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The Ramayana Trail: How I Traced Lord Rama’s 14 Year Exile Across India Alternative title
A film sent me back to the old serial, and the serial sent me back to Valmiki. Then a question took hold: can anyone follow Rama’s footsteps today? In this episode, I ...
Who Really Invented Mysore Pak? Four Versions of the Truth
It has three ingredients and more claimants than a throne. Gram flour, ghee and sugar became one of the most famous sweets in India, and nobody can quite agree on how ...
The mystery of the hidden faces of Shiva at Elephanta Caves
Every signboard at Elephanta calls it the Trimurti. Scholars say it is something else. This episode walks the island from the ferry at the Gateway of India to the Grea...
How a Small Mosque in Pulicat Told Its Town the Time Using Only the Sun
A town needs to agree on the time before it can pray together. In Pulicat, the answer was a shadow. At Chinna Pallivasal, one of the town’s main mosques, a sundial ins...
The Lighthouse Built to Keep Ships Away: The Lost Port of Pulicat
Most lighthouses bring ships in. The one at Pulicat, north of Chennai, was raised to warn them away. This episode tells the story of the lagoon port behind it. It appe...
