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There’s a strange kind of grief that comes with loving something deeply. Once you’ve finished it, you can never un-know it. You can rewatch, reread, rerun the whole thing a hundred times, and it’ll still be good, but it’ll never again be new. That first hit, where you have no idea what’s coming and your… Read.
I think one of the biggest misconceptions about happiness is that it is supposed to feel constant. A lot of people seem to imagine happiness as some permanent state you arrive at if you make all the right choices. Get the right job. Find the right person. Heal the right wounds. Build the right life.… Read.
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, one of the most formidable enemies the British East India Company ever faced in India. The episode begins at Seringapatam on May 4, 1799, as British-led forces breach the fortress walls and Tipu’s French advisors urge him to escape.… Read.
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of Al-Ghazali, the 11th-century Persian theologian, philosopher, legal scholar, and mystic known as Hujjat al-Islam, the Proof of Islam. Born around 1058 in Tus, in the Khorasan region of modern-day Iran, Al-Ghazali rose with astonishing speed through the intellectual world of the Seljuk Empire. By his… Read.
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of B. R. Ambedkar, the principal architect of India’s Constitution and one of the most important social reformers of the modern world. The episode begins with a striking contradiction: Ambedkar helped draft the legal framework of the Indian republic, yet only a few years later said… Read.
n this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of Maharana Pratap, the 13th Rana of Mewar and one of the most enduring symbols of resistance in Indian history. The episode begins with an unlikely diplomatic flashpoint: an elephant named Ram Prasad. To Emperor Akbar, demanding the elephant as tribute was a symbolic test of… Read.