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Postcards From Nowhere with Utsav Mamoria

Postcards from Nowhere is a travel podcast that takes you on journeys exploring culture, history, food and people in the form of stories. With over a decade of travel stories in his kitty, Utsav Mamoria narrates the stories of the strange, obscure and fascinating things about the world, often interspersed with practical tips and deep realizations, which would shape the way you travel. Tune in to the new episode every Thursday.

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7:59

Lalbagh, Mount Everest and Volcanoes

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2021/06/24

It's been the site of a war, it has a connection to Mount Everest and a very very old connection to the human race. This week, in the seventh episode of Exploring your backyard, we visit the well known Lalbagh botanical gardens in Bangalore. This is the story of how well known but little understood Lalbagh is, and how many fantastic things one can see in the city, which are just a cab ride away from our homes. Tune into this series finale, and think about the ways we could make our heritage part of

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6:15

Malleswaram, Lost Temples and the Nobel Prize

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2021/06/17

A German Jew fleeing Nazi Germany. A temple buried and lost to the vagaries of time. A steamboat journey on the Mediterranean sea. This week, in the sixth episode of Exploring your backyard, we visit Malleshwaram, and how unlikely events and forces came together to establish this suburb. And how the city became home to one of India's foremost intellectuals, who went on to win the Nobel Prize. Tune in, to understand how these disparate events are connected, and the important lesson Malleswaram holds

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7:07

Ulsoor, Yoga and Opium Wars

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2021/06/10

What connects the Thai Forest Tradition of Buddhism to the neighbourhood of Ulsoor in Bangalore? (No, its not a Buddhist monastery!). It is in fact a tree whose fruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and the state fruit of Karnataka. This week, in the fifth episode of Exploring your backyard, we move into Ulsoor, which hides the story of two polar opposites. Tune in, to understand what connects Ulsoor to Yoga and the Opium wars, and why our neighbourhoods are like the fruit which

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7:37

How Pandemics Shaped Bangalore

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2021/06/03

In 1792, the British departed from Srirangapatna near Mysore to Bangalore for a rather strange reason - To escape the mosquitos. But that wasnt the only deadly thing that shaped the future of Bangalore. This week, in the fourth episode of Exploring your backyard, we turn our eye towards Bengaluru, and how pandemics came to shape the city in ways we could not imagine. Dive in to understand how they gave birth to new areas like Basavanagudi, gave rise to a goddess and her temple, and its connection to

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6:42

Cotton Green, American Civil War and Rise of Bombay

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2021/05/27

"Cotton Green, the forgotten, nondescript station on the Harbour line of the Bombay suburban train network. But once, this area was the beating heat of Bombay. This week, in the third episode of Exploring your backyard, we take you to the story of the meteoric rise of Bombay, which had wide ranging causes, right from the American Civil War in the 1860's to the opening of the Suez Canal. Join us as we rediscover not only this forgotten station, but also Bombay's most neglected piece of heritage. Tune

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7:32

Colaba, Mark Twain and Dr. Ambedkar

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2021/05/20

You can't have been to Mumbai and not been to Colaba. The ultimate tourist hotspot, with colonial architecture and the bullet riddled walls of Cafe Leopold. This week, in the second episode of Exploring your Backyard, we take you to two silent spectators of Colaba, which are barely even noticed even by those who live there. Walk with us through Colaba to uncover its connections with Mark Twain, Marie Curie and Dr Ambedkar amongst others. Tune in, and discover the stories of Colaba you haven't heard

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7:54

Dadar, Railways and Outer Space

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2021/05/13

For the outsider, Mumbai means Marine Drive and South Bombay. For anyone who has lived long enough in the city, they know that Dadar is the heart of the city which beats endlessly. This week, starting a new series, Exploring your Backyard, we tell you how this iconic neighbourhood has shaped the country in ways you would not have imagined. Or how Dadar in a unique way played a role in national integration in the 70's and 80's. But what you probably don't know is Dadar's connection to outer space

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7:37

Forgotten Pandemics, Jim Corbett and Nationalism

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2021/05/06

A pandemic which killed an estimated 2 to 6.4% of India's population, and became one of the only decades where our population actually declined. It's largely forgotten today. What did the 1918 Pandemic have to do with Jim Corbett and the leopards of Kumaon? What does it have to do with the home grown FMCG giant Godrej? In the last episode of the Dark Tourism Series, we travel across the length and breadth of India to understand why did we forget such a catastrophe, and what lessons it holds for us

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6:22

The Impossible Tunnels of Vietnam

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2021/04/29

The American Army fighting the war in Vietnam never took it seriously. They never estimated the extent to which these tunnels existed, for they seemed outside the scope of the American imagination. And yet, these impossible tunnels were very much a reality. This week, in the fifth episode of Dark Tourism, we take you to Vietnam, up close to the Cu Chi tunnels. Tune in, and understand how the narrative of any war ravaged nation hides so many more, and how we must visit these places. You can check

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7:53

Yugoslavia, Aliens and Colonial Gaze

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2021/04/22

They number in hundreds, if not thousands and they are the best kept secret of the Balkan countries, right from Slovenia to Macedonia. However, the world has come to see them very differently, thanks to the colonial gaze that has been upon them. This week, in the fourth episode of Dark Tourism, we take you to Kosovo and Serbia, upclose to these monuments, and how they came to be misrepresented to the world. Tune in, and understand how we must stay away from stereotypes, and see these sites of dark

