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The Anarchy

The Relentless Rise of the East India Company

by William Dalrymple ...

Narrated by Sid Sagar ...

Unabridged

15 hours 43 min

Bloomsbury presents The Anarchy by William Dalrymple, read by Sid Sagar.THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Dalrymple is a superb ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents The Anarchy by William Dalrymple, read by Sid Sagar.THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Dalrymple is a superb
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The History of India - Indus Civilisation, Imperial Dynasties, the Mughal Empire and the British Colonial Period - The World's Most Populous Democracy - Global Basics 101 - Your Series for Modern Knowledge, Folge 19 (unabridged)

by Bert Alexander Petzold, Bert Alexander Petzold ...

Unabridged

4 hours 2 min

How did India become the country that produced one of the earliest advanced civilisations with the Indus civilisation, experienced a magnificent epoch under the Mughal Empire, was exploited under British colonial rule and today helps shape world politics as a voice of the developing countries? This audiobook shows why India is one of the most fascinating countries of the present day. Bert ... Read more

$5.99 USD

How did India become the country that produced one of the earliest advanced civilisations with the Indus civilisation, experienced a magnificent epoch under the Mughal Empire, was exploited under British colonial rule and today helps shape world politics as a voice of the developing countries? This audiobook shows why India is one of the most fascinating countries of the present day. Bert
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Manimegalai Full Story - மணிமேகலை - சீத்தலைச் சாத்தனார் - Tamil Audio Book

by Seethalai Saathanar ...

Narrated by Sathiya Sai ...

Unabridged

27 min

மணிமேகலைக் காப்பியம் – சங்க இலக்கிய காலத்து புகழ்பெற்ற காப்பியங்களில் ஒன்று. சீத்தலைச் சாத்தனார் எழுதிய இக்காப்பியம் புத்த மதக் கருத்துக்களை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது. தமிழ் பண்பாடு, மதம், வாழ்க்கை தத்துவம் ஆகியவற்றை உணர்த்தும் இந்த ஆடியோபுக் அனைவருக்கும் பயன்படும். ... Read more

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மணிமேகலைக் காப்பியம் – சங்க இலக்கிய காலத்து புகழ்பெற்ற காப்பியங்களில் ஒன்று. சீத்தலைச் சாத்தனார் எழுதிய இக்காப்பியம் புத்த மதக் கருத்துக்களை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது. தமிழ் பண்பாடு, மதம், வாழ்க்கை தத்துவம் ஆகியவற்றை உணர்த்தும் இந்த ஆடியோபுக் அனைவருக்கும் பயன்படும்.
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The Last Heroes

Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom

by P. Sainath ...

Narrated by Derek Denzil ...

Unabridged

6 hours 25 min

'So who really spearheaded India's Freedom Struggle? Millions of ordinary people-farmers, labourers, homemakers, forest produce gatherers, artisans and others-stood up to the British. People who never went on to be ministers, governors, presidents, or hold other high public office.They had this in common: their opposition to Empire was uncompromising.In The Last Heroes, these footsoldiers of ... Read more

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'So who really spearheaded India's Freedom Struggle? Millions of ordinary people-farmers, labourers, homemakers, forest produce gatherers, artisans and others-stood up to the British. People who never went on to be ministers, governors, presidents, or hold other high public office.They had this in common: their opposition to Empire was uncompromising.In The Last Heroes, these footsoldiers of
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Aavhan Chini Dragonchya Hybrid Yuddhache आव्हान चीनी ड्रगनच्या हायब्रीड युद्धाचे

by Br. Hemant Mahajan ...

Narrated by Ojas Marathe ...

Unabridged

4 hours 25 min

The communist ideology-linked tyranny imposed by China has created global unrest at all levels. China, driven by expansionism, terrorism, and economic dominance, is engaging in various forms of hybrid warfare to establish power in its hands. Indian soldiers have responded with unwavering bravery from Arunachal to Leh Ladakh, securing the northern borders. The saga of valor in the Galwan Valley and ... Read more

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The communist ideology-linked tyranny imposed by China has created global unrest at all levels. China, driven by expansionism, terrorism, and economic dominance, is engaging in various forms of hybrid warfare to establish power in its hands. Indian soldiers have responded with unwavering bravery from Arunachal to Leh Ladakh, securing the northern borders. The saga of valor in the Galwan Valley and
... Read more
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Midnight's Furies

The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition

by Nisid Hajari ...

