Environmental History of India
by Vipul SinghUnderstanding the environmental history of early modern societies through rivers, oceans, forests, disease, plants and animals.
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Episodes
Bengal Delta: Formation as a ‘Frontier Zone’
1h 1m · Published
In this talk I explain how the eastward shift of the Ganga and consequential silt deposition in Bengal over the centuries have led to new land formation and settlements.
Four Pests Campaign in China
15m · Published
The episode tells you the story of Mao’s mobilisation of people to kill pests and birds in China in late 1950s and early 60s, and how it had negatively affected country’s economy and health.
Four Pests Campaign in China
15m · Published
The episode tells you the story of Mao’s mobilisation of people to kill pests and birds in China in late 1950s and early 60s, and how it had negatively affected country’s economy and health.
Big Dams as ‘Creative Destruction’
1h 11m · Published
Why should we call big dams as ‘creative destruction’? In the present talk we will see how the Twentieth century witnessed big Dam constructions all around the globe and why they were considered the symbols of economic development. How through such creation, humans tried to dominate nature. We will see that the problem lies in the philosophy of managing the resources such as water for society, and how dam construction has taken away the rights of people over water as the common property resource.
Ecological Imperialism and Transfer of Eucalyptus from Australia to India
58m · Published
The episode discusses the introduction of eucalyptus in India and brings into the analysis Alfred Crosby’s hypothesis of Ecological Imperialism. In the later part of the episode the case of Andaman Island showcases the unique qualities of ecological imperialism.
Social History of the Mughal Army
55m · Published
The discussion brings into focus the works of Dirk Kolff and Jos Gommans.
Shershah’s Relations with Rajputs
1h 11m · Published
Vipul Singh explains how the much celebrated Akbar’s Rajput Policy was already experimented by Shershah in the mid-Ganga basin. In that sense Shershah’s Relationship with the Purabia Rajputs was precursor to Mughal-Rajput relations.
अहोम साम्राज्य की स्थापना: धान की गीली खेती एवं मिलिशिया प्रणाली
29m · Published
एक शक्तिशाली अहोम साम्राज्य की स्थापना कैसे हुई और इसके उदय एवं पतन दोनों में मिलिशिया प्रणाली की भूमिका क्या रही इस वार्ता का मुख्य बिंदु है .
देशज या वर्नैक्युलर साहित्य
36m · Published
प्रारम्भिक आधुनिक काल के क्षेत्रीय इतिहास लेखन में देशज साहित्य कैसे उपयोगी हैं और इसको कब से इतिहासकारों ने ऐतिहासिक श्रोत के रूप में देखना शुरू किया .
Story of the Ahom Success in the Brahmaputra Valleys
34m · Published
The lecture talks about their success story right from their migration in to Assam to introduction of militia system and wet rice cultivation.
Environmental History of India has 25 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 16:17:42. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 22nd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 28th, 2024 20:40.
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