EP-25 | History concealed Ghori’s, Ghazni’s atrocities; demonized Veer Savarkar: Dr Vikram Sampath

Dr Vikram Sampath is the author of eight books including two-volume biography of VD Savarkar. In 2021, the Bengaluru-based historian was chosen as a fellow for the Royal Historical Society of the United Kingdom. In this edition of Podcast with Smita Prakash, the young author-cum-historian talks about India's glorious history; the unsung heroes including civilisational warriors. He elaborates how Lalitaditya Muktapida in the 7th century not only stopped the Arabs from entering India but also conquered parts of Afghanistan and extended his kingdom upto Tibet and China. Dr Sampath speaks about the heroic queens Rani Abbakka and Ahilyabai Holkar and explains how the notion that Arab invaders plundered Hindu temples in India only for economic considerations is “bunkum”. He also delves into details about Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan while explaining why Indian Muslims should be inspired by Dara Shikoh and not Ghazni and Ghori. The discussion on the origin and ownership of Mysore Pak serves as a dessert in the podcast.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
7:34 - Details about book Bravehearts of Bharat
12:34 - Civilisation warriors Ahilyabai Holkar and Rajarshi Bhagya Chandra
13:29 - Information about Lalitaditya, a ruler of the Karkota dynasty
16:46 - Fall of Sindh
18:00 - Practice of Jauhar
19:59 - Ahilyabai Holkar's daughter performing Sati
22:56 - The Somnath Story
27:50 - Truth about Tipu Sultan
33:35 - History being taught in schools
50:20 - Everything about Cholas
59:38 - How Rani Abbakka defeated Portuguese
1:15:00 - Ahom Kingdom in the North East
1:20:50 - Origin of Mysore Pak
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[@mirchshake50]

Vikram has slowly but surely broken the Marxist historians curse. More power to you Vikram!!

[@shivmohan2982]

Not yet bro. General people don't take the true facts seriously but as RW propogenda. I don't when we will be able to correct all the these issues.

[@anandvijay9528]

@@shivmohan2982 yes bro but you updated with latest new exhibition archaeologist know about limit of All Marxist theory about history

[@RajinderTah]

Pride to hear Vikram Sampath

[@SHIVAMYadav-pw5uz]

No... He didn't yet..... He is a one man army who can't fight alone with Marxist bastions...... His companions are semi literate bjp activist..... He needs intellectually passionate unbaised people...

[@ahamasmiarinm]

With time dear, with time. Change of public discourse takes time, but things have started rolling for sure and we would get there in time. All power to the words of VS and his likes.

[@menghao5949]

I am a Maharashtrian. No matter which government was in power in central or state govt., Our teachers never stopped praising Veer Savarkar. The sudden attack on him by Congress is blood boiling. On the hand , many teachers took underhanded jibes at Mohandas Gandhi, in fun way. I am talking about in 2003-2008. BJP is not the reason for Hindutva wave. They are just smart enough to observe it coming and riding it.

[@mlg1279]

Yep! We need a responsible, visionary far-right party at the national level. BJP is centrist, and is only riding the hindutva wave

[@jaibharat8932]

BJP is ultimately the reason why we have a Ram Mandir. Accepting it won't hurt your character.

[@sharr-ul-barria2051]

The truth about Gandhi and Savarkar needs to be instilled into all of us. Salute to you guys for preserving the history of a persona like Savarkar. In the North, his mere mention brings about the jibes of bigotry and fascism.

[@cvuvlvc]

Ya In Maharashtra Veer Savarkar Ji Seen As Always Hero We Have Poems Of Him Our Text Book I Don't Know That Chittiya Rahul Who Don't Know Inch Of India History Talking About Him

[@hiteshgujarathi4636]

Being a marathi school student tatyarao was always presented as a finest example of a freedom fighter who sacrifice so much for a country. Our teachers never ever spoke any I'll about him ever. Only this nonsense social media and congress are making stupid statements about him.

[@ENNGINEER_G]

"until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter." What a line ✋✋

[@sabrinakhan8217]

True, Afghnaistan was never colonized by the British and that's why the true lions Afghans have no printing press, media, railways, roads, parliament, factories, cinema, trained army, ports, legal system and much more. Ghouri and Ghaznavi were Afghans and the true history is unknown to the world. All you have is British advertised history and then in the late 1800's history concocted by Viveknanda, Gwaliar, MahaSaba, Aray smaj, RSS schools of thought, to create friction and unite all polytheists under the umbrella of " Hinduism" and against Muslims. The truth is Northwest ( current Pakistan) always had cultural and trade ties with central Asia ( Afghanistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkey) and attacks towards ganga Jamuna ( current India, minus Chinese burmes Tibet states of Northeast India captured by the British and included in India). Kingdoms of the Northwest such as Maurya, Kushan, Dahir etc have always invaded and plundered Ganga Jamuna. Mauryans alone killed 5 million ganga jamnis and destroyed their temples. There was no India before the British and no Hindusthan before Ghouri. All these Hindu, Hindusthan, India etc identities are given by them.

[@neelimapn4]

The concept of Bharat is as old as Vedas, Ramayan, Mahabharat . Many shlokas in BhagwadGeeta have mentioned Bharat. Adi Shankaracharya established four Shakti Peethas in the north(Jotirmath),east(Jagannath Puri), south(Rameshwaram) and west(Dwarka) in the eighth century, long before the advent of Afgans or British. He revived the Sanatan or Hindu dharma. It is very wrong to state that there was no India before Ghouri or British.

