Ep. 59 Conversation with Pushkar Sohoni: From Architecture to Cultural History

Pushkar Sohoni is an architect, architectural and cultural historian, and associate professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Pune. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pushkar_Sohoni&oldid=1217982761.  He has been involved in various conservation projects and has written extensively on the history of architecture, numismatics, and material culture. Sohoni has also been a consultant for the Sahapedia project on culturally mapping the city of Pune and has contributed to several documentaries on the history of Ahmednagar. In this episode, we explore his intellectual history with a lively conversation on various topics, including his research interests. Listen as we humanize science. References: 1.      “Pushkar Sohoni.” 2024. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pushkar_Sohoni&oldid=1217982761. 2.      “Pushkar Sohoni - IISER Pune.” n.d. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/research/department/humanities-and-social-sciences/people/faculty/regular-faculty/pushkar-sohoni/339. 3.      “Pushkar Sohoni - Associate Professor and Chair, Humanities and Social Sciences - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune | LinkedIn.” n.d. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://in.linkedin.com/in/pushkar-sohoni-11754a13. 4.      “Pushkar Sohoni: Books, Biography, Latest Update.” n.d. Amazon.In. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.amazon.in/stores/author/B014L77ZCI. 5.      Sahapedia, dir. 2021. In Conversation with Pushkar Sohoni about the Educational and Research Institutes in Pune | In Pune. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhGg8Oo77Vw. 6.      “The Kingdom of Ahmednagar (Lecture 3) : Architectural History Presented by Pushkar Sohoni. - YouTube.” n.d. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhJ_m7vyxXE.