MISREPRESENTED tells stories that challenge the way you think about how history gets made. The show was recently awarded the Gotham Film... more
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In the season finale of MISREPRESENTED, host Niki Aggarwal takes listeners through the British East India Company’s centuries-long quest for... more
A conversation with writer Manu Pillai about Episode 3, The Last* Hindu Empire. Topics covered include the similarities between Ukraine,... more
How did "the Venice of India" thrive for two centuries straight and then collapse in a matter of days? This... more
Niki speaks with author John Zubrzycki about the Jaipur royal family and Jai Singh’s penchant for astronomy. We also share... more
Niki speaks with historian Manu Bhagavan about Sayajirao Gaekwar III and the Durbar Incident. (This is an addendum to episode... more
A story about how fiction becomes fact involving scheming poets, a Guinness World Record, and paint job. Plus, a conspiracy... more
The weirdest international scandal of 1911 (and why it still matters today)
The Atlantic Slave Trade, World War 2, and other histories missing that South Asian spice.
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A story about how fiction becomes fact involving scheming poets, a Guinness World Record, and paint job. Plus, a conspiracy theory about... more