A Shadow Lies Upon a Country I Love - by Iona Italia

0:00

-12:08

Paid episode

The full episode is only available to paid subscribers of The Second Swim

A Shadow Lies Upon a Country I Love

On the 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence

Aug 21, 2022

∙ Paid

B. R. Ambedkar (“Babasaheb”), architect of the Indian Constitution.

Comments on this episode are for paid subscribers

The Second Swim

Dispatches from the second half of a kaleidscopic life. Audio versions.

Listen on

Substack App

Apple Podcasts

RSS Feed

Appears in episode

Iona Italia

Recent Episodes

11:31

Can We Ever Make Peace with Losing Our Looks?

Apr 10 •

6:24

The Canine Arbiter

Sep 14, 2022 •

10:06

Love Letter to an Alien

Sep 7, 2022 •

7:08

In Defence of Translators

Aug 31, 2022 •

7:55

The Seductive Myth of Closure

Aug 24, 2022 •

8:09

The Days of the Dead

Aug 10, 2022 •

11:19

Love's Labours Lost

Aug 3, 2022 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts