Cake, cricket, and circus – the one place in India that is the common ground for these loved entities is Thalassery in Kerala. The final and eighth episode of History With Saumya takes a trip to this coastal town in India’s Kerala to dive into

History of Vadodara - The 'Sanskaari Nagari'

Jan 22nd, 2022 13m 15s

Episode 7 of Season 1 of History With Saumya explores the riveting past of the Gujarati city of Vadodara. We talk about how one man - Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the Maharaja of Baroda – changed the city’s fortunes and why Vadodara, formerly known a

History of Madurai - Athens of the East

Jul 3rd, 2021 11m 22s

Episode 6 of Season 1 of History With Saumya deep dives into the past of Tamil Nadu's Madurai. - the Athens of The East. We explore the surprisingly deep connection between Madurai and Mahatma Gandhi as well as the significance of Meenakshi Amm

History of Tezpur - The City of Blood

Jun 25th, 2021 10m 34s

Episode 5 of Season 1 of History With Saumya explores why Assam’s Tezpur is known as the ‘City of Blood’. We deep dive into the Mahabharat tale associated with the city as well as the 1962 episode when the Chinese troops almost took over this A

History of Kolhapur - The City Of Wrestlers

Jun 18th, 2021 10m 22s

In Episode 4 of Season 1 of History with Saumya, we explore why is Kolhapur named Kolhapur, what is Kolhapur famous for, how it became the ‘City of Wrestlers’ and how it played a crucial role in getting independent India its first Olympic medal

History of Kollam - (former) Cashew Capital of the World

Jun 9th, 2021 10m 47s

In Episode 3 of Season 1 of History with Saumya, we deep dive into the history of Kollam, a coastal town in Kerala and one of the oldest port cities on the Malabar coast. And when I say old, I mean “first century CE” old! We explore why Kollam

History of Bhopal - The City of Begums

Jun 2nd, 2021 11m 22s

In Season 1 Episode 2 of History with Saumya, we explore the history of Bhopal and how it developed from a small village in the Gond kingdom to the present-day capital of Madhya Pradesh. Also, Saumya petitions for Bhopal’s epithet to be officia

History of Lucknow - The City Of Nawabs

May 26th, 2021 11m 33s

In Episode 1 of History With Saumya’s first season, we dwell on the glorious history of Lucknow, which is rightly called the ‘Nawabon Ka Shehar’ or the ‘City of Nawabs’. From the 18th century trivia of how Lucknow was made the capital of Awadh

History of Lucknow - The City Of Nawabs

Oct 28th, 2020 11m 12s

In Episode 2 of Histories of Our Cities with Saumya, we dwell into the glorious past of Lucknow, which is rightly called the ‘Nawabon Ka Shehar’ or the ‘City of Nawabs’. From the 18th century trivia of how Lucknow was made the capital of Awadh

Prelude - An Introduction

Oct 28th, 2020 1m

Hello! Welcome to the Prelude episode of Histories of Our Cities with Saumya. This is an introductory episode where I explain what can be expected from this podcast – basically a little bit of history, a little bit of story, and a lot of fun.

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