The India Project with Josy Joseph

Birth Of The Nation
In the season finale of The India Project with Josy Joseph, we observe the awakening of India as an unstoppable idea whose time has come. With memorable sound-bites from the leaders of a newly free nation, we end Season 1 on a note of nostalgic introspection
The Road To Destiny
As the clock races towards the final days preceding India’s Independence, a nation awaits its tryst with destiny. To find out more, listen to Episode 6 of The India Project
The Gamble In The Northeast
In Episode 5 of The India Project, Josy Joseph reconstructs the history of how the northeast states — present-day Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Manipur — were stitched into the fabric of the new nation of India.
Palace Intrigues In The State of Bhopal
How did the princely state of Bhopal eventually join the Union of India? To know that, revisit the drama of the times in this gripping episode of The India Project With Josy Joseph
Indore Faces A Dilemma
In Indore, a princely state in present-day Madhya Pradesh, palace intrigues deepen the Maharaja’s dilemma — accede to the Union of India, or secede and face the consequences? Listen to the third episode of The India Project with Josy Joseph to know more
Sir C P’s Machinations In Travancore
Episode 2 of The India Project unravels the intrigues and covert correspondences leading up to Travancore’s eventual accession to the Union of India. Until the turning point — the attempted assassination of Sir CP.
The Princely States
In the first episode of the series, Josy Joseph takes us behind the scenes, uncovering the intrigues, politics and machinations of various dramatis personae as the clock ticks towards August 15, 1947 to mark the birth of a new, free India.