{"id":10284,"date":"2022-04-11T08:50:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T03:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/?p=10284"},"modified":"2022-04-17T04:44:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T23:14:13","slug":"episode-272-the-ferment-of-our-founders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/4\/11\/episode-272-the-ferment-of-our-founders\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 272: The Ferment of Our Founders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"iframe-class\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22748192\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/0e7c7b\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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They also grappled with each other in the marketplace of ideas and actions. Shruti Kapila joins Amit Varma in episode 272 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe how so many of our founders were also innovative political philosophers &#8212; and how we still fight their battles today.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><b>Also check out<\/b>:<br \/>\n1. Shruti Kapila at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hist.cam.ac.uk\/people\/dr-shruti-kapila\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.hist.cam.ac.uk\/people\/dr-shruti-kapila&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230624000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2CgA_pILd3Ruu96_4TkmHp\">Cambridge<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/author\/shrui-kapila\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/theprint.in\/author\/shrui-kapila\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230624000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2HoY6Vpyi5x-B754QORoTn\">The Print<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shrutikapila\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/shrutikapila&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230624000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0dAS85Sg-JnFD3OI0_1p6B\">Twitter<\/a>.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Violent-Fraternity-Indian-Shruti-Kapila-ebook\/dp\/B08HGKD49D\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38M60B8K6YH3S&amp;keywords=shruti+kapila&amp;qid=1649624400&amp;sprefix=shruti+kapila%2Caps%2C168&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Violent-Fraternity-Indian-Shruti-Kapila-ebook\/dp\/B08HGKD49D\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D38M60B8K6YH3S%26keywords%3Dshruti%2Bkapila%26qid%3D1649624400%26sprefix%3Dshruti%2Bkapila%252Caps%252C168%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230624000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2up9KZDZCXTzkzpDizqDZJ\">Violent Fraternity: Indian Political Thought in the Global Age<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Shruti Kapila.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Intellectual-History-India-Shruti-Kapila\/dp\/0521199751\/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=shruti+kapila&amp;qid=1649633341&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Intellectual-History-India-Shruti-Kapila\/dp\/0521199751\/ref%3Dsr_1_2?keywords%3Dshruti%2Bkapila%26qid%3D1649633341%26sr%3D8-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230624000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1pen6C75NH33EQBJ4N8nYa\">An Intellectual History for India<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Edited by Shruti Kapila.<br \/>\n4.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Political-Thought-Action-Bhagavad-Modern-ebook\/dp\/B00WEG0OU4\/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=shruti+kapila&amp;qid=1649633341&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Political-Thought-Action-Bhagavad-Modern-ebook\/dp\/B00WEG0OU4\/ref%3Dsr_1_3?keywords%3Dshruti%2Bkapila%26qid%3D1649633341%26sr%3D8-3&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw19rZWdSwN0MJ-PIeSnJgo3\">Political Thought in Action: The Bhagavad Gita and Modern India<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Edited by Shruti Kapila and Faisal Devji.<br \/>\n5.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Death-Life-Great-American-Cities-ebook\/dp\/B01MQ6EGDX\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=J5KQKXTQB5PT&amp;keywords=jane+jacobs&amp;qid=1649636213&amp;sprefix=jane+jacobs%2Caps%2C214&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Death-Life-Great-American-Cities-ebook\/dp\/B01MQ6EGDX\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3DJ5KQKXTQB5PT%26keywords%3Djane%2Bjacobs%26qid%3D1649636213%26sprefix%3Djane%2Bjacobs%252Caps%252C214%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2_01qNDLUHLEQh5pM9dWY7\">The Death and Life of Great American Cities<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Jane Jacobs.<br \/>\n6.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Nehru-Debates-that-Defined-India-ebook\/dp\/B09GH2KD1X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X4D8WMU1QKOD&amp;keywords=tripurdaman+singh&amp;qid=1643487735&amp;sprefix=tripurdaman+singh%2Caps%2C169&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Nehru-Debates-that-Defined-India-ebook\/dp\/B09GH2KD1X\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D1X4D8WMU1QKOD%26keywords%3Dtripurdaman%2Bsingh%26qid%3D1643487735%26sprefix%3Dtripurdaman%2Bsingh%252Caps%252C169%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3nkd-j98rXHgd7a-6REOlV\">Nehru: The Debates that Defined India<\/a><\/i>\u00a0\u2014 Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain.<br \/>\n7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/1\/31\/episode-262-nehrus-debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/1\/31\/episode-262-nehrus-debates\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2daoSaqcMWfj8McOqcjJ1j\">Nehru\u2019s Debates<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Episode 262 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain.)