[@shrutih19]

Vikram kind of intelligent persons are the backbone of sanatan culture...they are real gems....respect

[@Christopher45074]

not sanatan culture ... its sanatan dharma. there is not only one culture it's a mixture of many cultures so it can be only santana dharma

[@gurunath9730]

So proud of you.May Lord Murugan always bless you.Long live the Tamils- Indian race

[@adityanair1001]

💯

[@sabrinakhan8217]

@@Christopher45074 concocted lies in late 1800's will not last as well as Zoo India created by the British. South Asia is a region like Europe and never natural country. A True historical and or existing sanatana dharma shouldn't have a problem of unity without the British given army. Remove the army and then see. The Chinese Burmese Tibet region of so called North East would be the first one to leave the fake unity.

[@kaushikmozinderbaruah6304]

Vikram has a BITS Pilani and SPJain Mumbai background. That he chose to tread this path deserves applause. Brilliant work done. Smita if you are reading this, my heart races when I see the narrow desk. Sometimes I feel the iPad would fell off. Great series ma'am. Please get Ranga sir once (am sure you are thinking).

[@taqiyyamevajayate2857]

@@ABhattacharya are you a Bongoli ❓❓🤭😂😂😂🤣

[@ABhattacharya]

@@taqiyyamevajayate2857 Yes

[@punisherwarlord]

@@ABhattacharya no wonder u will laugh ... Tapas Paul ( rape organiser) legacy cant leave bongs like you so easily

[@ABhattacharya]

@@punisherwarlord Arrey I am laughing at "the iPad will fall off the table" part. I think Sampath is doing great work. I am all for counter-narrative.

[@bio-cart6662]

@@ABhattacharya edit that msg and mention ir laugh. Many including me won't get misunderstood.

[@urfqwake]

The works of J Sai and Dr Sampath have helped welcome a much awaited Indic Renaissance. A prime time for reinvigorating the splendour of our culture that we've been forced to forget. Propagation and propaganda have never been the tools employed for the spread of Bharat's civilisation and yet you see our traces right from the Baltics to the Far East. A much awaited podcast.

[@mukulpal8875]

and also Rajiv Malhotra.....and Sita ram Goel in the past....

[@nischesharma]

For me its i cant read books

[@psrs985]

@@nischesharma you could watch videos though go watch prachayam

[@yj9032]

J Sai has been thoroughly debunked. His first book is based on debunked literature.

[@nischesharma]

@@yj9032 who did it

[@lastpaganstanding]

Kannada industry should come up with a movie or a web series about the Abbakka queens. Being a Kasargodian, I've been fascinated about the queens my entire life. Such fierce women should be always remembered.

[@dileepnarayanan]

100% true. we should know, memorise and remember our great ancestors and feel proud. Not the otherway the British succeeded us Indians to believe - that we are thinking bad about our previous generations

[@tejashwisundar1429]

He is from Karnataka oly

[@siddhishreemishra7968]

Being a CBSE student, I can totally relate what Vikram Sampath sir & Smita mam said ....at tht time I also wondered why don't we read Abt our Native rulers & their achievements coz I was pissed off 😒 reading abt Mughals & other invaders...(especially the 7th class NCERT textbook it is total garbage )

[@PGS-ns7iy]

I keep a tab on my daughter's book. Pour in her mind and keep on correcting her

[@satyavachan7099]

Same here. I was a CBSE student. Never did I read about the great Shivaji Maharaj or any native rulers as you said. The knowledge that I had about those great warriors as a child came from the stories told by parents and grandparents.

[@adeshsaxena6874]

India,s history is too vast like the country itself. How would one package all of this for a 7 std history text book without making it a tome?

[@swarnabhdasgupta6572]

Exactly bro even I remember reading all about Mughals in the 7th class😡

[@mitasaha840]

I live in Canada .How can I have ypur book . Dr. Mita.Saha Ottawa, Canada

[@kirandeepchakraborty7921]

I knew him. But today I have become his follower. Genuine intelligence combined with humility. India is blessed with such people. ⭐

[@AKZ720]

WOW!! Didn't expect this one at all. Happy to hear about the indic perceptive of our itihaas and how things really happened..We have been denied our glorious past and always made to belive that we are inferior to the invaders. Thanks Vikram ji for putting India First.

[@thehawkseye3412]

India converted more in recent years than when it had not forgotten it's history and struggle to retain it's religion and culture. India would have not remain Hindu if no one resisted and slowed invaders down constantly.

[@VenkataMuraliKrishnaR]

O. . . . ... ......?

[@sridharahullumane4558]

I picked-up the book just now. Wonderful discussion........wish you success......and more.........ಕೊನೆವರೆಗೆ ನೋಡದೇ ಟಿಪ್ಪಣಿ ಬರೆದೆ. ಬಹಳ ಸಂತೋಷವಾಯಿತು. ಭಾರತ ಜನನಿಯ ತನು ಜಾತೆ ಜಯಹೇ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಮಾತೆ.

[@abhib6751]

A man who insists on not being called a 'Doctor' even though he has a Ph.D. immediately gets my respect. Respect is earned, not demanded.

