The India Project With Josy Joseph
The India Project, presented by award-winning investigative reporter and author Josy Joseph, chronicles the transition of India from a British colony to an independent nation through documents that shed new light on the genesis of Indian democracy and its institutions. In the brief period before Independence, as the architects of free India attempt to weave together the brocade of a new nation from an assortment of princely states, presidencies and other territories, The India Project goes behind the scenes, uncovering the intrigues, politics and machinations of various dramatis personae, building up to a nail-biting finish with the unfurling of the tricolour on August 15, 1947 to mark the birth of a new, free India.
Episodes 5, 6 and 7 are co-presented with Seetal Iyer.
This non-commercial show from Radio Azim Premji University is meant for educational purposes.
Credits:
Akshay Ramuhalli, Bijoy Venugopal, Bruce Lee Mani, Narayan Krishnaswamy, Prashant Vasudevan, Sananda Dasgupta, Seema Seth, Shraddha Gautam, Supriya Joshi and Velu Shankar
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The India Project with Josy Joseph
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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.
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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.
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Indore Faces A Dilemma
In Indore, a princely state in present-day Madhya Pradesh, palace intrigues deepen the Maharaja’s decision — 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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
