Preview Mode Links will not work in preview mode

Brown History Podcast

Oct 26, 2022

We sit with Jessica Hinchy, author of 'Governing Gender and Sexuality in Colonial India', and discuss the Hijra community during colonial rule. When the British ruled the subcontinent, one of their preferred methods of control was classification; they grouped and categorized people, reducing them inside their boxes....


Oct 21, 2022

We sit with British vocalist Sheila Chandra who first created waves in 1982 when she and her band, 'Monsoon,' reached number 12 in the UK charts with their single "Ever So Lonely." She was only around 16 years old at the time. The band split up and Chandra embarked on a solo career and released several albums. In 2002,...


Sep 26, 2022

We sit with Thomas Manuel, author of ‘Opium Inc.: How a Global Drug Trade Funded the British Empire,’ and discuss the historic opium trade which unleased two wars, and ultimately shaped human history. 

Get the book: https://amzn.to/45AKtfX

Visit our Shop: https://shopbrownhistory.com/

Subscribe to our newsletter: 


Sep 18, 2022

We sit with award-winning Canadian documentary filmmaker Nisha Pahuja whose works include Diamond RoadThe World Before Her, and her latest, To Kill A Tiger.

Visit our Shop: https://shopbrownhistory.com/

Subscribe to our newsletter: https://brownhistory.substack.com/

Become a patron: 


Sep 15, 2022

We sit with filmmaker Vinay Shukla, director of the award-winning documentary 'An Insignificant Man', and his latest, 'While We Watched.' 

Visit our Shop: https://shopbrownhistory.com/

Subscribe to our newsletter: https://brownhistory.substack.com/

Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/brownhistory

Books covered on...