[@harrymeghwal108]

Veer savarkar was one of the greatest freedom fighters of India ♥️🇮🇳🚩

[@sachin----123]

Haan niche se

[@sumankumarsingha4015]

@@sachin----123 jitna tum gandhi ko padhe ho utna bhi savarkar ko parlo bhai tab khud hi decide kar lena kiya sahi hai... kyuki facts kabhi chup nahi jata

[@santa4091]

@@sumankumarsingha4015 arre bhai voh bas tard musa lman hai. Jalegi naa.

[@vivekpal7865]

you can call him anything but veer... he was a traitor and darpoak of highest order...

[@sachin----123]

@@sumankumarsingha4015 are bhai mein hindu hoon kya proof dikhau bolo lekin mein soft hearted hindu mein kattar hindu nahi hoon mera Hinduism dushman se ladna sikhata hai lekin kisi aur dharm ko nicha dikhana nahi hum sant Kabir ke aadarsho pe chalte hai

[@just-a-harmless-potato]

I feel very grateful to my history teachers over the years in school who really used to have one class every week teaching about the real heroes of bharat

[@thinkaloud900]

Wow.... which school

[@aus2023]

Which school did you go to?

[@uttaraganesh2041]

You are sooooo fortunate. Thank you to your history teacher.

[@just-a-harmless-potato]

@@aus2023 it was a convent school from a tier 3 city but yeah I ain't gonna tell the name because the school administration didn't know anything about it ...

[@logic_on]

🙏 to your teacher.

[@madayachit]

“Mysore Pak is from Karnataka “ such a nice way of ending such a lovely conversation and prevoking “Anand Rangnathan” for friendly banter ❤

[@harikrsu]

What an eye opener !! .. wish the school curriculum changes to reflect the true history of our country.. awesome to see such erudite conversation between fellow kannadigas :-)

[@Sugangul]

Dr. Vikram Sampath, Dr. Jaishankar are the rockstars of today

[@rajasredebnath3992]

And so is the J Sai Deepak

[@melg6834]

Jaishankar???! Former ROCK.E.FELLOR employee!!! 🤣🤣🤣 The naivety is astounding

[@COSMIC_05]

@@melg6834 you could have said current external affairs Minister chicha tumhara saat pushto mein koi IAS ho to bhi badi baat hai

[@mmajumdar6999]

@@rajasredebnath3992 absolutely

[@indianamerican6362]

You forgot Sai Deepak, Ranganathan and Rajiv Malhotra.

[@nishu13bnd]

As a father of teenager kids I can say that it is incumbent on all the parents to buy History of South India by K.A. Neelkanth Shastry , History of Sanyasis and India through times by Dr Jadunath Sarkar. History of Satvahanas and Vaishnavism by R.G. Bhandarkar and these days books by Dr Meenakshi Jain on Temple history. Dr Sampath on Savarkar and History of Mewar Maharanas Dr Omendra Ratnu. This has to be done outside their school syllabus. We can do this span of 5-7 years between 10 and 18 years of their age.

[@ms-yq8cd]

You must be from a genuinely cultured background. Modern HIPPIES ?(Hindu Yuppies) know ÑOTHING about Hindu or Ancient medeival Hindu history and dont even Want to know.

[@akshat_khare]

That's what I was thinking about teaching my kids the same when I will start a family ....

[@jayapalcheramangalam561]

Kamala Hassan is a class actor but a class as a failed as an intellectual but you cannot blame him because his education was upto 2nd STD ! It is highly appreciated that he mastered British language !

[@sushmamk9414]

Even being a Kannadiga, I didn't know many things about Karnataka. Thanks Dr. Sampath for such an enlightening talk!

[@Joeyuk1078]

A deep sense of pride is what Vikrams book gives every Indian. It's time we know our real history and share with our children.

[@mrv72pai23]

Absolutely.

[@kaustubh-rishabh]

Vikram is solely responsible for bringing many Historical Facts on public domain in a very structured manner. I loved both his books on Veer Savarkar (2nd one still not completed). Stay Blessed Vikram!

[@vinaytalluri]

If you didn’t try already, pls give a try to JSD and Rajiv Malhotra ji, Meenkshi Jain ji.

[@TheGuruNetOn]

@@vinaytalluri Also Sanjeev Sanyal.

[@VK-kn3fz]

why is savarkar called veer ?

[@gtbaba123]

Awesome. I read 1st one half

[@drsrahul81]

@@VK-kn3fz you need to read books in Veer Savarkar to understand that. 2 or 3 lines will not be enough to answer your question

[@nikhilagrawal6605]

Extremely daredevil interviews by Smita prakash .hats off ,Bravo .pls do not stop this series of interviews with real heroes of india

[@gamingcorps5280]

I am a college student, after listening to this podcast I feel so proud of our ancestors but it makes me sad such brave people do not get the recognition they rightfully should get in our history books, I fear that such valant stories of our ancestors would get lost in time without reaching to us younger generation. Sincerely hoping this will change.

[@jj-yi1ne]

you are fully brainwashed. fascists just like socialists are brilliant and can create an epistomology then look through history through that lens then make you their lap dog. when these fascists start attacking non brahmins. then you dirty cowards back out of their epistomology instead of getting killed how they originally planned

[@prashkd7684]

This man has singlehandedly changed the discourse in our country. Ahilya bai Holker is a grand figure who's been missing from the front pages of national history books. While many marathi writers wrote books on her , unfortunately she was always portrayed as a "regional" hero. Sampat's work highlights her countribution to the entire civilization.

