is just as important....
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must listen books for every Indian
- By Anonymous User on 27-02-24
Written by: Sanjeev Sanyal
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Everybody Loves a Good Drought
- Stories from India’s Poorest Districts
- Written by: P. Sainath
- Narrated by: Gaurav Marwa
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Everybody Loves a Good Drought is the established classic on rural poverty in India. Twenty years after publication, it remains unsurpassed in the scope and depth of reportage....
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Don't try this hard to speak in an accent
- By Confused on 17-07-20
Written by: P. Sainath
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Bose: The Untold Story (Part 2)
- The Untold Story of an Inconvenient Nationalist
- Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
- Narrated by: Dev J. Haldar
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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There are not many Indian heroes whose lives have been as dramatic and adventurous as that of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. That, however, is an assessment of his life based on what is widely known about him....
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Excellent
- By Deepak Sharma on 10-07-23
Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
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Nehru
- The Debates That Defined India
- Written by: Adeel Hussain, Tripurdaman Singh
- Narrated by: Shubhankar
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Jawaharlal Nehru remains a towering figure in Indian politics, a man who left an indelible stamp on the history of South Asia. As a leading light of the nationalist struggle and as India's first and longest-serving prime minister, his ideas shaped the political contours of the country.....
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Debates that had profound impact on India
- By Neeraj Sinha on 18-02-23
Written by: Adeel Hussain,
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December in Dacca
- The Indian Armed Forces and the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
- Written by: KS Nair
- Narrated by: P. Mathai Abraham
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
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The 1971 war between India and Pakistan, to help liberate the beleaguered people of Bangladesh, is considered one of the last 'just wars' of the twentieth century. Good triumphed decisively, unequivocally and indisputably.
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Good book
- By Anonymous User on 11-11-22
Written by: KS Nair
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The Brave
- Param Vir Chakra Stories
- Written by: Rachna Bisht
- Narrated by: Kiran Multani
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Twenty-one riveting stories from the battlefield about how India's highest military honor was won....
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Salute
- By Anonymous User on 25-02-23
Written by: Rachna Bisht
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Dreamers
- How Young Indians Are Changing Their World
- Written by: Snigdha Poonam
- Narrated by: Richa Syal
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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More than half of India is under the age of 25, and the country is set to have the youngest population in the world by 2021. But India's millennials are nothing like their counterparts in the West....
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Real and vivid
- By ReKa on 23-12-21
Written by: Snigdha Poonam
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India's Most Fearless 2: More Military Stories of Unimaginable Courage and Sacrifice
- Written by: Shiv Aroor, Rahul Singh
- Narrated by: Rajiv Dadia
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The highly anticipated sequel to India's Most Fearless brings you 14 more stories of astonishing fearlessness, and gets you closer than ever before to the personal bravery that Indian military men display in the line of duty....
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A great book to know about real heros of this coun
- By Manish Yadav on 11-08-21
Written by: Shiv Aroor,
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Churchill's Secret War
- The British Empire and the Ravaging of India During World War II
- Written by: Madhusree Mukarjee
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In the tradition of The Rape of Nanking and A Problem from Hell, this account will change the way we think of Churchill and World War II....
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Very good
- By Silvester Pandiaraj on 09-03-23
Written by: Madhusree Mukarjee
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Without Fear
- The Life and Trial of Bhagat Singh
- Written by: Kuldip Nayar
- Narrated by: Yohan Chacko
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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When Bhagat Singh was executed by the British after a sham trial for his involvement in the Lahore Conspiracy Case at the age of 23, he was glorified by the Indians as a martyr. It was only many years later, after Independence in 1947, that his writings came to light....
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Must listen
- By Patel on 25-11-20
Written by: Kuldip Nayar
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Planning Democracy
- How a Professor, an Institute, and an Idea Shaped India
- Written by: Nikhil Menon
- Narrated by: Shahzad Bhiwandiwala
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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India’s Five-Year Plans were one of the developing world’s most ambitious experiments. After nearly two centuries of colonial rule, planning the economy was meant to be independent India’s route from poverty to prosperity....
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overview and evolution of planning process
- By sudheer vaidya on 09-02-23
Written by: Nikhil Menon
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The Pity of Partition
- Manto's Life, Times, and Work across the India-Pakistan Divide
- Written by: Ayesha Jalal
- Narrated by: Sanjiv Jhaveri
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Ayesha Jalal draws on Manto's stories, sketches, and essays, as well as a trove of his private letters, to present an intimate history of partition and its devastating toll....
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A Tragedy
- By kavita on 16-04-19
Written by: Ayesha Jalal
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A Letter to a Hindu
- Written by: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Michael Goodrick
- Length: 40 mins
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A Letter to a Hindu (also known as "A Letter to a Hindoo") was a letter written by Leo Tolstoy to Tarak Nath Das on 14 December 1908. The letter was written in response to two letters sent by Das, seeking support from the Russian author and thinker for India's independence from colonial rule. In A Letter to a Hindu, Tolstoy argued that only through the principle of love could the Indian people gain independence from colonial rule.