Narrated by Sunil Malhotra ...

Unabridged

11 hours 43 min

Nobody expected the liberation of India and birth of Pakistan to be so bloody—it was supposed to be an answer to the dreams of Muslims and Hindus who had been ruled by the British for centuries. Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi's protégé and the political leader of India, believed that Indians were an inherently nonviolent, peaceful people. Pakistan's founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, was a secular lawyer, ... Read more

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Nobody expected the liberation of India and birth of Pakistan to be so bloody—it was supposed to be an answer to the dreams of Muslims and Hindus who had been ruled by the British for centuries. Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi's protégé and the political leader of India, believed that Indians were an inherently nonviolent, peaceful people. Pakistan's founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, was a secular lawyer,
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Subash Chandra Bose - Maraikkappatta Varalaaru

சுபாஷ் சந்திர போஸ் - மறைக்கப்பட்ட வரலாறு

by Sakthivel Rajakumar ...

Narrated by Sri Srinivasa ...

Unabridged

3 hours 32 min

சுபாஷ் சந்திர போஸ் மரணமடைந்து ஏறக்குறைய 75 ஆண்டுகள் கழிந்துவிட்ட நிலையிலும், இன்றுவரை அவரது மரணத்தில் இருக்கும் மர்மம் விவாதிக்கப்படுகிறது. கடந்த ஏழு பத்தாண்டுகளில், ஒருவரின் மரணத்தைப் பற்றிய உண்மையைக் கண்டறிய மொத்தம் மூன்று கமிஷன்கள் அமைக்கப்பட்டது சுபாஷுக்கு மட்டுமே.இந்திய சுதந்திரப் போராட்டத்தில் சுபாஷ் சந்திர போஸின் பங்கு, அவர் வெளிநாட்டுக்குத் தப்பிச் சென்றது, இந்திய சுதந்திரப் போராட்டத்துக்க ... Read more

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சுபாஷ் சந்திர போஸ் மரணமடைந்து ஏறக்குறைய 75 ஆண்டுகள் கழிந்துவிட்ட நிலையிலும், இன்றுவரை அவரது மரணத்தில் இருக்கும் மர்மம் விவாதிக்கப்படுகிறது. கடந்த ஏழு பத்தாண்டுகளில், ஒருவரின் மரணத்தைப் பற்றிய உண்மையைக் கண்டறிய மொத்தம் மூன்று கமிஷன்கள் அமைக்கப்பட்டது சுபாஷுக்கு மட்டுமே.இந்திய சுதந்திரப் போராட்டத்தில் சுபாஷ் சந்திர போஸின் பங்கு, அவர் வெளிநாட்டுக்குத் தப்பிச் சென்றது, இந்திய சுதந்திரப் போராட்டத்துக்க
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The Archive of Empire

Knowledge, Conquest, and the Making of the Early Modern British World

by Asheesh Kapur Siddique ...

Narrated by Keval Shah ...

Unabridged

9 hours 50 min

How modern data-driven government originated in the creation and use of administrative archives in the British EmpireOver the span of two hundred years, Great Britain established, governed, lost, and reconstructed an empire that embraced three continents and two oceanic worlds. The British ruled this empire by correlating incoming information about the conduct of subjects and aliens in imperial ... Read more

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How modern data-driven government originated in the creation and use of administrative archives in the British EmpireOver the span of two hundred years, Great Britain established, governed, lost, and reconstructed an empire that embraced three continents and two oceanic worlds. The British ruled this empire by correlating incoming information about the conduct of subjects and aliens in imperial
... Read more
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Gandhi & Churchill

The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age

by Arthur Herman ...

Narrated by John Curless ...

Unabridged

29 hours 24 min

In this fascinating and meticulously researched book, bestselling historian Arthur Herman sheds new light on two of the most universally recognizable icons of the twentieth century, and reveals how their forty-year rivalry sealed the fate of India and the British Empire.They were born worlds apart: Winston Churchill to Britain’s most glamorous aristocratic family, Mohandas Gandhi to a pious middle ... Read more

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In this fascinating and meticulously researched book, bestselling historian Arthur Herman sheds new light on two of the most universally recognizable icons of the twentieth century, and reveals how their forty-year rivalry sealed the fate of India and the British Empire.They were born worlds apart: Winston Churchill to Britain’s most glamorous aristocratic family, Mohandas Gandhi to a pious middle
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Vedic Cosmos

by HENRY ROMANO ...