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7:24

Love, Olympic Glory and Death in Sarajevo

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2021/04/15

A city finds itself at the centre of the world's attention twice in a span of ten years, but for completely opposite reasons. In 1984, it became the first Balkan country to host the Winter Olympics. In 1992, it was home to the first televised war in human history. This week, in the third episode of Dark Tourism, we take you to the city of Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and tell a story of love, loss and remembrance. Tune in, and understand what it means to live in a country after a war

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6:51

One Man, 50,000 Bombs and Hope in Cambodia

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2021/04/08

What would you do if you were forced to pick up a gun at a tender age of 10? And fight numerous wars for the next ten years, without ever having any choice? This isn't fiction, but the story of countless youth from Cambodia who grew up in the 70's. This week, in the second episode of Dark Tourism, we listen to the story of Aki Ra, a man who turned around not only his life, but that of his country too, and created a museum unlike no other in the world. Tune in, and listen to the inspirational story

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7:26

Dark Tourism, Titanic Cruises and Graffiti

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2021/04/01

Since 1993, the Kazimierz district in Kraków, Poland has seen a huge influx of tourists, thanks to the film Schindler's List, an uplifting story of how the Schindlers saved a thousand mostly Polish German refugees from the Holocaust. The phenomenon is not unique. Starting a new series, Dark Tourism, we explore why are we so attracted to places of death and suffering. In the first episode, we shift our gaze towards the more ubiquitous, but less observed sites of dark tourism, and how a single such

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7:25

Mariana Trench, Mt. Everest and Depths of Travel

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2021/03/25

On January 23, 1960, at a little after one in the afternoon, two men seated on small stainless steel boxes inside a forged steel-alloy cabin, settled gently onto a patch of ivory-coloured silt on the floor of the Mariana trench. At a depth of 35,800 feet, they had achieved every explorers dream. But what has become of the human desire for exploration, especially in pandemic times? This week, join Utsav as he travels to one of the most visited places in India: Goa, and witnesses something unique to

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6:39

Venice, Finland and Stamps of the Future

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2021/03/18

What does Venice, a floating city with an algae problem and Finland, a country battling climate change have in common? And what could it possibly have to do with stamps? This week, in the fifth episode of Currencies and Stamps, we explore the intersection of stamps and climate change, and how are countries are bringing out these problems through their stamps. Tune in, and discover how Venice and Finland have been printing the stamps of the future.You can reach out to our host Utsav on Instagram:

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6:25

Bhutan, Talking Stamps and Elvis Presley in Burkina Faso

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2021/03/11

Why would the sleepy Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan decide to suddenly issue talking stamps? Or the tiny West African nation of Burkina Faso issue stamps featuring the American singer and musician Elvis Presley? In fact, these were not frivolous pursuits by deluded monarchs or a tin pot dictator but were well thought out strategies. This week, in the fourth episode of Currencies and Stamps, we delve into the unique phenomena of how countries issue stamps with people who have no connection to them. Tune

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6:12

Currency as Tragedy: Manipur, WW II and Memory

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2021/03/04

What happens when a British civilian administrator in the Indian government, a graduate in math and physics from Cambridge, on a fatal mission to organize a guerrilla network against the Japanese disappears? And what does that have to do with currencies? This week, in the second episode of Currencies and Stamps, crisscrossing Britain, Japan, Burma and Manipur, we delve into a rather unexplored aspect of currencies: What if the currency you hold is a reminder of personal tragedy? Tune in, to uncover

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7:02

Stanely Kubrick, Chess and Armenian Dram

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2021/02/25

What does the Oscar winning iconic director Stanley Kubrick have in common with a Chess grandmaster? And what does it have to do with banknotes of Armenia? This week, in the second episode of Currencies and Stamps, we travel all the way to Armenia and uncover how banknotes can be used to trace the cultural changes of a young nation. Tune in, and understand how banknotes, when turned into objects of everyday symbolism can become the carrier of a new nations confidence at the world stage.You can reach

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7:07

Marie Curie, Jane Austen and Banknotes

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2021/02/18

What could Marie Curie, a two time Nobel Prize winner and the famous poet Jane Austen possibly have in common? And what does that have to do with banknotes, an everyday object we scarcely pay any attention to? This week, starting a new series, Currencies and Stamps, we travel from the WW 1 trenches in France to modern day UK and Tunisia and answer a simple question - What does a banknote tell us about a country? Tune in, and understand why you should closely look at the notes of a country and what

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7:06

Blood Falls, Antarctica and Moons of Jupiter

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2021/02/11

Erling Kagge, is no ordinary man. In 1992, skiing and walking 1300 kilometres, over 52 days, he reached the South Pole. Alone. A few hundred miles away, there is a waterfall known as the Blood Falls, after the red water which constantly flows out of its parent glacier. But what do Earling and the Blood Falls, have to do with the Moons of Jupiter. In the fifth and final episode of the series, Alien Landscapes, we travel to the most inhabitable place on earth, Antarctica, to uncover the secrets of the

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