Ep. 34 - On the Story of Indian Islam & the Hindi Heartland w/ Ghazala Wahab

In this brilliant episode of The Subjective Space podcast, award-winning author & editor Ghazala Wahab talks to hostess Sindhu Rajasekaran about the history of Indian Islam, Sufism, language, the Hindi heartland, colonial baggage, contemporary geopolitics, and the path to peace. Ghazala Wahab is the author of Born a Muslim: Some Truths About Islam in India which won the Tata Literature Live! Book of the Year (Non-fiction, 2021) and the Atta Galatta Bangalore Literature Festival Book of the Year (Non-fiction, 2021), and Dragon on Our Doorstep: Managing China through Military Power (with Pravin Sawhney). She is the editor of FORCE, a magazine on national security and defence. She has edited The Peacemakers, a collection of essays profiling individuals who ensured peace and stability in their communities during times of severe communal tension and violence. Her latest book is The Hindi Heartland: A Study. Check out The Subjective Space: https://www.thesubjectivespace.com/