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About Me + Contact

I am Dhevarajan Devadas, also known as “Dhev”. I recently completed my MA in History at the National University of Singapore, where I analysed American philantropic contributions to the Raffles Museum in Singapore during the interwar period. I was previously a Research Assistant at the Institute of Policy Studies at…Continue reading “About Me + Contact”

21Feb 202321 Feb 2023

The Historyogi Post is now on Substack!

The Historyogi Podcast is now on Substack! All existing subscribers via TinyLetter will continue to receive future issues without further…

6Jan 202124 Jan 2021

Announcing the new Historyogi Podcast

I’m launching a new podcast series that will accompany the Historyogi Post newsletter. Named the Historyogi Podcast, the series will seek…

12Oct 20205 Jan 2021

Europe 2019: A Journey through History & Culture

In October 2019, I embarked on my first ever trip to Europe. Over the 17-day journey, I visited museums and…

#26 – The history & cultural impact of Singapore’s early shopping malls (With Liew Kai Khiun)

The physical shopping mall is increasingly seen as out of date with the rise of online shopping. However, shopping malls were once considered major symbols of Singapore’s rapid modernisation. They…

#25- Journeying through Singapore’s little-known LGBT history (With Isaac Tng)

13 Mar 202313 Mar 2023

Singapore is a city renowned for its reputation as a stern, conservative environment. But history reveals a more colourful past, where queer people carved out spaces for their own voices…

#24 – Curating 135 years of student writing at Raffles Institution (With Theophilus Kwek & Lara Tan)

Raffles Institution celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2023. The school is more than an institution, weaving itself into Singapore’s history through the decades. Nowhere is this documented better than in…

#23 – The history & design of Singapore’s Kranji War Memorial (With Athanasios Tsakonas)

14 Feb 202315 Feb 2023

Generations of Singapore students will remember going on learning journeys to the Kranji War Memorial. But few of us know why it's in Kranji in the first place or how…

Newsletter Issues

Historyogi Post Issue 93

In this wrap up for 2022, check out the top podcast episodes for this year, my top Tiktok posts, and the ever-popular "This Month in History" and "Down Memory Lane".…

Newsletter Issues

Historyogi post Issue 92

26 Sep 202225 Dec 2022

The Historyogi Post is back after a long hiatus since March due to academic commitments. We have five new podcast episodes on history and politics, along with a selection of…

#22 – Gender, sexuality & power dynamics in Colonial Singapore (A conversation with Aydin Quach)

Large numbers of Chinese men arrived in colonial Singapore to do domestic work in European households. They often worked under the supervision of white women who managed the households while…

#21 – The Cold War history of the Philippine Chinese (A conversation with Chien-Wen Kung)

From the 1950s to the 1970s, no Chinese community in Southeast Asia was more vigilant in identifying and rooting out suspected communists, and committed to mobilising against the People's Republic…

#20 – Building opposition alliances in electoral autocracies (A conversation with Elvin Ong)

Building opposition pre-electoral alliances significantly enhances the chances of opposition victory against dominant incumbent autocrats. But opposition parties, including in Singapore, frequently find it difficult to make the costly compromises…

#19 – The history of Buddhist advocacy & diplomacy in Singapore (A conversation with Jack Chia)

Venerable Hong Choon may not be a familiar name to many younger Singaporeans. But the former President of the Singapore Buddhist Federation played an important role in diplomacy between Singapore…