[@jayd4ever]

she was always famous

[@ItsMe-rl9ho]

What a fascinating story of Rani Abbakka, I come from this part of Karnataka and I didn't knew about it....Ironically I was having mysore pak when u guys were discussing...Jai Karnataka...Jai Hind

[@vickydonor5922]

Buy Amar Chitra Katha 200+ titles fir starting.

[@suhask.r9240]

In Karnataka, History of Tippu corrected. People from congress eco system opposed. I hope same in all part of India. One good hope is social media is brining good amount of history back like this podcast.

[@vijaywadhwani9920]

This man is a genius. His research and his courage to disclose the facts is a revelation.

[@AbhaySingh-ke7ej]

Im from Jammu and Kashmir and i know how tempes r destroyed in kashmir n replace by mosques 100% hindus once , now 92% peaceful community 😢😢we should learn from our history

[@roopalisarkar8802]

If you say this than you are not a secular anymore you will level as communal and bhakt.

[@adish7839]

@@roopalisarkar8802 correct 💯

[@samayalupta]

To all Kannadigas who purchased champaka taranga and etc kid magazines we know that we actually learnt history more in those mags than in books Abbakkas,Hemu, Lalitaditya,Lachit Borphukan etc were all mentioned here. Kudos to these mags.

[@nandasologar9731]

My RESPECTS to Dr Vikram Sampath and his an his commitment to INTEGRITY!

[@thirdeyeinthemaking7327]

54:30 Im a Indian Malaysian. There are hundreds of Sanskrit/Tamil words adopted in Malay language. There are some evidence of Cholas' maritime power around thousand years ago in Bujang Valley about 400km north of Kuala Lumpur. Sadly not many are aware or visit this place.

[@dileepnarayanan1066]

Well said brother

[@drodro7672]

Bujang Valley predate the Cholas invasion, but it has surely seen Chola merchants coming and going, etc. Indianization of South East Asia is something further ancient than Cholas' invasions in the region, but it's true that they epitomise the best the antique involvement of Indians in the Indian Ocean trade, as they're lone thalasocratic power.

[@mazpeterslove]

I'm coming to Malaysia in August. Which places should I visit other than the Batu caves?

[@janakyraja4181]

​ Lembah bujang ( bujang valley) But travelling takes time as it's in the north. As a tourist, visit brickfields, one of the little India towns. A lot of foreigners love to go to Genting Highlands.

[@mazpeterslove]

@@janakyraja4181 Thanks, Raja.

[@deesesh4294]

Every Indian school child - indeed every Indian adult- should see this episode with the incomparable Dr. Sampath. Thank you Smita Prakash for illuminating so many aspects of the book.

[@fredrichwilliam2345]

Am so glad to see that I belong to the same Alma mater as Vikram.. soo happy to see him breaking barrierrs..

[@chandan4156]

I remember when I was in class 8 in the year maybe 1990 or 1991, in our class everybody were discussing about Tipu Sultan's greatness and incidenly in Doordarshan there was a serial about the same man called Sword of Tipu Sultan. Almost everybody in our class everyday were in awe. Nobody were aware of the Hindu genocide in Malarkote ......

[@sandy4754]

From Nepal but a big fan of Vikram Sampath. I wish we have somebody like him in Nepal. History to be re-written.

[@amit____singh]

Nepali people's elected communist party

[@akkkkk813]

The question is, Nepal even ready to read about history of Nepal before the formation of Nepal by King Prithvi Narayan Shah 🤔🤔

[@Krsna927]

Jai Karnataka, Jai Hind. So proud to see three super kannadigas in the studio, along with the Mysore pak. It's a matter of great pride for me that someone as erudite as Vikram is from Karnataka, and also came to know that Smitha is from K'taka too. Wonderful. A really engrossing and enlightening podcast. Wish you can also invite J Sai Deepak next.

[@ex-muslim--zakirnalayak4703]

Kannadigaru rarajisutidare🙌🙌

[@SachinSingh024]

South India has a lot to offer to the North.

[@songandstrings8125]

J Saideepak has already been here...

[@yogeshkadam3381]

His mother is Maharashtrian

[@harveyspecter1855]

Sampath's mother is maharashtrian and father is Tamil. Ain't a kannadiga

[@mirtunjayupadhyay6840]

We need more Historians like Dr Sampath. It's true that most Post independence Historians like Bipin Chandra.. were more tilted to Left

[@sudhanshushukla7907]

Searching for appropriate word to appreciate Vikram Bhaiya but failed in finding so. There is no word to praise him. Just my gratitude for his work. May God bless him with good health and keep giving him strength to continue the things he is doing. जय हिन्द 🙏🌺

[@AbhishekKumar-xx7li]

My History teacher taught the ncert history + atrocities by invaders ( and while telling such had wet eyes) Thank you Sandhya mam. ❤️

[@Padmanabham.]

🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Farhan_siddiqui624]

Did she taught the invaders like indo Greek,shakas, parthian,kushanas huns etc??

[@punisherwarlord]

@@Farhan_siddiqui624 yes they did... but none were as barbaric and rapists like the islamist terrorists.... every single indian muslims is a victim of their rape and killings... madarssas do not teach this doesnt mean its not true...

[@Farhan_siddiqui624]

@@punisherwarlord who said that they were not barbaric . You are victim of indo Greek shakas parthian kushanas huns who came as invaders in india later converted into Hinduism.

