India coach Rahul Dravid is outwardly such an enormous fan of the Empire podcast that even gamers from the Indian cricket staff hearken to it, claimed historian William Dalrymple, who is likely one of the co-anchors of the podcast.
The Scottish historian tweeted on Friday that the Indian coach had requested to fulfill him and advised him how a lot he favored the podcast.
“And what a humble, charming and charismatic gentleman he is,” Dalrymple stated in his tweet.
So it got here as a little bit of a shock: simply acquired known as in to fulfill Rahul Dravid, who he says is an enormous fan of his @EmpirePodUK & his entire staff is listening @tweeter_anita & I’m bragging about royal historical past! Who knew? (And what a humble, charming, and charismatic gentleman he’s.) #starstruck pic.twitter.com/EsdsAuxVZs
— William Dalrymple (@DalrympleWill) March 24, 2023
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Empire is a podcast hosted by Darlymple together with Anita Anand. The first collection was a 20-episode deep dive into British rule in India: from the origins of the East India Company to the Kohinoor diamond and the fascinating journey of Udham Singh, who spanned continents to assassinate Michael O’Dwyer, who was Lt. Were. The governor of Punjab on the time of the Jallianwala Bagh bloodbath in Amritsar.
Responding to a touch upon his tweet, Dalrymple, who can also be the co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, additionally stated that he’s open to collaborating on a podcast on the historical past of cricket.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
