#3 - A rebel queen from Tamil Nadu, English words that are not really English, and how the British got desis addicted to chai

Did know that the phrase “dam it” or the word shampoo has its roots in colonial India? Ever heard of Velu Nachiyar, the first queen in the subcontinent to wage war against the British? We also explore the history of how chai or tea came to India and how the desis got addicted to it.

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