[@amit____singh]

@@Farhan_siddiqui624 apna madarsha chhap gyan mat ☪️hod re k2we 😏🥱

[@ashwini513]

Each episode is such a stunner. Dint know Smita mam too was from karantaka. Such a brilliant person Vikram sir is. Speaks the truth with such calm and dignity. Huge respect for his work

[@vikas.pandey]

Wonderful episode! Thanks to Smita ji for inviting Vikram. Acharya Chatursen Shastri has written a marvellous novel in Hindi titled "सोमनाथ", elaborating social-political-religious situations of those times. It always gives pain when we hear or read somewhere how Plunderers invaded into not only geographical terroteries of our motherland ,but destroyed the Temples of our deities!

[@poornimas1100]

I loved the debate on Mysore Paaka being settled and now will like to say it is sweet from the south , and continue to take credit, belonging to Tamil speaking part of South

[@nishantintouch]

If stalwarts like Vikram Sampath, Sanjeev Sanyal, Dr. Ranganathan and Rajiv Malhotra had been at that time, people like Tharoor, Bipin Pal and Romila Thapar wouldn't have been the 'experts' they are made out to be today.

[@bdeshpan]

People like that were always “there”. It’s only now the sense of nationalism and pride in sanatana dharma is reawakening in the population and these authors are getting their well deserved attention. We can all thank one man for that. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@MobPsycho1oo]

Sita Ram Goel and Ram Swarup were there but there wasn't a support system behind them. Today, People like Vikram, J Sai Deepak, Sanjeev Sanyal and many more are there to express the reality because they have got a support system today.

[@baijayantisenapati9114]

@@MobPsycho1oo RC Majumdar,Jadunath sarkar

[@MobPsycho1oo]

@@baijayantisenapati9114 ❤️ Yes, They were there too...

[@raghunandan9290]

You are foolish to think so .. Its Modi BJP RSS that matters who gave VOICE, face time, power to speak independently. If not for them , our Hindutva Heroes would have been relegated to Dustbins .. They are even greater Hindutva Scholars than these who been kicked by Powerful Congress Govt ruled for 60 Years

[@spreddymereddy6421]

Happy to hear the the true history of Bharat. However, no mention of Great Kakatiya Dynasty who ruled present Telangana, AP & some of Karnataka for 200 years from 1100AD to 1300AD till Khilji invaded &occupied . Water Conservation & construction of Shiva temples were given top priority. Ganapati Rudra, Rani Rudrama Devi & Pratapa Rudra were great rulars. They have constructed hundreds of Tanks which are still functioning like Ramappa , Laknavaram & Pakala in Warangal district. Recently Ramappa Temple has been declared as World Heritage Structure by UNESCO. Hope Kakatiya dynasty will get a place in your discussion as both are from Karnataka..

[@parthsharma9261]

he said he is gonna make more parts of this , it is not possible to have everyone on a single book

[@aramudhanthallam1434]

In fact he should be requested to write about each state brave hearts.

[@suhasvarna2463]

Rani Rudramma devi is part of book , they coudnt speak of all 15 people

[@daydreamers710]

No mention??? Did you even try to gather anything. Nowadays, what is this expectations you have. Should someone spoonfeed you what you wanted to know. There is lot of work done on finding History of Telangana region that too with very little interest from readers and people who have no interest in history of whatsoever. Nobody reads anything. Still there are tons of books in libraries of Hyderabad.

[@Heretic-007]

@@daydreamers710 No mention in textbooks and study materials is what he says

[@shreyashraj9496]

I happen to have read one volume of Sir Vikram’s book on Savarkar. The level of intricacy and depth this text entails reflects his vast knowledge of the indic civilisation and our history in general. We need more people like him on the fore front.

[@drsangameshwarg226]

Abbhaa Smita medam, Vikram saar matte Sushil avare, so nice to see all Kannadiga team here in such rich discussion. Always a pleasure to listen to Dr Sampath. He is our pride and you Smita Madam, you are doing a yeomen service to the nation with your podcasts! Thank you again.

[@blessme-ng9gu]

Tell us more about .... stress upon our duties towards our Ancestor Worship plz. (Animism too. )... Our eternal debt to our father's, fore fathers, Muni Rishis, Sages & Saints .... Thanx ❤

[@vitaminprotein3456]

We are happy that now true history of Bharat is brought to the audience. Intellects like vikram sir, J sai Deepak are coming up with the truth and finally we are out of the communists ideology

[@sachin----123]

First tell me what is communism

[@nirmalchandrabiswas6403]

@@sachin----123 don't you know about it 😒

[@sachin----123]

@@nirmalchandrabiswas6403 I know you know or not ?

[@nirmalchandrabiswas6403]

@@sachin----123 if you know then why are you asking?

[@obergruppenfuhrer-]

​@@sachin----123 the basic idea of communism at core is "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs" And this is absurd. Will you share your hard earned money with someone else just because he earns less than you and has a bigger family than yours? If yes, then you seriously need mental checkup

[@JayeshPatel-sl8jk]

No-one in comment section disagree on dr.sampath ... marvellous job ... salute

[@rajashekhar9522]

Smita, Your podcasts are exceptionally good. The best thing appreciable is that you allow them to speak more than you, unlike the mainstream media interviews.

[@shikhakuiry5410]

I don't have words to convey my regards to this man. Lots of love and best wishes Sir .

[@kvs1671]

I studied in kerala state school syllabus and this is the first time I m hearing about these leaders...Yes we had learned about kerala warriors pazhassi raja sri marthanda varma etc but how to make sure state school kids can learn about other states' history??

