How Hindustan became India

Published: Oct. 5, 2021, 11 a.m.

b'Manan Ahmed Asif discusses his book\\xa0The Loss of Hindustan, the Invention of India, which has just been shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize\\nHistorian Manan Ahmed Asif discusses his recent book\\xa0The Loss of Hindustan, the Invention of India, which has just been shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize. He explores the historical concept of Hindustan and reveals how, through the colonial era, it came to be replaced with the modern idea of India.\\n(Ad) Manan Ahmed Asif is the author of\\xa0The Loss of Hindustan, the Invention of India\\xa0(Harvard, 2020). Buy it now from Amazon:\\nhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Loss-Hindustan-Invention-India/dp/067498790X/?tag=radtim01-21&ascsubtag=radiotimes-social-viewingguide\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'