Niki speaks with author John Zubrzycki about the Jaipur royal family and Jai Singh’s penchant for astronomy. We also share a cut scene detailing a Maharaja’s secret affair with the British.

This is an addendum to episode 2, The Myth of the Pink City. 

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GLOSSARY

• Marathas: The Marathas were an amalgamation of clans all originating from modern day Maharashtra. They gained prominence during the decline of the Mughal Empire, and eventually carved out the Maratha Confederacy, becoming one of the last major native powers before British colonialism. 
• Vakeel: Originally an agent or representative with political and/or legal power, the term Vakeel is used in modern parlance to refer to an official pleader in a court of justice in South Asia. The term originates from Persian. 

PODCASTS MENTIONED

• Sufficiently Black
• Many Roads Travelled 

MUSIC CREDITS

• MALFNKTN | Roaches
• Mausam Poorvanuman |  Bardte Kram Mein and Jal Prapaat
• Rajastani Jagalbandi | https://www.natyasutraonline.com/music/folk/invis/rajasthani-jugalbandhi
• Mozart | Marriage of Figaro

DIG DEEPER

• Learn about how Diya Kumari recently leveraged the myth of royal lineage in this Indian Express article.
• Listen to Jon Wilson’s full talk about his book  The Chaos of Empire, which cuts through all the heavy colonial nostalgia and Kipling-isms to bring out a true portrait of British rule in India.
• Read John Zubrzycki’s book The House of Jaipur for a modern history of the Jaipur Royals. 
• Look at the Vrihat Samrat Yantra, the largest gnomon sundial in the world, at the Jantar Mantar in Jaipur.

SPECIAL THANKS

• John Zubrzycki
• Shitiga Rajan

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