Narrated by Alastair Cameron ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

In his dancing position, Shiva is known as Nataraja, the King of dancers, and is one of the most beautiful forms of Lord Shiva. The upper right hand of Shiva, as Nataraja, holds the damaru drum. It shows nothing, but it represents universal development. Meanwhile, the lower right-hand holds a flame of destruction. There are many stories about Shiva's appearance. There is a third eye between Lord ... Read more

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In his dancing position, Shiva is known as Nataraja, the King of dancers, and is one of the most beautiful forms of Lord Shiva. The upper right hand of Shiva, as Nataraja, holds the damaru drum. It shows nothing, but it represents universal development. Meanwhile, the lower right-hand holds a flame of destruction. There are many stories about Shiva's appearance. There is a third eye between Lord
... Read more
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Among the Headhunters

An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival in the Burmese Jungle

by Robert Lyman ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

Flying the notorious "hump route" between India and China in 1943, a twin-engine plane suffered mechanical failure and crashed in a dense mountain jungle. Among the passengers and crew were celebrated CBS journalist Eric Sevareid, a Soviet double-agent posing as an OSS operative, and General Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell's personal political adviser. Against the odds, all but one of the twenty-one ... Read more

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Flying the notorious "hump route" between India and China in 1943, a twin-engine plane suffered mechanical failure and crashed in a dense mountain jungle. Among the passengers and crew were celebrated CBS journalist Eric Sevareid, a Soviet double-agent posing as an OSS operative, and General Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell's personal political adviser. Against the odds, all but one of the twenty-one
... Read more
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A Concise History of Modern India

by Barbara D. Metcalf, Raj Ghatak ...

Narrated by Raj Ghatak ...

Series series A Concise History of
Unabridged

11 hours 4 min

A Concise History of Modern India by Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf has become a classic in the field since it was first published in 2001. As a fresh interpretation of Indian history from the Mughals to the present, it has informed students across the world. The narrative focuses on the imaginative and institutional structures that have successfully sustained and transformed India, ... Read more

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A Concise History of Modern India by Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf has become a classic in the field since it was first published in 2001. As a fresh interpretation of Indian history from the Mughals to the present, it has informed students across the world. The narrative focuses on the imaginative and institutional structures that have successfully sustained and transformed India,
... Read more
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History of the Sikhs: A Captivating Guide to the Origins of Sikhism in India, the Sikh Empire, Colonialism, and Modern Times

by Captivating History ...

Narrated by Jason Zenobia ...

Unabridged

3 hours 30 min

Embark on an enlightening journey and explore the resilient spirit and profound legacy of the Sikhs.Through engaging storytelling and detailed analysis, this work offers a comprehensive look into the remarkable history of Sikhism, from its origins in the fertile lands of India to its spread across the globe.Here’s what's included:Unveil the Birth of Sikhism: Discover the roots of this world ... Read more

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Embark on an enlightening journey and explore the resilient spirit and profound legacy of the Sikhs.Through engaging storytelling and detailed analysis, this work offers a comprehensive look into the remarkable history of Sikhism, from its origins in the fertile lands of India to its spread across the globe.Here’s what's included:Unveil the Birth of Sikhism: Discover the roots of this world
... Read more
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Breaking the Mold

India's Untraveled Path to Prosperity

by Raghuram G. Rajan, Rohit Lamba ...

Narrated by Homer Todiwala ...

