Episode 8: James Silk Buckingham's "Calcutta Journal" - The Paper of the Public (Part 1)

Episode 9: James Silk Buckingham's "Calcutta Journal" - The Paper of the Public (Part 2)

In this episode, Vasundhara and Sumit tell you the story of Cornishman James Silk Buckingham and how he went from being a sailor to becoming the editor of the most successful newspaper in colonial Bengal between 1818 and 1823. This episode features special guests Dr. Ritika Prasad and Dr. Callie Wilkinson. You can support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RealityScribes Sources: Margarita Barns: The Indian Press: A History of the Growth of Public Opinion in India, G. Allen & Unwin Limited, 1940. Ralph E Turner: James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855) - A Social Biography, William and Norgate Ltd., 1934. Ritika Prasad: "Imprimatur as Adversary: Press freedom and colonial governance in India, 1780–1823", in Modern Asian Studies, 2021(03). Wilkinson, Callie. "“Pernicious publicity”: The East India Company, the military, and the freedom of the press, 1818–1823." Journal of British Studies 61.4 (2022): 915-948. Music The following tracks were used in this episode and were taken from the YouTube Audio Library. They do not require attribution under the YouTube Audio Library License. However, we will credit the artists for their work. "East West" by John Patitucci "Stealth" by Aakash Gandhi "Low Noon" by John Patitucci "Alone with my thoughts" by Esther Abrami Allegro by Emmit Fenn Podcast Artwork: Sumit Chaturvedi Social Media X: @realityscribes Instagram: @realityscribes Facebook: Reality Scribes YouTube: Reality Scribes Reality Scribes has been conceptualised, scripted, narrated and produced by Sumit Chaturvedi and Vasundhara Sirnate.

Episode 8: James Silk Buckingham's "Calcutta Journal" - The Paper of the Public (Part 1)

In this episode, Sumit and Vasundhara tell you the story of Cornishman James Silk Buckingham and how he went from being a sailor to becoming the editor of the most successful newspaper in colonial Bengal between 1818 and 1823. This episode features special guests Dr. Ritika Prasad and Dr. Callie Wilkinson. You can support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RealityScribes Sources: Margarita Barns: The Indian Press: A History of the Growth of Public Opinion in India, G. Allen & Unwin Limited, 1940. Ralph E Turner: James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855) - A Social Biography, William and Norgate Ltd., 1934. Ritika Prasad: "Imprimatur as Adversary: Press freedom and colonial governance in India, 1780–1823", in Modern Asian Studies, 2021(03). Wilkinson, Callie. "“Pernicious publicity”: The East India Company, the military, and the freedom of the press, 1818–1823." Journal of British Studies 61.4 (2022): 915-948. Music The following tracks were used in this episode and were taken from the YouTube Audio Library. They do not require attribution under the YouTube Audio Library License. However, we will credit the artists for their work. "East West" by John Patitucci "Stealth" by Aakash Gandhi "Low Noon" by John Patitucci "Alone with my thoughts" by Esther Abrami Allegro by Emmit Fenn Podcast Artwork: Sumit Chaturvedi Social Media X: @realityscribes Instagram: @realityscribes Facebook: Reality Scribes YouTube: Reality Scribes Reality Scribes has been conceptualised, scripted, narrated and produced by Sumit Chaturvedi and Vasundhara Sirnate.

Episode 7: The Era of Formal Press Censorship in India

In this episode, Sumit and Vasundhara tell you how the East India Company turned a system of informal censorship of newspapers into formal censorship in 1799. This episode features special guests Dr. Ritika Prasad and Dr. Callie Wilkinson. You can support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RealityScribes Sources: Margarita Barns: The Indian Press: A History of the Growth of Public Opinion in India, G. Allen & Unwin Limited, 1940 Charles MacLean: The Affairs of Asia, Considered in their Effects on the Liberties of Britain, In a Series of Letters, Addressed to Marquis Wellesley, Late Governor-General of India, C. Maclean, London, 1806. Robert Rouiere Pearce: Memoirs and Correspondence of the Most Noble Richard Marquess Wellesley, 1846. Abul Faiz Salahuddin Ahmad: The Development of Public Opinion in Bengal, 1818-1835.   University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (United Kingdom) ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,  1961. 11010653. Ritika Prasad: "Imprimatur as Adversary: Press freedom and colonial governance in India, 1780–1823", in Modern Asian Studies, 2021(03). Wilkinson, Callie. "“Pernicious publicity”: The East India Company, the military, and the freedom of the press, 1818–1823." Journal of British Studies 61.4 (2022): 915-948. Music The following tracks were used in this episode and were taken from the YouTube Audio Library. They do not require attribution under the YouTube Audio Library License. However, we will credit the artists for their work. "East West" by John Patitucci "Stealth" by Aakash Gandhi "Low Noon" by John Patitucci "Alone with my thoughts" by Esther Abrami Allegro by Emmit Fenn Podcast Artwork: Sumit Chaturvedi Social Media X: @realityscribes Instagram: @realityscribes Facebook: Reality Scribes YouTube: Reality Scribes Reality Scribes has been conceptualised, scripted, narrated and produced by Sumit Chaturvedi and Vasundhara Sirnate.

Episode 6: William Duane's "Republic of Letters" (Part 2)

In this episode, Sumit and Vasundhara tell you the story of William Duane and his newspaper called The Indian World, which he started in 1792 in Calcutta. Before long he had run afoul of the East India Company yet again. This episode features special guest Dr. Ritika Prasad. You can support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RealityScribes Sources: Nigel Little: Transoceanic Radical: William Duane, Pickering and Chatto, 2014. Ritika Prasad: "Imprimatur as Adversary: Press freedom and colonial governance in India, 1780–1823", in Modern Asian Studies, 2021(03). Wilkinson, Callie. "“Pernicious publicity”: The East India Company, the military, and the freedom of the press, 1818–1823." Journal of British Studies 61.4 (2022): 915-948. Benedict Anderson: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, Verso: 1983. Music The following tracks were used in this episode and were taken from the YouTube Audio Library. They do not require attribution under the YouTube Audio Library License. However, we will credit the artists for their work. "East West" by John Patitucci "Stealth" by Aakash Gandhi "Low Noon" by John Patitucci "Alone with my thoughts" by Esther Abrami Allegro by Emmit Fenn Podcast Artwork: Sumit Chaturvedi Social Media X: @realityscribes Instagram: @realityscribes Facebook: Reality Scribes YouTube: Reality Scribes Reality Scribes has been conceptualised, scripted, narrated and produced by Sumit Chaturvedi and Vasundhara Sirnate.

Episode 5: William Duane's "Republic of Letters" (Part 1)

In this episode, Sumit and Vasundhara tell you the origin story of William Duane, the editor of the Bengal Journal in Calcutta. Duane was a follower of the philosophy of Thomas Paine and a Freemason, who printed an unsubstantiated rumour about the death of Governor General Cornwallis, which led to tense relations between the East India Company and the French presence in Bengal in the late 1700s. This episode features special guest Dr. Callie Wilkinson. You can support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RealityScribes Sources: Nigel Little: Transoceanic Radical: William Duane, Pickering and Chatto, 2014. Wilkinson, Callie. "“Pernicious publicity”: The East India Company, the military, and the freedom of the press, 1818–1823." Journal of British Studies 61.4 (2022): 915-948. Benedict Anderson: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, Verso: 1983. Music The following tracks were used in this episode and were taken from the YouTube Audio Library. They do not require attribution under the YouTube Audio Library License. However, we will credit the artists for their work. "East West" by John Patitucci "Stealth" by Aakash Gandhi "Low Noon" by John Patitucci "Alone with my thoughts" by Esther Abrami Allegro by Emmit Fenn Podcast Artwork: Sumit Chaturvedi Social Media X: @realityscribes Instagram: @realityscribes Facebook: Reality Scribes YouTube: Reality Scribes Reality Scribes has been conceptualised, scripted, narrated and produced by Sumit Chaturvedi and Vasundhara Sirnate.