<br \/>\n8. Tryst With Destiny (<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcebooks.fordham.edu\/mod\/1947nehru1.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sourcebooks.fordham.edu\/mod\/1947nehru1.asp&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw16Wrdp2e-KaUkcNwT9xO5Q\">Text<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.harappa.com\/wall\/nehru.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.harappa.com\/wall\/nehru.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1LTlv_ZN27wsLYDm5PmO6c\">Video<\/a>) &#8212; Jawaharlal Nehru&#8217;s speech at Independence.<br \/>\n9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Jawaharlal-Nehru\/e\/B001JSEFTY?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3&amp;qid=1649636573&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Jawaharlal-Nehru\/e\/B001JSEFTY?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_3%26qid%3D1649636573%26sr%3D8-3&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2TB6NIQkftdzL8izhQCZqv\">Jawaharlal Nehru on Amazon<\/a>.<br \/>\n10.\u00a0Carl Schmitt on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Carl-Schmitt\/e\/B001I9OWKG\/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Carl-Schmitt\/e\/B001I9OWKG\/ref%3Ddp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1zG8QBxVQM0SHvyAYEkuCY\">Amazon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carl_Schmitt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carl_Schmitt&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0WJ0uRY8vdEWbxi3wRT2V7\">Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Carl-Schmitt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Carl-Schmitt&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0X_CMYCP49HnUw7J5wMOu_\">Britannica<\/a>.<br \/>\n11. Junoon (1978) on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0077783\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0077783\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Y191ONrNqvWixuhTr1zK3\">IMDb<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Junoon_(1978_film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Junoon_(1978_film)&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2iGT9NJQ9Odqgvv-p8QWpp\">Wikipedia<\/a>.<br \/>\n12.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Gita-Press-Making-Hindu-India-ebook\/dp\/B014GHNEXC\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=9UQCY81K6X5W&amp;keywords=akshaya+mukul&amp;qid=1649637755&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=akshaya+mukul%2Cdigital-text%2C192&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Gita-Press-Making-Hindu-India-ebook\/dp\/B014GHNEXC\/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid%3D9UQCY81K6X5W%26keywords%3Dakshaya%2Bmukul%26qid%3D1649637755%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sprefix%3Dakshaya%2Bmukul%252Cdigital-text%252C192%26sr%3D1-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Mmw_JLQFqms2UeuD-5BoJ\">Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Akshaya Mukul.<br \/>\n13.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/9\/23\/episode-139-the-gita-press-and-hindu-nationalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/9\/23\/episode-139-the-gita-press-and-hindu-nationalism\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Taew6BD0PV5mkpbsJm7ul\">The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul).<br \/>\n14.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Hindutva-V-D-Savarkar\/dp\/8188388254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Hindutva-V-D-Savarkar\/dp\/8188388254&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1cLNVjtm-sbujLVia13fMv\">Hindutva<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; VD Savarkar.<br \/>\n15.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/4\/8\/episode-115-the-intellectual-foundations-of-hindutva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/4\/8\/episode-115-the-intellectual-foundations-of-hindutva\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3EqFlMhy4opYwO1gTwsrH9\">The Intellectual Foundations of Hindutva<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Episode 115 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Aakar Patel).<br \/>\n16.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Malevolent-Republic-Short-History-India-ebook\/dp\/B07QGCD1LT\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=malevolent+republic&amp;qid=1583602203&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Malevolent-Republic-Short-History-India-ebook\/dp\/B07QGCD1LT\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dmalevolent%2Brepublic%26qid%3D1583602203%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1FZzFunelMM2c5A_ZWk1Jp\">Malevolent Republic<\/a><\/i>\u00a0\u2014 Kapil Komireddi.<br \/>\n17.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/3\/8\/episode-163-who-broke-our-republic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/3\/8\/episode-163-who-broke-our-republic\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw253-NonNdO0WoU3Cwe5Xud\">Who Broke Our Republic?<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 163 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Kapil Komireddi).<br \/>\n18.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/9\/27\/episode-244-the-multitudes-of-our-maharajahs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/9\/27\/episode-244-the-multitudes-of-our-maharajahs\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0lSTJzyeW6w5Wf8MEGGx17\">The Multitudes of Our Maharajahs<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 244 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Manu Pillai).<br \/>\n19.