In this episode, we take a dive into the history of the first car manufactured in India and how it became the "king of the Indian roads."
We talk about Kuldip Rae Singh, an Indian student in the US who became famous in 1950s America after he stole the show on national television.
Finally, our food thing for this episode is the history of South Africa's favorite snack, bunny chow and its connection to South Asia.
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#10 - In Dialogue with Ira Mukhoty, author of books on amazing Indian women from the Mughal era and beyond
#9 - Cricket in the US, the origin of filter coffee, and a desi man who was America’s first celebrity chef
#7 - In Dialogue with Beth Watkins (@bethlovesbolly), Bollywood blogger, expert and general film enthusiast
#6 - The origins of Indo-Chinese food, Punjabi-Mexicans, and an Indian spy who fought the Nazis
#5 - In Dialogue with Krish Ashok, the author of Masala Lab, a book on the science behind desi cooking
#4 - Bollywood-Hollywood "inspirations", the world's first female head of state, and samosas
#3 - A rebel queen from Tamil Nadu, English words that are not really English, and how the British got desis addicted to chai
#2 - Jewish origins of Bollywood, an African military mastermind in India, and millets
#1 - Gin and tonics, the world's first vaccines in India and why hill stations exist
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