In this introductory episode of 'Becoming Modern: Healthcare and History in India', host Kiran Kumbhar talks with Suno India co-founder Padma Priya about how the podcast was created and the ideas that went into it. They talk about the importance of knowing the history of medicine and healthcare, and the crucial role of critical thinking skills in writing history and understanding the past.

The episode features excerpts from interviews with historians Pratik Chakrabarti, Projit Bihari Mukharji, and Ranjana Saha. It also features an audio excerpt from the 1941 Indian film “Doctor”.

Additional references:

“What does it mean to think historically?” by Thomas Andrews and Flannery Burke
“Learning From the Past , Lessons for the Future,” Githa Hariharan in conversation with Romila Thapar
“History matters: A presentation by Professor Sanjoy Bhattacharya on eradication of smallpox,” by Sanjoy Bhattacharya

In this introductory episode of 'Becoming Modern: Healthcare and History in India', host Kiran Kumbhar talks with Suno India co-founder Padma Priya about how the podcast was created and the ideas that went into it. They talk about the importance of knowing the history of medicine and healthcare, and the crucial role of critical thinking skills in writing history and understanding the past.
The episode features excerpts from interviews with historians <a href="https://www.uh.edu/class/history/faculty-and-staff/chakrabarti-p/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.uh.edu/class/history/faculty-and-staff/chakrabarti-p/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661869796585000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3YVox1E5fVGueGeDWlredw">Pratik Chakrabarti</a>, <a href="https://hss.sas.upenn.edu/people/projit-bihari-mukharji" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://hss.sas.upenn.edu/people/projit-bihari-mukharji&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661869796585000&amp;usg=AOvVaw07tnIIPU9_xN12r06ow444">Projit Bihari Mukharji</a>, and <a href="https://manipal.edu/mcph/department-faculty/faculty-list/ranjana-saha/_jcr_content.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://manipal.edu/mcph/department-faculty/faculty-list/ranjana-saha/_jcr_content.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661869796585000&amp;usg=AOvVaw101StWSzNbOt_ByLU-nqLL">Ranjana Saha</a>. It also features an audio excerpt from the 1941 Indian film “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB_pHyahqn8" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DLB_pHyahqn8&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661869796585000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1UqNVLGMi80Um10COuKrdD">Doctor</a>”.
Additional references:
“<a href="https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/january-2007/what-does-it-mean-to-think-historically" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/january-2007/what-does-it-mean-to-think-historically&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661869796585000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dnwJp6REZKgkM6CW7dFRq">What does it mean to think historically</a>?” by Thomas Andrews and Flannery Burke “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgMB5SdPKU4" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DZgMB5SdPKU4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661869796585000&amp;usg=AOvVaw29chv3yDLnmvGqyG3P0Qik">Learning From the Past , Lessons for the Future</a>,” Githa Hariharan in conversation with Romila Thapar “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS1DyyGh8D4" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DaS1DyyGh8D4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661869796585000&amp;usg=AOvVaw05ZNWTUxvHDULGxw1drG9f">History matters: A presentation by Professor Sanjoy Bhattacharya on eradication of smallpox</a>,” by Sanjoy Bhattacharya

'Becoming Modern: Healthcare and History in India' is a show about history and historians hosted by Kiran Kumbhar and produced by Suno India. It explores the history of medicine and public health in India (South Asia), and focuses on events and developments which occurred primarily in the nineteenth century, or the 1800s, and which laid the foundations for the later development of healthcare and health policy in India.

The podcast traces the genesis of many of contemporary India's healthcare structures and institutions, and provides the necessary historical context to why healthcare in the country today is the way it is. This knowledge about our medical past will be provided directly by historians who have worked on medicine and public health in British colonial India, and who will be featured regularly in every episode of the show. We will also hear from them about their personal journey of becoming a historian, and on how they write history and what social scientific methods they use to analyze the past and enlighten us about historical personalities, events and ideas.

This Podcast is made possible by a grant from the Thakur Family Foundation. Thakur family foundation has not exercised any editorial control over the contents of this podcast.

'Becoming Modern: Healthcare and History in India' is a show about history and historians hosted by Kiran Kumbhar and produced by Suno India. It explores the history of medicine and public health in India (South Asia), and focuses on events and developments which occurred primarily in the nineteenth century, or the 1800s, and which laid the foundations for the later development of healthcare and health policy in India.
The podcast traces the genesis of many of contemporary India's healthcare structures and institutions, and provides the necessary historical context to why healthcare in the country today is the way it is. This knowledge about our medical past will be provided directly by historians who have worked on medicine and public health in British colonial India, and who will be featured regularly in every episode of the show. We will also hear from them about their personal journey of becoming a historian, and on how they write history and what social scientific methods they use to analyze the past and enlighten us about historical personalities, events and ideas.
This Podcast is made possible by a grant from the <a href="https://www.thakur-foundation.org/">Thakur Family Foundation</a>. Thakur family foundation has not exercised any editorial control over the contents of this podcast.

Becoming Modern: Healthcare and History in India

'Becoming Modern: Healthcare and History in India' is a show about history and historians hosted by Kiran Kumbhar and produced by Suno India. It explores the history of medicine and public health in India (South Asia), and focuses on events and developments which occurred primarily in the nineteenth century, or the 1800s, and which laid the foundations for the later development of healthcare and health policy in India.

The podcast traces the genesis of many of contemporary India's healthcare structures and institutions, and provides the necessary historical context to why healthcare in the country today is the way it is. This knowledge about our medical past will be provided directly by historians who have worked on medicine and public health in British colonial India, and who will be featured regularly in every episode of the show. We will also hear from them about their personal journey of becoming a historian, and on how they write history and what social scientific methods they use to analyze the past and enlighten us about historical personalities, events and ideas.

Kiran Kumbhar is a medical doctor and PhD in History of Science from Harvard University, currently affiliated with Yale University's South Asian Studies Council as the Dr Malathy Singh Postdoctoral Associate and Lecturer.

'Becoming Modern: Healthcare and History in India' is a show about history and historians hosted by Kiran Kumbhar and produced by Suno India. It explores the history of medicine and public health in India (South Asia), and focuses on events and developments which occurred primarily in the nineteenth century, or the 1800s, and which laid the foundations for the later development of healthcare and health policy in India.
The podcast traces the genesis of many of contemporary India's healthcare structures and institutions, and provides the necessary historical context to why healthcare in the country today is the way it is. This knowledge about our medical past will be provided directly by historians who have worked on medicine and public health in British colonial India, and who will be featured regularly in every episode of the show. We will also hear from them about their personal journey of becoming a historian, and on how they write history and what social scientific methods they use to analyze the past and enlighten us about historical personalities, events and ideas.
Kiran Kumbhar is a medical doctor and PhD in History of Science from Harvard University, currently affiliated with Yale University's South Asian Studies Council as the Dr Malathy Singh Postdoctoral Associate and Lecturer.

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