Written by: Leo Tolstoy
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Headstrap
- Legends and Lore from the Climbing Sherpas of Darjeeling
- Written by: Deepa Balsavar, Nandini Purandare
- Narrated by: Jeed Saddy
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
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Over the course of a decade, authors Nandini Purandare and Deepa Balsavar conducted a series of interviews with Sherpas from Darjeeling, as well as their family members, descendants, friends, and contemporary climbers. Headstrap weaves a vivid tapestry of this particular Sherpa community, giving them the recognition in mountaineering literature that they deserve.
Written by: Deepa Balsavar,
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The Trial of the Maharaja
- The Fearless Indian King Who Exposed the British
- Written by: Debleena Majumdar
- Narrated by: Prateek Dutt Sharma
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
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1775: British East India Company had won the battles of Plassey and Buxar. Their devastating tax measures and government machinery led to the Great Bengal Famine. Even as the masses struggled for survival, the Company was on a steady path towards maximizing profits and becoming the undisputed rulers of Bengal. Maharaja Nanda Kumar was an influential landowner in Bengal, who had been put in charge for revenue collection by the Company. He stumbled upon the elaborate game of money laundering and corruption with one man behind it all–Warren Hastings.
Written by: Debleena Majumdar
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India's Struggle for Independence
- Written by: Bipan Chandra
- Narrated by: Derek Denzil
- Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
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Designed for ardent history enthusiasts, India's Struggle for Independence is one of the most exhaustive and precise accounts of the struggle of Indian Independence ever written in the literary world. Written and edited by five expert authors, it presents a detailed outlook on one of the most important periods in Indian history.
Written by: Bipan Chandra
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Voices of Dissent
- An Essay
- Written by: Romila Thapar
- Narrated by: Gautam Patel
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Written by one of India’s best-known public intellectuals, Voices of Dissent has immense relevance. It is essential listening for anyone who contemplates not only the Indian past but also the direction in which society and the nation is headed.
Written by: Romila Thapar
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Coming Out as Dalit
- A Memoir of Surviving India's Caste System (Updated Edition)
- Written by: Yashica Dutt
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Born into a "formerly untouchable manual-scavenging family in small-town India," Yashica Dutt was taught from a young age to not appear “Dalit looking.” Although prejudice against Dalits, who compose 25% of the population, has been illegal since 1950, caste-ism in India is alive and well. Blending her personal history with extensive research and reporting, Dutt provides an incriminating analysis of caste’s influence in India over everything from entertainment to judicial systems and how this discrimination has carried over to US institutions.
Written by: Yashica Dutt
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A Letter to a Hindu
- Written by: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Michael Goodrick
- Length: 40 mins
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A Letter to a Hindu (also known as "A Letter to a Hindoo") was a letter written by Leo Tolstoy to Tarak Nath Das on 14 December 1908. The letter was written in response to two letters sent by Das, seeking support from the Russian author and thinker for India's independence from colonial rule. In A Letter to a Hindu, Tolstoy argued that only through the principle of love could the Indian people gain independence from colonial rule.
Written by: Leo Tolstoy
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Headstrap
- Legends and Lore from the Climbing Sherpas of Darjeeling
- Written by: Deepa Balsavar, Nandini Purandare
- Narrated by: Jeed Saddy
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Over the course of a decade, authors Nandini Purandare and Deepa Balsavar conducted a series of interviews with Sherpas from Darjeeling, as well as their family members, descendants, friends, and contemporary climbers. Headstrap weaves a vivid tapestry of this particular Sherpa community, giving them the recognition in mountaineering literature that they deserve.
Written by: Deepa Balsavar,
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The Trial of the Maharaja
- The Fearless Indian King Who Exposed the British
- Written by: Debleena Majumdar
- Narrated by: Prateek Dutt Sharma
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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1775: British East India Company had won the battles of Plassey and Buxar. Their devastating tax measures and government machinery led to the Great Bengal Famine. Even as the masses struggled for survival, the Company was on a steady path towards maximizing profits and becoming the undisputed rulers of Bengal. Maharaja Nanda Kumar was an influential landowner in Bengal, who had been put in charge for revenue collection by the Company. He stumbled upon the elaborate game of money laundering and corruption with one man behind it all–Warren Hastings.
Written by: Debleena Majumdar
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India's Struggle for Independence
- Written by: Bipan Chandra
- Narrated by: Derek Denzil
- Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Designed for ardent history enthusiasts, India's Struggle for Independence is one of the most exhaustive and precise accounts of the struggle of Indian Independence ever written in the literary world. Written and edited by five expert authors, it presents a detailed outlook on one of the most important periods in Indian history.
Written by: Bipan Chandra
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Voices of Dissent
- An Essay
- Written by: Romila Thapar
- Narrated by: Gautam Patel
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
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Written by one of India’s best-known public intellectuals, Voices of Dissent has immense relevance. It is essential listening for anyone who contemplates not only the Indian past but also the direction in which society and the nation is headed.
Written by: Romila Thapar
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Coming Out as Dalit
- A Memoir of Surviving India's Caste System (Updated Edition)
- Written by: Yashica Dutt
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Born into a "formerly untouchable manual-scavenging family in small-town India," Yashica Dutt was taught from a young age to not appear “Dalit looking.” Although prejudice against Dalits, who compose 25% of the population, has been illegal since 1950, caste-ism in India is alive and well. Blending her personal history with extensive research and reporting, Dutt provides an incriminating analysis of caste’s influence in India over everything from entertainment to judicial systems and how this discrimination has carried over to US institutions.
Written by: Yashica Dutt