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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…

#34 – From Imperial to Singaporean: The history of animals in Singapore (with Timothy Barnard)

22 Apr 202422 Apr 2024

When we study and discuss history in Singapore, we usually focus on the social and political history of this country. However, the people’s relationship with this island’s natural environment also…

Newsletter Issues

Historyogi Post Issue 99

7 Mar 202414 Apr 2024

Welcome to another year of learning and making history. We have two new podcast episodes to usher in 2024. Learn more about Anglo-American cooperation and engagement in Malaya and Singapore…

#33 – Temple Tracks: The history of Indian labourers in the Malayan Railways (with Vineeta Sinha)

18 Feb 202418 Feb 2024

When we think about the history of Indians in British Malaya, their work in the rubber estates usually comes to mind first. But Indians also helped construct, operate and maintain…

#32 – Arc of Containment: UK & US engagement in cold war Malaya & Singapore (with Ngoei Wen-Qing)

21 Jan 202418 Feb 2024

When we think about Southeast Asia during the Cold War, we usually think just about Indochina and the Vietnam War. But British counterinsurgency strategies and engagement with nationalist elites in…

Newsletter Issues

Historyogi Post Issue 98

29 Dec 202314 Apr 2024

Nine podcast episodes. Five newsletter issues. Over 70 TikTok posts. 2023 has been a productive year and I thank my listeners, readers and followers for supporting this Historyogi project to…

Newsletter Issues

Historyogi Post Issue 97

13 Oct 202314 Apr 2024

The relevance of history in the issues of the present has become stark with the latest outbreak of violence in the Middle East. We once again see the consequences of…

Newsletter Issues

Historyogi Post Issue 96

6 Sep 202314 Apr 2024

Did you know: Author Neil Humphreys hates being called an expat? NTUC Fairprice was originally named NTUC Welcome? We almost had a Malayan Governor-General in Singapore? Learn more about these…

#31 – Before he was President: Yusof Ishak & the role of Yang di-Pertuan Negara

Before he was President of Singapore, Yusof Ishak was the Yang di-Pertuan Negara which directly translates to “He Who is Made Lord”. Singaporeans generally know little about this role, other…

#30 – Writing a fair history of NTUC FairPrice (with Sue-Ann Chia)

6 Aug 20236 Aug 2023

NTUC FairPrice is such a household icon in Singapore that it’s more famous than the union movement itself. But how did NTUC come to operate a supermarket chain in the…

#29 – A Historyogi Episode From An Even Smaller Island (with Neil Humphreys)

In 1996, an Ang Moh arrived in Toa Payoh to start a new life. He loved Singapore’s idiosyncrasies so much that he decided to turn his humorous observations of everyday…