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.
As always, show notes on the episode page of 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
#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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