Unabridged

10 hours 46 min

This audiobook narrated by Homer Todiwala charts the new path for economic development that India must createThe whole world has a stake in India's future, and that future hinges on whether India can develop its economy and deliver for its population—now the world's largest—while staying democratic. India's economy has overtaken the United Kingdom's to become the fifth-largest in the world, but it ... Read more

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This audiobook narrated by Homer Todiwala charts the new path for economic development that India must createThe whole world has a stake in India's future, and that future hinges on whether India can develop its economy and deliver for its population—now the world's largest—while staying democratic. India's economy has overtaken the United Kingdom's to become the fifth-largest in the world, but it
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Pakistan's Pathway to the Bomb

Ambitions, Politics, and Rivalries

by Mansoor Ahmed ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

Pakistan's pathway to developing nuclear weapons remains shrouded in mystery and surrounded by misconceptions. While it is no secret why Pakistan became a nuclear power, how Pakistan became a nuclear state has been obscured by mythmaking.In Pakistan's Pathway to the Bomb, Mansoor Ahmed offers a revisionist history of Pakistan's nuclear program and the bureaucratic politics that shaped its ... Read more

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Pakistan's pathway to developing nuclear weapons remains shrouded in mystery and surrounded by misconceptions. While it is no secret why Pakistan became a nuclear power, how Pakistan became a nuclear state has been obscured by mythmaking.In Pakistan's Pathway to the Bomb, Mansoor Ahmed offers a revisionist history of Pakistan's nuclear program and the bureaucratic politics that shaped its
... Read more
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Gandhi

The Years That Changed the World, 1914-1948

by Ramachandra Guha ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

36 hours 11 min

This volume opens with Mohandas Gandhi's arrival in Bombay in January 1915 and takes us through his epic struggles over the next three decades: to deliver India from British rule, to forge harmonious relations between India's Hindu and Muslim populations, to end the pernicious Hindu practice of untouchability, and to develop India's economic and moral self-reliance. We see how in each of these ... Read more

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This volume opens with Mohandas Gandhi's arrival in Bombay in January 1915 and takes us through his epic struggles over the next three decades: to deliver India from British rule, to forge harmonious relations between India's Hindu and Muslim populations, to end the pernicious Hindu practice of untouchability, and to develop India's economic and moral self-reliance. We see how in each of these
... Read more
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Comprehensive Guide to Bhagavad-gita With Literal Translation, A

by Howard J. Resnick (H.D.Goswami) ...

Narrated by Howard J. Resnick ...

Unabridged

7 hours 19 min

Widely revered as a work of spiritual and philosophic genius, Bhagavad-gītā excels in providing reasonable, satisfying responses to life’s biggest issues: Who am I? Why do I exist? What is the universe? What is God? This Comprehensive Guide, with its systematic analysis of major Gītā themes, provides a unique companion for beginners, advanced students and mature scholars alike. With encyclopedic ... Read more

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Widely revered as a work of spiritual and philosophic genius, Bhagavad-gītā excels in providing reasonable, satisfying responses to life’s biggest issues: Who am I? Why do I exist? What is the universe? What is God? This Comprehensive Guide, with its systematic analysis of major Gītā themes, provides a unique companion for beginners, advanced students and mature scholars alike. With encyclopedic
... Read more
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Indus Valley Civilization and Maurya Empire, The: The History and Legacy of Ancient India’s Most Influential Powers

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Michelle Humphries ...

Unabridged

4 hours 10 min

India’s oldest civilization, known as the Indus Valley Civilization or the Harappan Civilization, was contemporary with ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt and had extensive contacts with the former, making it one of the most important early civilizations in the world. Spread out along the rivers of the Indus River Valley, hundreds of settlements began forming around 3300 BCE, eventually ... Read more

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India’s oldest civilization, known as the Indus Valley Civilization or the Harappan Civilization, was contemporary with ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt and had extensive contacts with the former, making it one of the most important early civilizations in the world. Spread out along the rivers of the Indus River Valley, hundreds of settlements began forming around 3300 BCE, eventually
... Read more
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Himalaya

A Human History

by Ed Douglas ...

Narrated by James Cameron Stewart ...

Unabridged

11 hours 26 min

For centuries, the unique and astonishing geography of the Himalaya has attracted those in search of spiritual and literal elevation: pilgrims, adventurers, and mountaineers seeking to test themselves among the world's most challenging peaks. But far from being wild and barren, the Himalaya has been home to a diversity of indigenous and local cultures, a crucible of world religions, a crossroads ... Read more

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For centuries, the unique and astonishing geography of the Himalaya has attracted those in search of spiritual and literal elevation: pilgrims, adventurers, and mountaineers seeking to test themselves among the world's most challenging peaks. But far from being wild and barren, the Himalaya has been home to a diversity of indigenous and local cultures, a crucible of world religions, a crossroads
... Read more
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Islamic Empires of India, The: The History of the Muslim Dynasties that Ruled India Before the British

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Michelle Humphries ...

