History With Saumya

Feb 11 2022 289

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In ‘History With Saumya’, former journalist Saumya explores the intriguing and enthralling episodes from the past that we never got to learn at school. Did you know that for over 100 years Bhopal In Madhya Pradesh was ruled by four fearless Muslim Begums? Or that the earliest recorded cricket match in India was played at Thalassery, a coastal town in Kerala? Or that Kolhapur in Maharashtra is called “the City of Wrestlers” for a very good reason. Deep dive into the pages of the yore that were not in your history textbooks (but definitely should have been!) with ‘History With Saumya’.

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History of Thalassery - City of Three C's

Feb 11 2022 13 mins

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 the fascinating history of the City of Three C’s. Did you know that India’s first Christmas cake was made in Thalassery? Or that the

History of Vadodara - The 'Sanskaari Nagari'

Jan 22 2022 13 mins

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 as Baroda, has a sister city in the USA, almost 12,000 km away! All this and more in this episode. So dive in!And if you have any suggest

History of Madurai - Athens of the East

Jul 02 2021 11 mins

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 Amman Temple in the city. And if you have any suggestions or feedback – or want to share anecdotes of your own city – say hello to Sau

History of Tezpur - The City of Blood

Jun 24 2021 10 mins

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 Assamese town among other stories. And if you have any suggestions or feedback – or want to share anecdotes of your own city – say

History of Kolhapur - The City Of Wrestlers

Jun 17 2021 10 mins

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 for an individual athlete. And if you have any suggestions or feedback – or want to share anecdotes of your own city – say hello to

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

Jun 08 2021 10 mins

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 was known as the “cashew capital of the world” and how it developed as a hub for global spice trade across centuries. We also find o

History of Bhopal - The City of Begums

Jun 01 2021 11 mins

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 officially changed to the “City of Begums” because of the very inspiring history of the Nawab Begums of Bhopal, who ruled over the kingdom fo

History of Lucknow - The City Of Nawabs

May 25 2021 11 mins

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 because of an upset Nawab’s whim to the story of how the juicy and immensely popular Tunday Ke Kabab came into existence, this e