Did you know that the first female superstars of Bollywood were from the Jewish community? Or how an African slave became a military mastermind in 17th century India? Or how India's diet completely changed in the 1960s and is now affecting people's lives? Find out more on the episode #2. Detailed show notes and references on our site!
#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
#8 - India's first car, a South Asian goes viral in 1950s America, and the story of a South African snack
#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
#1 - Gin and tonics, the world's first vaccines in India and why hill stations exist
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