<p>In this episode, Max and Professor Tirthankar Roy discuss India's economic history, focusing on trade and commerce from  antiquity right up to the modern day. It is a journey through regional economies, the role of ports, the impact of the caste system, British colonization and post-independence industrialization.</p><p> </p><p><b>India in the World Economy: From Antiquity to the Present</b></p><p>Cambridge University Press: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/india-in-the-world-economy/9079E07A2697FB6A122BEBFE3CC6FA13" target="_blank">https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/india-in-the-world-economy/9079E07A2697FB6A122BEBFE3CC6FA13</a></p><p>Amazon: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/India-World-Economy-Antiquity-Approaches/dp/110740147X" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/India-World-Economy-Antiquity-Approaches/dp/110740147X</a></p><p> </p><p><b>Professor Tirthankar Roy</b></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.lse.ac.uk/people/tirthankar-roy" target="_blank">https://www.lse.ac.uk/people/tirthankar-roy</a></p><p> </p><p><b>Timestamps</b></p><p>00:00: Intro</p><p>00:39: India’s Economy (Antiquity to 1200)</p><p>12:04: Sources for Indian Economic History</p><p>15:46: An Agricultural Economy</p><p>20:28: Climate/Droughts</p><p>25:50: Caste Economics</p><p>32:11: Mughal Empires (1200 to 1600)</p><p>36:26: European Settlements/Traders (1600 to 1800)</p><p>41:59: The British Raj</p><p>53:08: Indian Socialism (1940’s to 1990’s)</p><p>59:04: Religion &amp; Commerce</p><p>01:05:25: Future of the Indian Economy</p><p> </p><p><b>Socials</b></p><p>TikTok: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@marginalbabble" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@marginalbabble</a></p><p>Instagram: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/marginalbabble/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/marginalbabble/</a></p><p>X: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/marginalbabble" target="_blank">https://x.com/marginalbabble</a></p><p>Bluesky: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/marginalbabble.bsky.social/" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/marginalbabble.bsky.social/</a></p><p>Website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://marginalbabble.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://marginalbabble.co.uk/</a></p><p> </p>