Long-form essays on overlooked South Asian histories, covering maritime routes, Partition-era writing and colonial-era literature and politics. Readers get archival detail and recovered voices that are rarely covered in mainstream history.
Website: https://thusspokesubaltern.substack.com
A personal Substack by Shah covering Indian and Islamic history in long-form essays, such as Claude Martin's rise from French soldier to British officer, the history of Mawlid, and the violence in Delhi during 1947. Readers get well-researched historical narratives with a clear authorial voice.
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