[@Tuluva_Yavdheya]

Unfortunately till communists control Kerala its impossible to see Indic renaissance on school level or government level.. only uprising we are seeing in Kerala is online which still appreciated.

[@anandvd26]

Kerala is on the way towards downfall due to growing influence of communism and Islam. It will take a revolution to bring around the belief that what they’re taught is a set of ideas to whitewash the core history and culture of Kerala.

[@dileepnarayanan1066]

exactly. if you really go through Mathilakam scriptures you will be shocked and happily surprised to find the greatest diplomats and best warriors from Travancore who were great visionaries etc, but vested political interests will never allow us to learn and be proud of our true legacy. Raja Kesavadasan, Vaikom Padmanabha Pillai, Kuthira Pakshi, Kunjikutti Pillai, Karthikathirunal RamaVarma (Dharma Raja) were some of our Epic greats. Really..just learn about Raja Kesavadasan.. almost in global history we won't be able to find such calibre capable Raajyathanthragna second only to the best ever like Chanakya.

[@jsshenoy204]

In our anxiety to prove Marxist Historians wrong, we sometimes cross our lines and become very 'jingoistic' about the past, which we need to avoid! Such a bold statement makes Vikram Sampath one of the most extraordinary contemporary historians who respects facts and nothing else. Smitha Prakash did her best to bring out the book's essence and Sampath's scholarship in this episode. Great content and lessons on the forgotten history of our country.

[@roguegamer2020]

Right

[@paramveersingh663]

It's so soothing to see the number of views this podcast is getting despite being in english and duration more than an hour. Mera desh badal raha h aage badh raha h. Jai Hind 🇮🇳

[@v.r.chakravarthy4056]

Firstly, one cannot thank both of you enough for choosing this topic. It was a supremely educating podcast, an eye opener, an 'awakener' if one may, that needs to be preserved and published in the interest of propagating the countless unrevealed truths of our history and civilisation. An outstanding literary contribution from both a journalistic and a literary perspective. Congratulations! And power be to you. Loved the humour that was naturally interspersed as well. Looking forward to witnessing the 'Mysore Paak' battle with Dr.Anand Ranganathan too!

[@nishanttiwary8794]

I heard Vikram sir for the first time today and became his fan instantaneously. Thanks to Ani and Smitha Prakash .

[@the_pacific210]

same here bro

[@nationfirst340]

This podcast just raises the bar with every new guest on the show. It's a delight to hear Vikram ji as usual and Smitha Prakash never disappoints us with her genuine questions and informal style of interviewing

[@journeystoamazingindia9877]

मेरा दिल बहुत खुश हुआ यह इंटरव्यू देख कर. मैं भी हिस्ट्री का छात्र रहा हूँ. मैं भी अपने पुरखों का सच्चा इतिहास जानने का इच्छुक हूँ. बताएं कि संपत जी की नयी पुस्तक पर चर्चा हो रही थी क्या वह हिंदी में भी आ रही है? प्रतीक्षा करें या फिर इंग्लिश में ही पढ़े

[@sneha_loves_to_read]

We need such historians to write more 'quickie' history books for the younger generation.

[@gulshangupta1899]

Thank u Sampatji…. For telling real history… Veer Swarkarji is our pride… thanks u so so much 🌹🙏🙏🙏

[@pankajsathoo1256]

Hi Smit ji and Vikram Ji .I am from kashmir and believe me i have never heard of Lalitaditya .There was a passing refrence to Rajtangni and Kalhana in our text books

[@ms-yq8cd]

Hindus NEVER discuss their national Hindu heroes in family conversations they are rhe biggest showiffs of seculRism .whereas mussies Never fail to remind their children that they are muslums first BEFORE being Anything else.

[@mahendrakamboj230]

Vikram Sampath is a really Great personality for Saviour of Humanity[ Sanatan] and Bhartiya Culture.

[@maliniiyer2429]

Loved learning so much about Indian History and also about the Hindu temples! Thank you so much, Smita ji & Dr.Vikram Sampath!👌👌👌👏👏👏👏

[@ankitsrivastav9971]

ANI shouldnt stop the truth only upto the english understanding section of Indian society.... ANI pls dub also this podcast in all major Indian language.. .so that every citizen comes to know the real history

[@kvpillai]

What a breath of fresh air. Big fan of Vikram Sampath.

[@Friends4ever3373]

So proud of Vikram...my Bschool alumni!! Following your heart into a profession only brings the best out of oneself

[@gauravk402]

It's heartening and heartbreaking at the same time to finally see the real history coming in the open due to social media and understand the real richness of the indic culture, the invasions and the true contribution of revolutionaries through historians and thought leaders like Dr. Meenakshi Jain, Sai Deepak, Vikram Sampath and Anand ragathan. Also seeing movies like Kantara becoming mainstream and stirring up the public imagination to get a deeper understanding of their local culture shows there is an awakening. At the same time heartbreaking and get a sinking feeling that I hope it's not too late for us to truly revive the true Hindu traditions and pass them to our next generations. So much the humanity / world is and will missing out as a whole if we lose a way of living which has an eternal values system so dynamic with an understanding of the cosmos and which had sustained over 5000 years to be replaced only by Abrahamic ways which are Static, time warped, expansionist and exclusive. There needs to be space for both to exist. I wish and pray that we are at a cusp of the karmic cycle for the Santatan dharma after 1500 years of attack and the re-emerge brings about the true spirit of Vasudev Kutumb and it spreads across the current volatile world and brings a sense of balance, stability and harmony in the human race. Big a salute to the current warriors of the Santatan dharma, may they win gloriously ✨👍🙏

[@Sadhana3662]

Salute to your effort at such a reply covering everything so the ignorant have something to ponder upon. 😊

[@ashokshetty1970]

What an wonderful podcast. So much to unlearn and so much learn about my history

[@prempalsharma7]

Vikram s should be advisor for sst curriculum immediately in NCERT as well as Education min

[@nobody..8040]

Finally.. I was waiting for this interview.. Now let's bring Sai Deepak, Dr AnandRanganathan and other Indic historians..

