Ep 27: Plassey - Guftagu with Mr Sudeep Chakravarti

India Colonised

Playssey by Sudeep Chakravarti is an absolutely engaging and entertaining book, written with details of the intrigues vanity and unriddling the playing of economics and politics of the time, He has wonderfully delineated the cast of characters from the prejudiced and perceived conceptions. and dusted the layered narratives over centuries that have passed since. Here is my conversation with Mr Suddep Chakravarti on his book Playssey.
SUDEEP CHAKRAVARTI is an award-winning author of bestselling works of narrative non-fiction, including Plassey: The Battle that Changed the Course of Indian History, The Bengalis: A Portrait of Community (shortlisted for The Hindu Prize 2018, and Tata Literature Live! Award 2018) An extensively published columnist, he has over three decades of experience in media. Sudeep has worked with major global and Indian media orrganisations including the Asian Wall Street Journal, where he began his career and he has held leadership positions at Sunday, the India Today Group, and HT Media.
Here is our conversation on his intellectual journey and the journey of writing this book, including how we can engage with his work in relevance to today's world.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter handle: @Indiacolonised or visit us on www.indiacolonised.com. Don’t forget to visit our website for book recommendations and a complete reading list if you want to read more on India’s Modern History!