The Story Isn’t Over: History from the Margins

⁠★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★⁠ 00:00 - Introduction01:08 - Who is Daniel Elam?01:26 - Becoming a Professor?06:02 - Bhagat Singh’s upbringing and influence of Sikhi?06:02 - Can you shed light on Bhagat Singh’s upbringing and the influence of Sikhi in shaping his ideology? 09:02 - In what wa...

⁠⁠★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★⁠⁠ 00:00 - Introduction01:32 - Getting To Know Radha Kapuria02:53 - Understanding The Scope Of The Book04:57 - Music And Culture During Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Era08:48 - Busting Myths: Ranjit Singh's Debuachery?13:52 - Impact On Musicians And Connoiss...

⁠⁠★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★⁠ 00:00 - Introduction 05:08 - What factors have contributed to the contentious nature of studying the British Empire in contemporary discourse? 10:39 - Can you share the spark or motivation that led you to the unique angle your book takes? 15:45 - Wha...

⁠★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★⁠ 00:58 - Who is Sunmit Singh?03:25 - Why were your family in Kuwait?08:19 - Impact of 9/11?12:10 - How did you end up getting into antiques?16:54 - Are there any pieces you’ve had in your collection that have stories worth sharing?18:58 - Do you have a favouri...

⁠★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★⁠ 00:00 - Introduction01:18 - How did you approach simplifying a complex topic for young readers, while maintaining its essence?03:34 - What motivated you to write about the British Empire specifically for a younger audience?04:45 - How did you navigate the sen...

Olive Branch Report - https://bityl.co/H9AV Deslippe & Stukin: How "Siri Singh Sahib" Yogi Bhajan Created An Empire - https://bityl.co/H9AQ Yogi Bhajan Turned an L.A. Yoga Studio into a Juggernaut, and Left Two Generations of Followers Reeling from Alleged Abuse - https://bityl.co/HAzn From Maharaj to Mahan Tantric: The Construction of Yogi Bhajan's Kundalini Yoga - https://bityl.co/HAzq Yogi...

⁠★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★⁠ 00:00 - A Glimpse of the Conversation01:57 - Let's Dive In!02:49 - Meet Nandini Das: Who Is She?03:32 - Nandini's Path to Becoming an Early Modern English Literature & Culture Professor05:30 - From Travel Writing Enthusiast to "Courting India" Author07:52...

⁠★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★⁠ 00:00 - Intro00:49 - Who is Jasmeet Singh?04:07 - Taking Amrit at a Young age?05:40 - Interactions with Baba Santa Singh Ji?07:13 - Controversy surrounding Baba Ji’s death10:30 - Baba Ji’s Early Life17:12 - Becoming the Jathedar19:51 - Baba Ji’s time in priso...

⁠★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★⁠ 00:00 - Welcome and Introduction 01:11 - Getting to know Guillemette Crouzet: Who is she? 01:51 - Delving into the Past: What ignited your passion for history? 03:48 - Behind the Book: What inspired "Inventing the Middle East"? 06:47 - Origins of a Term: Did...

★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★⁠ 00:00 - Introduction 00:29 - The Role of Masands Before Their Removal 17:09 - The Evolution of the Term 'Khalsa' 26:48 - Vaisakhi 1699: Events & Timeline 46:31 - The Connection Between Goats & Vaisakhi 56:35 - Panj Pyare & Panj Mukte: Their Significance 01...

Tarsem Singh Sandhu is a notable figure in the Sikh community for his  advocacy for the right to wear the turban while working as a bus driver  in Wolverhampton, England in the 1960s. He was one of the first Sikh bus drivers in the country to wear a turban and grow his beard and as a result faced discrimination, including a two year suspension by the Wolverhampton Transport Committee. Despite faci...

★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★ 00:00 - Teaser 00:44 - Overview 02:46 - Intro 04:54 - What inspired you to write a book about Amrit Kaur? 09:13 - What research did you do to bring Amrit Kaur's story to life in your book? 13:38 - What can you tell us about Amrit Kaur's early life, education, and everything before Par...

