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Podcast: Bharatvaarta
Episode: How Raja Marthanda Varma Defeated the Dutch | Raghu & Pushpa Palat – God’s Own Empire
Description: ⚔️ The King Who Defeated the Dutch – Raghu & Pushpa Palat on Raja Marthanda Varma and Travancore’s Forgotten Legacy 👑
Raja Marthanda Varma was the only Indian ruler to defeat a European power — ending the Dutch ambitions to colonize India.
Yet, his story rarely finds space in Indian textbooks.
In this insightful conversation, authors Raghu and Pushpa Palat join Roshan Cariappa to rediscover the Travancore king who reshaped Kerala’s destiny — a man who built one of India’s most prosperous states, and then surrendered it all to God.
This episode unpacks the life of a ruler who combined courage, strategy, and devotion — and...