Episode

The Forgotten Origins of Indian Liberalism

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Grand Tamasha

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Jul 1, 2026

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Summary

This week, Rahul Sagar join Milan to discuss his new book The Birth of Indian Liberalism: Mama Parmanand’s Letters to an Indian Raja, which uncovers an older tradition of Indian liberal thought through a remarkable work first published in 1891 and then largely forgotten for more than a century.