The Ocean of Churn

By: Sanjeev Sanyal

Narrated by: Abhishek Sharma

In this ambitious audiobook, best-selling author Sanjeev Sanyal chronicles the grand sweep of history from East Africa to Australia, conjuring the great cities of Angkor and Vijayanagar, medieval Arab empires, and Chinese "treasure fleets" in rich, vivid detail. He explores remote archaeological sites, maritime trading networks, and half-forgotten oral tales to challenge established historical narratives with fresh evidence.

Shining new light on medieval geopolitics and long-lost cities, The Ocean of Churn is a mesmerizing journey into the heart of a vibrant civilization.

©2016 Sanjeev Sanyal (P)2019 Random House Audio

One of the most spectacular books!

One of the most spectacular books!
Sanjeev Sanyal is phenomenal.
So much great history of India captured and narrated beautifully.

Very informative and engaging

Very informative and engaging with forgotten or skipped portions revolving around the Indian history before the invasions by Islamic and European “so called” traders.

Good one

Very good historical reconstruction of events in Indian ocean realm. Author has put in a lot of efforts to study events from Various periods and placss and piece it together without bias

Interesting perspective

I’m used to listening to history written by Europeans and Americans, so this book opened my eyes to a different perspective. Initially my western ears took a bit of tuning-in to the narrator’s voice and style, but I felt that the Indian accent and pronunciation brought an authenticity that made the listen more rewarding than listening to a voice of someone from outside the region. The book itself was very broad and could only touch on many aspects of the history, but it was a great intro to a very big region.

An unputdownable treatise on the history of Indian Ocean

Don’t bother reading this review. Instead Just go ahead and read /listen to this actual book. This book is filled with unbelievable stories from history that will take you by surprise on almost every pages. This book changed my perception about history once and for all. Kudos to Sanjeev Sanyal

Extremely interesting & well written (and read)

Amazing book. I even got the physical copy. This is a must read & must listen. Can definitely be made into a Netflix or Prime docu-history show.

Amazing Book!!

A true eye opener for me. Not once It got boring or dull. Feeling sick about how British empire raped civilized worlds.

Fascinating, honest and truly adds to knowledge

The book is adventurous, honest and brave. Although it didn’t labour the points but it does makes you wonder about unilateral absolute truths that we hold so dear to us as a rock of certainty in our tumultuous times. The cyclical and templated nature of history is striking to see unfolding and a little saddening to be honest.
Great reading and I look forward to more books from the respected author.

Makes me love history once again!

Great book and I wish I had been taught history this way. I’ve been listening to this book on my drive to drop off and pick up my 3.5 yr old daughter and I have been narrating a simplified version of this book to her!

It also challenges the seemingly half truths about Ashoka, Tipu sultan, Rhodes etc.

terrible narration

terrible narration and background noise
probably better to read this one rather than listening.... word word