Latest Artefacts Podcast Episodes
S04E13: The Art of Medicine: Humanising a Science
Chippin' Away - February 22, 2024 18:30 - 18 minutesThe last episode of the series summarises the many themes considered until now, and throws light on how the broader world evaluates the contributions of South Asia to the growth and development of modern-day medical systems and institutions. Dr Edwin Cosalan, drawing from his breadth of experien...
A Closer Look: Princely States and Medical Institutions
Chippin' Away - January 05, 2024 04:30 - 23 minutesEarly medical institutions, especially in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, were curated and funded by the colonial government, missionaries and philanthropy. While the role of the British Colonial Government and missionaries is better known, the role of individual and other phil...
S04E12: A Closer Look: Princely States and Medical Institutions
Chippin' Away - January 05, 2024 04:30 - 23 minutesEarly medical institutions, especially in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, were curated and funded by the colonial government, missionaries and philanthropy. While the role of the British Colonial Government and missionaries is better known, the role of individual and other phil...
S04E11: Animating HIS-Story
Chippin' Away - November 24, 2023 06:30 - 18 minutesThe discussions in this series bring us back to the museum space. Meera Krishnamurthy attempts to embody these stories through the museum objects on display at the museum. Using tabletop animation and other techniques, her project enlivens the objects to fill in some of the gaps in the storytell...
Animating HIS-Story
Chippin' Away - November 24, 2023 06:30 - 18 minutesThe discussions in this series bring us back to the museum space. Meera Krishnamurthy attempts to embody these stories through the museum objects on display at the museum. Using tabletop animation and other techniques, her project enlivens the objects to fill in some of the gaps in the storytell...
A Colonial Account of Crime and Craze
Chippin' Away - November 17, 2023 06:30 - 26 minutesDr Shilpi Rajpal explores the records of mental health institutions of Colonial and Post-Colonial northern India in this episode. The episode discusses the British Colonial gaze on mental health and the institutionalisation of health-seeking practices, originally from the Western lens of the Bri...
S04E09: A Colonial Account of Crime and Craze
Chippin' Away - November 17, 2023 06:30 - 26 minutesDr Shilpi Rajpal explores the records of mental health institutions of Colonial and Post-Colonial northern India in this episode. The episode discusses the British Colonial gaze on mental health and the institutionalisation of health-seeking practices, originally from the Western lens of the Bri...
S04E10: Ode to the Lady Medicals
Chippin' Away - November 17, 2023 06:30 - 29 minutesAs we continue into the modern period, our discussion on the history of medicine in South Asia segues into a discussion on women doctors. Dr Mario Vaz charts the historical timeline of the practice of medicine through the biographical sketches of early female doctors and medical practitioners in...
Ode to the Lady Medicals
Chippin' Away - November 17, 2023 06:30 - 29 minutesAs we continue into the modern period, our discussion on the history of medicine in South Asia segues into a discussion on women doctors. Dr Mario Vaz charts the historical timeline of the practice of medicine through the biographical sketches of early female doctors and medical practitioners in...
Body(s) Set in Stone
Chippin' Away - November 10, 2023 06:30 - 23 minutesThis episode takes a look at Anisha Anantpurkar‘s archival work at the Major Gen. S. L. Bhatia History of Medicine Museum. Anisha discusses the gleanings from past studies on human sculptures at various South Indian temples. The discussion focuses on the attempts to document anatomically accurat...
When Art meets Reality
Chippin' Away - November 10, 2023 06:30 - 29 minutesThe visual representation of the human body forms an important piece in the medical history across the world. In this episode, Team Chippin’ Away interviews Snehal Tambulwadikar-Khedkar on various perspectives on human body represented through art across time. The discussions carry forward a his...
S04E07: When Art meets Reality
Chippin' Away - November 10, 2023 06:30 - 29 minutesThe visual representation of the human body forms an important piece in the medical history across the world. In this episode, Team Chippin’ Away interviews Snehal Tambulwadikar-Khedkar on various perspectives on human body represented through art across time. The discussions carry forward a his...
S04E08: Body(s) Set in Stone
Chippin' Away - November 10, 2023 06:30 - 23 minutesThis episode takes a look at Anisha Anantpurkar‘s archival work at the Major Gen. S. L. Bhatia History of Medicine Museum. Anisha discusses the gleanings from past studies on human sculptures at various South Indian temples. The discussion focuses on the attempts to document anatomically accurat...
S04E06: The Root of All Cures
Chippin' Away - November 03, 2023 06:30 - 23 minutesHow could the history of medicine be complete without discussing herbs and plants!? Rashmimala Devi, an artist and botanical illustrator, takes us through the history of illustrating botanical samples of medicinal and ornamental varieties in South Asia. We discuss the practice of creating herbar...
S04E05: Medieval Medicine of the Mughals
Chippin' Away - November 03, 2023 06:30 - 28 minutesA review of the history of medicine takes the discussion to a well-documented era of South Asian history, the medieval period under the Mughal Empire (c. 14th – 17th century CE). Ananth Adhyam takes a literary review of medical practices represented in the writings of the Mughal period. The epis...
