2024 marks the twenty year anniversary of Finding Forhotten Ciities, Prof. Nayanjot Lahiri’s landmark book on the various events and personalities which led to the discovery of Indus Valley civilization in the early twentieth century and later.

In a freewheeling conversation with Anirban Bandyopadhyay, Prof. Lahiri recalls how she came to write the book, how the book presents a modern history of the discovery of an ancient civilization and the multiple ways in which pasts and the present are always necessarily connected in historical research, writing and understanding. While the conversation revolved around the book's content, it touches upon some of the general concerns which inform the research and presentation of history to a popular readership in a time when contested pasts are often leveraged for group identity formation and polarising politics.

Chapter Markers:
(0:00) Introduction
(6:00) How Finding Forgotten Cities Came to Be
(8:00) The Early Phase of Indian Antiquarianism (Early 19th - Late 19th Century)
(13:00) Local Perceptions and the Birth of Archaeology in India
(14:00) John Marshall's Independent Path
(20:00) Contingency and Incidental Points in the Discovery Process
(25:00) The Relationship Between Indians and British Officials in the Archaeological Survey
(28:00) The Role of Local Communities and Memories
(32:00) How Historical Discoveries Happen
(36:00) Presentness of the Past, Future Projects, and Concluding Thoughts

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When economic blockade encouraged the Portuguese to hold on to Goa rather than abandon it, India finally decided to use force. Yet its long held pacifist position in international diplomacy misled Portugal and China into complacency that India would never actually use force. While secret military predications were afoot, the Defence Minister of India mounted a spirited press campaign virtually calling for an Indian invasion. USA tried last minute diplomatic manoeuvres but Indian soldiers finally moved ahead. The disparity in military strength between the Indian and Portuguese forces was overwhelming.

The Operatiion Vijay holds the unique distinction of being the first campaign in which the three wings of the Indian military services-army, navy and airforce- deployed simultaneously for the first time.

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The third episode of Konkan Uprising, our special series of the liberation of Goa, focuses on the economic blockade during the late 1950s. India did not want to make a military intervention, even though diplomatic relations broke down irrevocably. Instead, it imposed an economic sanction, since trade with India made up the lifeline of the Goan economy. India hoped that the boka class would choke the Goan economy, forcing Portugal to hand over Goa to India. What followed was its exact opposite. Goa actually became quite prosperous during the years the blockade was in effect. It set off an unprecedented mining boom, and a general deuce towards industrialisation. This episode explores that paradox.

The third episode of The Konkan Rising, a four-part series on the liberation of Goa on HistoryChatter, explores that irony.

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Between 1946 and 1956, the Goa question had entered the international domain. India became independent but did not want to annex Goa by force. It stressed Goa’s social and cultural unity with India but insuu insisted on a diplomatic handover by Portugal. The latter had no such intention.

Meanwhile, the freedom fighters in Goa carried on their struggles. In 1954, India imposed an economic boycott, hoping Portugal would finally surrender an impoverished Goa.
But the reality turned out to be the very opposite. How did Goa become wealthy for the first time in the middle of a crippling economic blockade?

The second episode of The Konkan Rising, a four-part series on the liberation of Goa on HistoryChatter, explores that irony.

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The people of Goa fell into a peculiar problem this month due to a recent change in Indian passport laws. Early last year, Prime Minister Modi claimed that Jawaharlal Nehru deliberately delayed Goa’s liberation and integration with India. What really happened with Goa? I went back to Sushila Mendes’ work and the recent monograph of Valmiki Faleiro on the liberation of Goa.
This and the next three episodes of HistoryChatter offer a detailed account of Goa’s peculiar relations with India.

I focus primarily on the process of its liberation and union with India. This comes closely on the heels of our series on the integration of the princely states with India. The first episode presents the background and the landmark 1946 intervention by Rammanohar Lahia. It also offers one of the interpretations of Jawaharlal Nehru’s role in the process.

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🔎 Why 🧐 did #Nehru delay the liberation of #Goa from the Portuguese and make it a part of Bharat? A delay that was 15years after India got its independence from the #BritishRaj?? Was it on purpose? What was the real strategy? From the makers of chart-topping history series comes another gripping tale- 🥁🥁🥁 #KonkanUprising: Goa's Liberation Saga In the form of a 3-part series on HistoryChatter Podcast with Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay Streaming on Ep.Log Media from 20.12.23

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Coffee drinking on a large scale did not start in India before the early 20th century. Once it became popular as a leisure drink, many commentators responded to its novel appeal. Some believed it was making Indians more prone to diseases.
Yet others believed coffee reduced breast milk supply in lactating mothers. This episode looks into such varied cultural responses to the introduction of coffee consumption in south India, drawing from the pioneering work of A R Venkatachalapathy.

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The G20, also known as the Group of Twenty, includes Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States, in addition to the European Union.

Presently, G20 nations collectively represent over 80% of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 75% of worldwide trade, and 60% of the Earth's population.

This weekend 9th & 10th September 2023, as Bharat hosts the world leaders, we thought why not delve into its history, origins and what has happened in the previous editions!

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