Rahul Dravid making entire Indian squad listen to Empire podcast, says William Dalrymple

“And what a modest, charming and charismatic gent he is,” added Dalrymple in his tweet, where he indicated with a hashtag that the was star-struck on meeting the former India cricketer.

So this was a bit of a surprise: just summoned to meet Rahul Dravid who says he's a big fan of @EmpirePodUK & has got his whole squad listening to @tweeter_anita & I blagging on about imperial history! Who knew? (And what a modest, charming & charismatic gent he is.) #starstruck pic.twitter.com/EsdsAuxVZs

— William Dalrymple (@DalrympleWill) March 24, 2023

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Empire is a podcast hosted by Darlymple, along with Anita Anand. The first series was a 20-episode deep dive into the British rule in India: from the origins of East India Company to the fascinating journey of the Kohinoor Diamond and Uddham Singh’s quest that spanned continents to assassinate Michael O’Dwyer, who was the lieutenant governor of Punjab at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar.

Replying to one of the comments to his tweet, Dalrymple, who is also the co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, also said he would be open to collaborating on a podcast on the history of cricket.