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The Ocean of Churn

Written by: Sanjeev Sanyal
Narrated by: Abhishek Sharma
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In this ambitious audiobook, best-selling author Sanjeev Sanyal chronicles the grand sweep of history from East Africa to Australia, conjuring the great cities of Angkor and Vijayanagar, medieval Arab empires, and Chinese "treasure fleets" in rich, vivid detail. He explores remote archaeological sites, maritime trading networks, and half-forgotten oral tales to challenge established historical narratives with fresh evidence.

Shining new light on medieval geopolitics and long-lost cities, The Ocean of Churn is a mesmerizing journey into the heart of a vibrant civilization.

©2016 Sanjeev Sanyal (P)2019 Random House Audio World Indian Ocean
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Excellent work done by Sanjeev Sir. Superb insights and enhancement of knowledge for me. I loved it. Sanjeev Sir has become my favorite author presently

Super

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Excellent narrative and insightful elements which I was never taught in school about the history of Indian Subcontinent! Great learning!

Simply stunning!

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Ocean of churn makes for a fascinating reading. It covers the history of last 2500 years of the countries and cultures in the Indian ocean region. Covers a lot of interesting aspects that is not covered in the doctored history books we read in school. It is amazing to know how the culture from India and Indian empires influenced many south east asian nations throughout history. The rise and fall of the Islamic empires, the colonial brutality and the eventual fall of colonialism in this region in the 20th century is covered well.

A couple of observations

- Covering such a wide history of 2500 years of a vast region means that while it covers the breadth, it lacks the details.
- While the colonial victories were well covered, I felt the Indian resistance was not given as much importance as I would have liked. Even the great Vijayanagar empire was very shortly covered and there is no coverage of Chatrapathi Shivaji.

fascinating story of indian ocean

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Entertaining way to learn about history.
Must read for non academic history buffs.
Looking forward to see more books from Sanjeev on audible.

Interesting story telling!!

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loved the book. the narrative is good and captivating. The narration is lucid and flawless.

a remarkable book

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A very interesting account of history, which is not only restricted to the Indian Ocean littorals. The author has however taken the ocean as a string of connect for the historical narrative in the book. Fairly well researched, and a recommended read for someone who is uninitiated into maritime historical affairs.
The narration was personally not to my liking.

An interesting account

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This was the first book of Sanjeev Sanyal's that I have read and it was very enjoyable. I have watched many of his videos on youtube and was impressed by the breadth of his knowledge of history. I started this book with high expectation and it did not disappoint.
Even though I was familiar with many of the events that Sanjeev spoke about in this book, I found the way he tied everything to the Indian Ocean very interesting. I also liked that the book focussed on parts of history that aren't covered in detail in traditional history books such as the trade between the Indus valley and Mesopotamia or the proxy battles fought between the cholas and the Chinese empire in the Indonesian islands for trade dominance.
Sanjeev peppers the book with many personal anecdotes as well as the lesser known tales of many well known people, which I found fascinating. One such example is that of the Duke of Wellington, who played a part in defeating Tipu Sultan before he faced Napoleon in Waterloo.
The book is filled with many interesting facts that are woven into the overall story of the region. I will never look at the Indian Ocean the same way again. This book has taught me how many empires have risen and fallen with the rise and fall of the waves in the Indian Ocean and how the Ocean has acted as a melting pot for cultures and people in the region for millennia.
I highly recommend this book to anybody who wants to see history through a different perspective.

Sanjeev possess an Ocean of Knowledge

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A beautiful narration of the history of indian ocean from indus valley till the modern time and how it shaped not only the story of indian subcontinent but of south east asia as well middle east.

Wonderful!!

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Loved this book. Came to know many new things about our rich history. Doe to vested interest of various stakeholders, many important aspects of our history were not brought out. This book brings them out. Secondly, the history of the peninsular India has always been told as a footnote in our school history books which is definitely an injustice to them. I came to know a lot about it in this book. Thanks Sanjeev.

Eye opener and revealing

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A fantastic book, also beautifully narrated. Author has carried out exceptional research, in relating our traditions, various folk tales and cultural identities to correlate with the written history. A must read for all young generations to know the facts instead of relying on bogus and one sided theories.

A must read for all Indians who are interested in

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