[@lookintoit4537]

Not j Sai plz. Ranga uncle is awesome.

[@ragsvet2001]

J Sai Deepak and Dr Anand Ranganathan are great historians with their own unique style of narrating the history.

[@ksc7132]

Sai came yesterday 😊

[@jayd4ever]

they are not historians

[@diliplodh8377]

Salute to Dr. Vikram sampath for his tireless effort to dig out the glorious past of Indian civilization. Now I am 76 years old, I can only say, so long Indian have been deprived from their own history, result of which we have been projected that we are the rase of loosing mindset. Thanks.

[@sameerpatel2100]

Vikram you are just great. Hats off to you and many thanks from the bottom of my heart for upbringing our unsung history.

[@bimlawadhwani4592]

At 71 I am getting know about my history through a few people

[@pushpalatakumari7177]

Very proud of both Kannadigas ❤Always enjoy ed listening to ms Smitha. Time change the history books . Hope learned people will listen to this Airpod and concerned ministers and officials work on changing the fake history being taught to young generations

[@kvs6830]

Smita prakash is from Mangalore origin. Though Vikram was born in Bangalore , his father is a Tamilan and mother is Marathi.

[@AnshuAnand2020]

@@kvs6830 So it does mean they are not of kannada origin even if they are born and raised in Karnataka according to you, right sir?

[@kvs6830]

@@AnshuAnand2020. I normally give the truth only not my opinion as opinions differ from each point of view. I gave the information just to show that there is nothing to be proud of Vikram being raised in Bangalore or Smita being a Mangalorean. There backgrounds may be different. Being a mixed upbringing , it is difficult to know where ( which culture) they belong too.( They themselves cannot identify that). For that matter ,3 important personalities in media nowadays are Sai Deepak, Anand Ranganathan and Vikaram( and Jaisankar too) , and all have Tamil backgrounds. Can I say I am proud of them because of their Tamil background ( and particularly TamBrams I assume). By the way u r not that" Anand" I suppose..

[@AnshuAnand2020]

@@kvs6830 that last line of yours being tamilian sums up the argument!!! So is Rajnikant Kannadiga by his birth in Karnataka or by language a Maratha or by work and as known from the world, is he a Tamilian? Everybody calls him a Tamilian!!! What would you say now, no offence, just want to know your view!!!

[@kvs6830]

@@AnshuAnand2020 who is Rajnikanth.. Maratha, Kannadiga or Tamil.. When cauvery water issue was burning between Karnataka and Tamilnadu, Tamil film personalities staged protest in support of TN govt but Rajini didnot participate for which he was heavily critised..When S.swamy critised that he was not even a Tamilan to enter into TN poilitics ,he declared that he is a more tamilan than Kannadiga since Tamilnadu accepted him. Annamalai , TN BJP head , who is a Tamilan but IPS from Karnataka cadre says he is pakka Tamilan while speaking to Tamil audience but says he is Kannadiga when he addresses Karnataka audience. One of my friend , who is Telugu , born and brought up in TN as his ancestors moved to TN probably during Nayakas period. They speak some kind of Telugu which is neither Telugu or Tamil. But when asked where would be his loyality if there is a problem between TN and Andhra , he says it would be Andhra. It is similar to mother tongue. Many people think that mother tongue is a language spoken by own's mother. But that is not correct. It may be or may not be. The idea is fir anybody the closest person would bevown mother ( with whom he or she would feel most comfortable) Same way the language to which one feels most comfortable would be the mother tongue. It will be decided only by the individuals. It may change from time to time also .My opion is the loyality, nativity would be decided by the individuals as we only know the social facts but not his mindset..

[@hemson5414]

Vikram makes me more intrigued, happy and proud of such vast greatness of the Indian History and its people, our ancestors. I hope this small brook that he and others have given birth today will become an ocean of truth for our future generations, and Bharat will once again become the epicentre of truth, justice and prosperity. Jai Hind!

[@vikramgarg]

Vikram Sampant, you were amazing. Looks like I will have to develop reading habit only to read the true history of bharat that I am much fascinated and proud of.

[@naggarwal67]

Thank Providence for Amar Chittra Katthaa which also educated me, as I growing up in Kenya, about the Indian heroes.

[@vaibhavjha5926]

Love you kannadigas for this splendid effort . 🚩🙏🏻

[@virenderkumargupta4489]

During my younger age I have read about Indian warriors through the books written by regional writers those I used to borrow from RSS libraries.

[@AnuragTiwari-tv7wk]

Vikram is so expressive .. Actually both of you...I can keep listening for hours together.

[@rajindrasingh8480]

Wow ! Dr. Vikram He is genius. How he remembers so many names with perfect pronunciation of sanskritised slokas and names . Why such people are not honoured ?