★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★ 00:00 - Teaser 00:59 - Introduction 01:53 - Finding out about the team 03:56 - What is Anhad Magazine? 05:02 - Why invoke the spirit of the Singh Sabha movement? 11:08 - What is the aim of the magazine? 14:01 - What is involved in the translation and transliteration process? 18:19 - W...

★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★ 00:00 - 5 Minute History: What is the Kissan Protest? 04:48 - How did the book come about? 06:55 - What was it like visiting and experiencing the protest site first hand? 08:51 - In the age of social media, why make a physical photo book? 10:12 - How many photos did you take and how d...

★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★ We talk about how Oupkar, in the footsteps of other women before her,  picked her mother to take the traditional role of the father during her  Palla ceremony. We talk about what went behind the decision, family  reaction, Oupkar’s relationship with her mother, growing up in a  single...

★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★ 00:00 - Teaser 00:56 - Introduction 01:45 - Early life & upbringing 03:46 - Family Background 04:47 - Becoming a police officer? 05:56 - From collector to collecting? 08:35 - Why are antique swords (usually) far superior? 10:39 - What do you do as an antique arms and armour collec...

00:00 - Intro 01:02 - The origins of this project 02:01 - Why was the decision made to make the calendar entirely about women? 02:53 - Idol worship and paintings of Gurus? 06:34 - An artist's perspective of depicting Gurus and other figures from Sikh history? 08:22- Where are the stories coming from? What do the sources tell us about Sikh women in history? 12:19 - Why is it important that the...

Featuring Neymar's mascot, Josh Singh. Prince Ripudaman Singh, his Swan Rolls-Royce & matching Roll Royce Cygnett. The Koutoubia Mosque replica in Kapurthala. The first Indian languages school in England. General Allard, Napoleon's wife & cashmere shawls. The Sikh Peanut Prince of Argentina and a Portuguese eye-witness to Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s shaheedi.

★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★ You can see a full time stamped breakdown of the conversation below. 00:00 - Teaser 00:20 - Introduction 01:26 - Family history and background 04:59 - What do you remember from October 31st 1984? 08:15 - Would the genocide have taken place even if Indira Gandhi was not assassinated? 1...

This is the full podcast 'The Rise & Fall of the Sikh Empire' with Dr. Priya Atwal. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★⁠⁠ You can find the full video podcast on my YouTube channel and you can see a full time stamped breakdown of the conversation belo...

Today I’m joined once again by Gurinder Singh Mann and we’re discussing  his latest book - Rise of the Sikh Soldier - as well as a whole host of  other topics.    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★⁠⁠ You can find a time stamped breakdown of the full podcast bel...

Today I have the pleasure to talk to Kavita Puri, she is an award-winning BBC journalist, oral historian, executive producer and broadcaster about her book - Partition Voices - which is now in its 2nd edition. ★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★ You can find a full time stamped breakdown of the conversation below: 00:00...

Today I have the chance to talk to Rav Singh from 'A Little History of the Sikhs'. We explore all the fascinating and obscure parts of Sikh history that are scattered across the UK, Europe and further afield.  ★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★ 00:00 - Teaser 00:37: - Intro 01:55 - Who Is Rav Singh? 04:00 - Work &...

In this episode I have the chance to talk to Jvala Singh, a historian, academic and Suraj podcast curator. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★ As always here's a time stamped breakdown of the whole conversation: 00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - What is Suraj Prakash? 02:45 - How long does it take to write Suraj Prakash? How does it become so widely accepted? 06:25 - How i...

In this episode I get the chance to talk to Dr. Priya Atwal. We speak about Priya's upbringing and background, studying Sikh history at university, her journey from dissertation to the publication of her amazing book Royals and Rebels (if you wanted to, I've written a book review on it, which you can acess here - bit.ly/BookReview06)  We go on to talk about the machinations of Raja Gulab Sing...