Medieval Medicine of the Mughals
Chippin' Away - November 03, 2023 06:30 - 28 minutesA review of the history of medicine takes the discussion to a well-documented era of South Asian history, the medieval period under the Mughal Empire (c. 14th – 17th century CE). Ananth Adhyam takes a literary review of medical practices represented in the writings of the Mughal period. The epis...
The Root of All Cures
Chippin' Away - November 03, 2023 06:30 - 23 minutesHow could the history of medicine be complete without discussing herbs and plants!? Rashmimala Devi, an artist and botanical illustrator, takes us through the history of illustrating botanical samples of medicinal and ornamental varieties in South Asia. We discuss the practice of creating herbar...
Of Gods, Goddesses and the Divine
Chippin' Away - October 27, 2023 06:30 - 17 minutesThe discussion on material culture in the history of medicine lays a foundation for this episode which summarizes the oral and performative traditions in community health-seeking. Traditionally termed as “folk medicine”, we discuss the field of studying indigenous medical practices. The episode ...
Set in the Bones
Chippin' Away - October 27, 2023 06:30 - 13 minutesThe history of medicine cannot begin without an archaeological survey of ancient health-seeking practices. We take the listeners on a whirlwind tour of the world, from Europe to North America and back to Asia, reviewing examples of medical practices and intentional caregiving practices in archae...
S04E04: Of Gods, Goddesses and the Divine
Chippin' Away - October 27, 2023 06:30 - 17 minutesThe discussion on material culture in the history of medicine lays a foundation for this episode which summarizes the oral and performative traditions in community health-seeking. Traditionally termed as “folk medicine”, we discuss the field of studying indigenous medical practices. The episode ...
S04E03: Set in the Bones
Chippin' Away - October 27, 2023 06:30 - 13 minutesThe history of medicine cannot begin without an archaeological survey of ancient health-seeking practices. We take the listeners on a whirlwind tour of the world, from Europe to North America and back to Asia, reviewing examples of medical practices and intentional caregiving practices in archae...
S04E02: SL Bhatia: The Man, the Myth, and the Legend
Chippin' Away - October 15, 2023 06:30 - 20 minutesTeam Chippin’ Away interviews Dr. Sunil Pandya on the life and work of Major-General Dr. S L Bhatia. He takes the listener through the history of medical institutions and medical research with Dr. Bhatia’s biography. The episode unveils Dr. Bhatia’s work in the field of medical research, his con...
S04E01: Situating the Museum
Chippin' Away - October 15, 2023 06:30 - 18 minutesThe introductory episode offers a sneak peek into Major S L Bhatia Museum of History of Medicine, Bangalore. Ms. Radhika Hegde offers a walkthrough of the museum, its exhibits and their archives at the museum within the St. John’s Hospital, Medical College and Research Institute campus (Bangalor...
SL Bhatia: The Man, the Myth, and the Legend
Chippin' Away - October 15, 2023 06:30 - 20 minutesTeam Chippin’ Away interviews Dr. Sunil Pandya on the life and work of Major-General Dr. S L Bhatia. He takes the listener through the history of medical institutions and medical research with Dr. Bhatia’s biography. The episode unveils Dr. Bhatia’s work in the field of medical research, his con...
Situating the Museum
Chippin' Away - October 15, 2023 06:30 - 18 minutesThe introductory episode offers a sneak peek into Major S L Bhatia Museum of History of Medicine, Bangalore. Ms. Radhika Hegde offers a walkthrough of the museum, its exhibits and their archives at the museum within the St. John’s Hospital, Medical College and Research Institute campus (Bangalor...
S03E08: Indy-anna Jones and the Tower of Ivory
Chippin' Away - August 31, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutesFrom the South of Asia to the North of America, we discuss the influence of popular culture on archaeology and the study of the past. If you started following archaeology after Indiana Jones' movies, Lara Croft Tomb-Raider, or the likes; this episode is for you! Join us as we interview Josh Lin...
Indy-anna Jones and the Tower of Ivory
Chippin' Away - August 31, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutesFrom the South of Asia to the North of America, we discuss the influence of popular culture on archaeology and the study of the past. If you started following archaeology after Indiana Jones' movies, Lara Croft Tomb-Raider, or the likes; this episode is for you! Join us as we interview Josh Lin...
Bonus Content: Chippin' Away on Screens of the Stone Age!
Chippin' Away - August 21, 2022 17:00 - 1 hourWe had the wonderful opportunity to feature on Screens of the Stone Age. Find the details below! On this episode, we’re joined by Akash Srinivas and Durga Kale of the Chippin’ Away podcast to review Mohenjo Daro (2016), the story of a simple farmboy’s first trip to the big city where he falls i...
S03E08 Bonus Content: Chippin' Away on Screens of the Stone Age!
Chippin' Away - August 21, 2022 17:00 - 1 hourWe had the wonderful opportunity to feature on Screens of the Stone Age. Find the details below! On this episode, we’re joined by Akash Srinivas and Durga Kale of the Chippin’ Away podcast to review Mohenjo Daro (2016), the story of a simple farmboy’s first trip to the big city where he falls i...
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
Chippin' Away - August 15, 2022 06:00 - 26 minutesIn this episode, part two of two, we continue our conversations with Dr. Kush Dhebar on India's wrestling and grappling culture, its representation and expression in material culture and the concept of masculinity, both in the past and how we represent it in the present. More examples, more deta...
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