[@sujayjeppu2320]

Big Big fan of Dr.Vikram. Glad you bought him here! Thanks a ton Ani Podcast

[@rohitnikesh7148]

I consider People like Mr Vikram Sampath as one of our modern heroes.

[@smartbikram05]

More power to Vikram and for what you are doing✌️

[@coolmudz]

People like Vikram Sampath, Sai Deepak and others are boon for ur country and ANI is a medium through which positive change can take place. Thanks ANI for making these people all the more vocal. 🌻 Jai Hind 🇮🇳

[@avengersthemissionofreveng2699]

OMENDRA RATNU , PUSHPENDRA KULSHESTHRA, ANAND RANGANATHAN

[@ashag2939]

Jai Karnataka. Jai mysore paaka!!! An Amazing episode, ,🥰

[@rajatmahajan84]

Wow!! New to this channel today...and to already see discussions with Vikram, Sai Deepak, and Anand Ranganathan!! This channel is a treasure. Every Indian should absorb!!

[@Gitabhakta78]

Wonderful podcast. Although her name was hinting of it but I was not sure, she is Kannadiga. South has preserved Indian culture and pride now it's time to spread it all accross India.

[@suhasvarna2463]

its not south has preserved people of north fought against invaders and prevented invaders from entering south and looting like they did in north

[@AnshuAnand2020]

And sir, women are *Kannadathees*, men are *Kannadigaas* !!!

[@sridhaek99]

Unlearn Relearn great time to be associated with santana dharma with many Vikram Sampat & Smitha Prakash great effort to remember the only TRUE genuine history ever to set the pinnacle benchmark of standards to enlighten all Bharathiyas. JaiShriRama JaiShriKrishna JaiShriNarasimha namaste 🙏

[@saratchandrapanda583]

Are u an odia?

[@shaileshkulkarni6525]

'Veer Savarkar' by Dr Vikram Sampath is the book we all must read and keep reading. Dr Sampath gives unapologetic, factual insights into the life of the greatest patriot, poet, writer, social reformer, protagonist, dramatist all rolled in to one. Gandhi, Nehru, Abdul Kalam... enough heard and read about them. Time to get to know about real patriots and country builders. That said, nothing is forgivable than to ignore, forget and not revisiting the history. Revisiting is very important because perpetuated fraud can be uncovered. The likes of Romilla Thapar, Irfaan Habib can die of shame and dismay now. How they received patronage from the then State and shined brightly ! What goes back, comes back. Dr Sampath, J Sai Deepak, Anand Ranganathan are now proponents of rising India, true India. May you all bring the lost glory of our motherland back. I only pray for unconditional support from the political establishment and unflinching support from the society at large, especially Sanatan People. God bless.

[@venutube5791]

Abdul Kalam. Really?

[@Volv0x.]

Vikram sir's books are so great to read and thankyou for mentioning North East. It's like we are always ignored no matter many international medals come from hear, during calamities very few national news speak. The Ahoms were so great, humble , defeated such a large army of Mughals yet there's not a single mentioning of them in history books in school.

[@coffeecheese]

He is the best no argument about that. So calm totally killing left with his kindness

[@devasreebhattacharyac8083]

I’m a fan of Dr. Sampath… Thanks a lot Smitaji… what an eye opening discussion …. Hopefully episodes with Anand Rangnathan & J Saideepak will be there soon😊😊

[@SumitSrivastava_SShivay]

I really admire perspective and the way of storytelling of Dr. Sampath both in book as well as in podcast.

[@daminigupta1111]

i wouldn't be surprised if a few years later Dr. Vikram would be writing our history NCERT books. He would tell the truth of our history, he would mold the future and it would be amazing.

[@FullHD-ng2mg]

Vikram Sampath is extraordinary He is done a great job by writing truth about Vir Savarkar in English No one in the history has written such fantastic books

[@akshaysingan8436]

It’s almost like Smita ji prepared for tenth history 😅 Vikram what you are trying to get done is remarkable. May god strengthen your hand and may there be many more like you who will tell it as it happened.

[@satishtiwari1351]

Thanks smitaji for this fantastic 👏 conversation..what a enlightening conversation..I have requested many of my friends to hear this conversation..I have sent this link to my grandson ten years old who stays in Bangalore..please continue 🙏 bringing such conversation..regards

[@ruchiagarwal4908]

Big fan of vikram sampath!!! Have watched almost all his interviews in last 2-3 years This podcast i have seen like 4-5 times We need more people like him, j sai, sanjeev sanyal!!! Hats off

[@bfxs8973]

Am proud of you my BROTHER, Vikram and thank you so much Smita-ji to present us with such an erudite session with the scholar! Vikram Bhai, you have TRULY ushered the mammoth and long overdue TASK of our TRUE historical resurrection, literally from the Sphinx!!! Now, at least our next generation has a base to take it forward. Here I would also like to ADD and insist that it is HIGH TIME now for us to honestly INTEGRATE and UNITE forever as NOTHING but a *Sanatan Dharmik Bharatiya* and NOTHING else .... forgetting who is Ahomese, Bihari, Bangali, Gujarati, Kannadiga, Keralite, Konkani, Manipuri, Marathi, Marwari, Mizo, Nepalese, Oriya, Punjabi, Sindhi, Telegu, Tamil etc. Else the outer world will always try to instigate the cultural/linguistic/culinary differences to politically divide us and downplay our sovereignty as a NATION.