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Anita Anand
@anitaanand.bsky.social
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I present programs on TV and Radio, write history books and present a podcast called Empire with William Dalrymple. NOT IN THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT!
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Nov 13
Just a quick introduction. I present Any Answers, The Reith Lectures and PM on Radio 4, I write books about history and I present the Empire Podcast with William Dalrymple.
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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 7d
In today's episode @anitaanand.bsky.social & I are joined by Jonathan Phillips, Professor of Crusading History at the University of London to discuss the Crusader history of Gaza and the rise of the Mamluks.
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · 8d
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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 10d
THE HISTORY OF GAZA SERIES CONTINUES...

Episode 4

☪︎ Gaza & The Islamic Conquest ☪︎

@willdalrymple.bsky.social and
@anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Peter Sarris to discuss how the Arabs rapidly conquered vast territories in the seventh century, including Gaza...
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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 29d
Who were the Cholas who ruled in South India from the 9th century?What was the Medieval Indian equivalent of the Iron Bank in Game of Thrones?

William and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by @akanisetti.bsky.social to discuss the beginnings of the Chola dynasty.
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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 29d
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LORD OF THE DANCE:
THE RISE OF THE CHOLA EMPIRE-
MEDIEVAL INDIA'S GAME OF THRONES
With Anirudh @akanisetti.bsky.social
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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · Sep 3
William and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined once again by @alexvont.bsky.social author of Blood and Sand: Suez, Hungary, & The Crisis That Shook The World, to explore the invasion that Britain and France inflicted on Egypt in 1956 and the lies that Eden told the public
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Aug 28
Check who you’re yelling at… see bio
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Aug 27
Not in Canadian government. See bio
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Aug 27
Not in Canadian government. See bio
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Aug 18
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Aug 18
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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · Aug 18
Finally! My copy of #Heiresses has arrived! Grateful for generous endorsements from @anitaanand.bsky.social @axrenton.bsky.social @patersonjoseph.bsky.social @corinnefowler.bsky.social @alanlester.bsky.social & the late great Marika Sherwood.
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Aug 18
Thank you Cerys! X
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Aug 16
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Aug 14
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Aug 14
Nobody thought it was worth educating any of them, but it was an easy way of separating the older sisters “malign “ influence on their preferred younger sister.
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Betcy Jose @betcy.bsky.social · Aug 8
This @empirepoduk.bsky.social with @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social completely blew my mind:
279. Partition: How Dubai Almost Became Part of India (Part 2)
Podcast Episode · Empire · 08/06/2025 · 38m
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Aug 14
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Aug 14
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Aug 14
🇵🇰 Our @EmpirePodUK series on how five partitions shaped modern India continues today, the 78th anniversary of the Great Partition🇮🇳🇵🇰

@anitaanand.bsky.social & @willdalrymple.bsky.social are joined by @SamDalrymple123
to ask why the Partition of India and Pakistan was so rushed in 1947? 🇮🇳🇵🇰
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Aug 5
Wrong one. See bio
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