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They told you chess was European. They lied. For 1,500 years, India's greatest strategic gift traveled the world. Erased, renamed, claimed by others. Until now.

In this episode, discover how ancient India invented Chaturanga, the world's first war simulator, in the 6th century CE. Watch it journey from Gupta courts to Persian kings, from Islamic scholars to European queens, transforming with each culture while hiding its Indian origins. Learn why Sultan Khan's humiliation of British chess masters in 1929 was cosmic justice, and how Viswanathan Anand's 2007 World Championship closed a 1,500-year circle, bringing chess home.


What You'll Learn:

How Chaturanga became the world's first metaverse and original IQ test
Why the Persians renamed it Shatranj and what "checkmate" really means
The incredible story of how Islamic minimalism made chess universal
Europe's "Mad Queen Chess" revolution and the power dynamics behind it
Sultan Khan's revenge: A colonized man mastering the colonizer's "game"
Strategic lessons for modern India: soft power, transformation, and exponential growth.



About Sarvajeet Dinesh Chandra - Strategist & Author

Sarvajeet Dinesh Chandra is a Mumbai-based business strategist and marketer whose fascination with history and storytelling was sparked by his father, a PhD in archaeology and author of books on archaeology & fiction.

With over 25 years as a business strategist specializing in transformation, and a postgraduate degree in marketing communications from MICA, Sarvajeet brings a distinctive lens to his storytelling.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he launched the poetry podcast UNPEN and dedicated time to researching his novel Dhruvadevi which will be published in 2026.

In his novel Dhruvadevi, Sarvajeet weaves themes of power, gender, identity, and strategy, reflecting on the forces that shape nations and individuals. He offers readers a nuanced exploration of female agency in a transformative era, bringing heart and history to the forgotten queen who changed an empire.

With this opening book of his Gupta-era trilogy, Sarvajeet invites readers into a vivid reimagining of history, where the untold stories finally take center stage.



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00:29 - India Reclaims Its 1500-Year Legacy
00:57 - War Trapped in a Box: 6th Century India
01:59 - Chess 4,000 Years Old?
02:25 - India's IQ Test That Humbled Persia
03:54 - How Checkmate Became Persian Propaganda
04:23 - Islam's Chess Controversy
05:56 - Europe Rewrites Chess History
07:26 - Queens Become Deadly
08:41 - China & Japan's Chess Knockoffs
10:02 - Scholar Proves India Invented Chess
10:29 - Colonised Indian Humiliates British Masters
11:29 - Rice Grains & The Story of Sissa
12:16 - More Games Than Atoms

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