Season 1

Trade Winds

Centuries ago, the global economic order was inverted. Trade across the Indian Ocean set off conquest and exploration. Season 1 is set in the Indian Ocean World. 

Chatroom

Bonus episodes featuring an interview with an expert

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Chatroom Episode Notes

We’re Going on a Brief Hiatus

We’re Going on a Brief Hiatus

This is the first edition of the Scrolls & Leaves Quiz! See how much you can guess. Also, we’re going on a short break to prepare for Season 1. Stay with us!

16: Decolonizing a Maharajah

16: Decolonizing a Maharajah

A painting of a Maharajah by the Singh Twins complicates the Western narrative of a faithful British subject

14: The Rise of Desi Hip Hop

14: The Rise of Desi Hip Hop

The rise of Desi Hip Hop is the result of the South Asian diaspora looking for ways to express their identity. It’s spread across the world.

8: A Disease Sleuth in Bangalore

8: A Disease Sleuth in Bangalore

British scientist Sir Ronald Ross tries to stops a deadly cholera outbreak in 1895 Bangalore. He applies learnings from the new field of epidemiology

7: An Ancient Pandemic Story

7: An Ancient Pandemic Story

A Sanskrit scholar narrates a tale from one of the oldest Ayurvedic texts, Charaka-samhita, that has surprising resonance with our current lives

5: Ayurveda Vs. Science: The Matchup

5: Ayurveda Vs. Science: The Matchup

Can the great divide between traditional medicine like Ayurveda and allopathic medicines ever be bridged? We look at the evidence with biologist Annamma Spudich

4: Why Do Colonial Cities Have Bad Water?

4: Why Do Colonial Cities Have Bad Water?

A history of colonial neglect in Calcutta has led to an unusual mode of water delivery. Historian Pratik Chakrabarti also discusses pandemics and discrimination

3: The Most Ancient Medicine

3: The Most Ancient Medicine

Folk Healing is the most ancient form of medicine. G. Hariramamurthi has visited more than 12,000 villages across India to document folk medicine practices

2: When Plague Hit Bombay

2: When Plague Hit Bombay

An old draconian law from 1897, when plague hit Bombay, has been reinstated for Covid-19. Interview with historian Tarangini Sriraman