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/12\/2\/episode-149-a-life-in-indian-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/12\/2\/episode-149-a-life-in-indian-politics\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2D9iB8ksOSyjnhRMdrMl9J\">A Life in Indian Politics<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 149 of The Seen and the Unseen (w JP Narayan).<br \/>\n20. Sigmund Freud on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Sigmund-Freud\/e\/B000AQ8VV4?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_5&amp;qid=1649638333&amp;sr=8-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Sigmund-Freud\/e\/B000AQ8VV4?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_5%26qid%3D1649638333%26sr%3D8-5&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1c8plbx20wP4K5Yf8ly22T\">Amazon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sigmund_Freud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sigmund_Freud&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2CCNXb0heQWoRkV6ZLqG14\">Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Sigmund-Freud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Sigmund-Freud&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3-Bcc0NvmNyQR37q3l_fqG\">Britannica<\/a>.<br \/>\n21.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Anthropologist-Among-Historians-Other-Essays\/dp\/0195626168\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=LWAMPL8GERJL&amp;keywords=bernard+cohn&amp;qid=1649638454&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=bernard+cohn%2Cdigital-text%2C154&amp;sr=1-2-catcorr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Anthropologist-Among-Historians-Other-Essays\/dp\/0195626168\/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid%3DLWAMPL8GERJL%26keywords%3Dbernard%2Bcohn%26qid%3D1649638454%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sprefix%3Dbernard%2Bcohn%252Cdigital-text%252C154%26sr%3D1-2-catcorr&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1AaZn4M6kP5QPRDTLHLBtq\">An Anthropologist Among Historians<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Bernard S Cohn.<br \/>\n22.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Birth-Modern-World-1780-Blackwell\/dp\/0631236163\/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=christopher+bayly&amp;qid=1649638530&amp;sprefix=christopher+bayl%2Caps%2C167&amp;sr=8-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Birth-Modern-World-1780-Blackwell\/dp\/0631236163\/ref%3Dsr_1_9?keywords%3Dchristopher%2Bbayly%26qid%3D1649638530%26sprefix%3Dchristopher%2Bbayl%252Caps%252C167%26sr%3D8-9&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0LlKGETX5dVknIVkPzIG44\">The Birth of the Modern World<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; CA Bayly.<br \/>\n23.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/C-A-Bayly\/e\/B001IXN0BO?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_9&amp;qid=1649638530&amp;sr=8-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/C-A-Bayly\/e\/B001IXN0BO?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_9%26qid%3D1649638530%26sr%3D8-9&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3BRiXNVXOjwSXs5xGvfJy7\">CA Bayly on Amazon<\/a>.<br \/>\n24.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Sumit-Sarkar\/e\/B001HOKHDS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1649638796&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Sumit-Sarkar\/e\/B001HOKHDS?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1649638796%26sr%3D1-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2nFFKLKPWFcjodZorOyts9\">Sumit Sarkar<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Tanika-Sarkar\/e\/B001H6NVCU?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&amp;qid=1649638827&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Tanika-Sarkar\/e\/B001H6NVCU?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_2%26qid%3D1649638827%26sr%3D1-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0eNnyAhb0bxssshvR9IO1i\">Tanika Sarkar<\/a>\u00a0on Amazon.<br \/>\n25.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Hilary-Mantel\/e\/B004MO3JJO?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&amp;qid=1649639220&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Hilary-Mantel\/e\/B004MO3JJO?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_2%26qid%3D1649639220%26sr%3D1-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3S3t9U8vOb1XjBWzKJlFx4\">Hilary Mantel on Amazon<\/a>.<br \/>\n26.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/poem\/song-myself-51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/poets.org\/poem\/song-myself-51&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw30C7li695y-JZeLwjt2fKA\">Song of Myself, 51<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Walt Whitman.<br \/>\n27.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/dp\/B00849NWCM\/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/dp\/B00849NWCM\/ref%3Ddp-kindle-redirect?_encoding%3DUTF8%26btkr%3D1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1rgHmBGgzdn-wPJGmIDY4d\">Indian Unrest<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Valentine Chirol.<br \/>\n28.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/1\/24\/episode-261-rukmini-sees-indias-multitudes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/1\/24\/episode-261-rukmini-sees-indias-multitudes\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw00dPlZgB7IdEBTgGyTjxpx\">Rukmini Sees India\u2019s Multitudes<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 261 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rukmini S).<br \/>\n29.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Shrimad-Bhagwad-Gita-Rahasya-English\/dp\/B07BJJP9ZM\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=29AMTV2Q2XMX8&amp;keywords=bal+gangadhar+tilak+gita&amp;qid=1649639525&amp;sprefix=bal+gangadhar+tilak+gita%2Caps%2C166&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Shrimad-Bhagwad-Gita-Rahasya-English\/dp\/B07BJJP9ZM\/ref%3Dsr_1_4?crid%3D29AMTV2Q2XMX8%26keywords%3Dbal%2Bgangadhar%2Btilak%2Bgita%26qid%3D1649639525%26sprefix%3Dbal%2Bgangadhar%2Btilak%2Bgita%252Caps%252C166%26sr%3D8-4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Jg2JhNl-ymuzDpdijydKC\">Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Rahasya<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Bal Gangadhar Tilak.