Unabridged

3 hours 4 min

India has been the location of many different empires throughout its long history. The Indus Valley Civilization was home to one of the world’s first civilizations more than 5,000 years ago, and despite India’s tradition of cultural and political pluralism, several rulers attempted to place the entire Sub-Continent under the rule of one dynasty or government with a dominant religion. Most of these ... Read more

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India has been the location of many different empires throughout its long history. The Indus Valley Civilization was home to one of the world’s first civilizations more than 5,000 years ago, and despite India’s tradition of cultural and political pluralism, several rulers attempted to place the entire Sub-Continent under the rule of one dynasty or government with a dominant religion. Most of these
... Read more
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Bose: The Untold Story (Part 2)

The Untold Story Of An Inconvenient Nationalist

by Chandrachur Ghose ...

Narrated by Dev J. Haldar ...

Unabridged

11 hours 27 min

A comprehensive and gripping narrative'---Vikram Sampath, author, historian and Fellow of Royal Historical Society'A must-read'---Sandeep Unnithan, managing editor, India TodayThere 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. These often ... Read more

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A comprehensive and gripping narrative'---Vikram Sampath, author, historian and Fellow of Royal Historical Society'A must-read'---Sandeep Unnithan, managing editor, India TodayThere 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. These often
... Read more
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Driven by the Monsoons

Through the Indian Ocean and the Seas of China

by Barry Cunliffe ...

Narrated by Keval Shah ...

Unabridged

13 hours 8 min

The Silk Road may be one origin of globalization, but the Indian Ocean is another. Barry Cunliffe examines the beginning of maritime trade using the evidence of archaeology and the tales of great travelers such as Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, and the Chinese Admiral, Zheng He. This story complements that of the land routes, showing how humans have been driven across thousands of years to create and ... Read more

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The Silk Road may be one origin of globalization, but the Indian Ocean is another. Barry Cunliffe examines the beginning of maritime trade using the evidence of archaeology and the tales of great travelers such as Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, and the Chinese Admiral, Zheng He. This story complements that of the land routes, showing how humans have been driven across thousands of years to create and
... Read more
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Bhurian Wale Raje Kite

Bhurian Wale Raje Kite

by Swaran Singh ...

Narrated by Mehar Singh ...

Unabridged

12 hours 19 min

Book : Bhurian Wale Raje Kite by Swaran SinghThis book narrates the tale of the atrocities committed against the Sikhs during the oppressive Mughal rule. When oppression and tyranny reach their peak, it doesn’t take long for thrones to be overturned, no matter how powerful the oppressors may be. The book presents the blood-soaked history from Baba Banda Singh Bahadur to the smaller holocaust ... Read more

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Book : Bhurian Wale Raje Kite by Swaran SinghThis book narrates the tale of the atrocities committed against the Sikhs during the oppressive Mughal rule. When oppression and tyranny reach their peak, it doesn’t take long for thrones to be overturned, no matter how powerful the oppressors may be. The book presents the blood-soaked history from Baba Banda Singh Bahadur to the smaller holocaust
... Read more
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The House of Awadh

A Hidden Tragedy

by Aletta André, Abhimanyu Kumar ...

Narrated by Shubhankar ...

Unabridged

14 hours 3 min

In Delhi's Ridge Forest lies Malcha Mahal, which was home to a family cloaked in mystery: Begum Wilayat Mahal and her children, Princess Sakina and Prince Ali Raza-self-proclaimed descendants of the House of Awadh. From their dramatic arrival at New Delhi Railway Station in 1975, where they squatted for a decade, to their last years in a decaying monument-their story weaves together colonial ... Read more

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In Delhi's Ridge Forest lies Malcha Mahal, which was home to a family cloaked in mystery: Begum Wilayat Mahal and her children, Princess Sakina and Prince Ali Raza-self-proclaimed descendants of the House of Awadh. From their dramatic arrival at New Delhi Railway Station in 1975, where they squatted for a decade, to their last years in a decaying monument-their story weaves together colonial
... Read more

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