<br \/>\n30.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Indian-Independence-1857-Veer-Savarkar\/dp\/8182474337\/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2P2STY5Q6RDIQ&amp;keywords=savarkar+1857&amp;qid=1649639582&amp;sprefix=savarkar+1857%2Caps%2C172&amp;sr=8-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Indian-Independence-1857-Veer-Savarkar\/dp\/8182474337\/ref%3Dsr_1_5?crid%3D2P2STY5Q6RDIQ%26keywords%3Dsavarkar%2B1857%26qid%3D1649639582%26sprefix%3Dsavarkar%2B1857%252Caps%252C172%26sr%3D8-5&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2dKRQf4NS1tdUTmDfXI0zt\">The Indian War of Independence, 1857<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Veer Savarkar.<br \/>\n31.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Hind-Swaraj-M-K-Gandhi-ebook\/dp\/B084MCRPSN\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=13ZTESX5R5J43&amp;keywords=hind+swaraj&amp;qid=1649639652&amp;sprefix=hind+swaraj%2Caps%2C213&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Hind-Swaraj-M-K-Gandhi-ebook\/dp\/B084MCRPSN\/ref%3Dsr_1_4?crid%3D13ZTESX5R5J43%26keywords%3Dhind%2Bswaraj%26qid%3D1649639652%26sprefix%3Dhind%2Bswaraj%252Caps%252C213%26sr%3D8-4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw398fRV9OfmvSlj6w_fX0e5\">Hind Swaraj<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Mahatma Gandhi.<br \/>\n32.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Meatless-Days-Introduction-Fiction-Shamsie-ebook\/dp\/B0762DN7NY\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SWN3DSC623QX&amp;keywords=sara+suleri&amp;qid=1649639708&amp;sprefix=sara+suleri%2Caps%2C202&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Meatless-Days-Introduction-Fiction-Shamsie-ebook\/dp\/B0762DN7NY\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D2SWN3DSC623QX%26keywords%3Dsara%2Bsuleri%26qid%3D1649639708%26sprefix%3Dsara%2Bsuleri%252Caps%252C202%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2fmDcJNMHCLPFWnlL0n-NG\">Meatless Days<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Sara Suleri.<br \/>\n33.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Rohinton-Mistry\/e\/B000AQTH1C?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1649639764&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Rohinton-Mistry\/e\/B000AQTH1C?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1649639764%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2RipY9ZNU0vddjHjgdT8hl\">Rohinton Mistry<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Salman-Rushdie\/e\/B000APRXL4?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1649639828&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Salman-Rushdie\/e\/B000APRXL4?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1649639828%26sr%3D1-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2SPAjmDlGjTKA2icWEG0J9\">Salman Rushdie<\/a>\u00a0on Amazon.<br \/>\n34.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RIOCyVeRmjo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DRIOCyVeRmjo&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1zuw2-uPSVEra_vAMWuvTH\"><i>Aguirre, the Wrath of God<\/i><\/a>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wernerherzog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.wernerherzog.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ayp7jI7A_oeVabvx45UR_\">Werner Herzog<\/a>.<br \/>\n35.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/watch\/80059331?source=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/watch\/80059331?source%3D35&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2R0RMe42d9VYAenotijQuJ\"><i>Masaan<\/i><\/a>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Neeraj Ghaywan.<br \/>\n36.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X5IcdaYyvHY\"><i>Khayal Gatha<\/i><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Kumar Shahani.<br \/>\n37.\u00a0<i><a href=\"http:\/\/primevideo.com\/dp\/amzn1.dv.gti.8cba91ba-d7c6-7327-cbd7-778565d10ce3?autoplay=1&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/primevideo.com\/dp\/amzn1.dv.gti.8cba91ba-d7c6-7327-cbd7-778565d10ce3?autoplay%3D1%26ref_%3Datv_cf_strg_wb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1HrW_OK1PdR-f-DfPTfg6f\">Mirzapur<\/a><\/i>\u00a0on Prime Video.<br \/>\n38.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.primevideo.com\/dp\/amzn1.dv.gti.ecb8e6b7-a43d-5359-5152-4c31c68b977a?autoplay=1&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.primevideo.com\/dp\/amzn1.dv.gti.ecb8e6b7-a43d-5359-5152-4c31c68b977a?autoplay%3D1%26ref_%3Datv_cf_strg_wb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230626000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3x20qTkZlBvoc_y_3VQZlt\">Paatal Lok<\/a><\/i> on Prime Video.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Amit\u2019s online course,\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/clear-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/clear-writing\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230626000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3PurE-mWw30hjIVetz34VB\">The Art of Clear Writing<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>And subscribe to <b><a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/3\/28\/episode-270-aakar-patel-is-full-of-hope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/3\/28\/episode-270-aakar-patel-is-full-of-hope\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649733230626000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1bKkKw3ZkL5E0eFYjpqBK4\">The India Uncut Newsletter<\/a><\/b>. 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