Indians are crazy about cricket. If you asked anybody what their favorite sport is, the most likely answer would be cricket. Cricket players such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni have a huge fan following and tournaments such as Indian Premier League or the Cricket World Cup have millions of people watching them. A lot of people believe that Cricket is India’s national sport. But, in reality, it is not. Yes, cricket is not India’s national sport.

Find out what sport is India's national sport and why and when it was more popular than cricket.

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Happy 75th Independence Day! It is hard to imagine that 75 years ago, India was ruled by another country. I have often heard about freedom fighters but apart from Gandhiji, most children of my age are not aware of others.

In this episode, I will tell you about 5 such men and women and what they did for the country. I was shocked to hear how brave each of them was.

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Jai Hind!

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Can you imagine a world without pizzas? Pizzas were mostly made and consumed only in Italy until the 1940s. But how did it travel beyond Italy and become everyone's favourite dish?

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Notes:

1. My trip to the birthplace of Margarita pizza
2. Weird pizza toppings from around the world

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Did you know there was a time where there were no video games! Yes, no video games at all!
I asked my parents this question and they told me about their routine on a weekday and weekend. I want to try living that too.

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Notes:
1. Video game designs from 1990 to 2000
2. Top video games of the 1990s
3. Video game consoles over the years

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It's our 50th episode! Hurray! Many thanks to everyone listening to my episodes every week.

When you want to go shopping or to a restaurant to eat or watch a movie, where do you usually go? A mall?  It is very common for families to visit the mall at least once if not more times in a month. Before COVID and lockdowns put us at home, I used to visit the mall a few times a month. But do you know there was a time when there were no malls in India. Yes! No malls at all! So where did people go for shopping and entertainment?

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If we have to get from one place to the other, the most reasonable way to do it is by flying. We can choose from different airlines of our choice, book tickets online, check-in online before our flight or at the self-serve counter in the airport and show our boarding pass on the phone.

But, do you know that air travel was not always like this? Back in the day when I was not born there was only one airline in India and many parts of the world! Yes, just one!

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Show Notes:
1. History of Indian Aviation
2. Flight Ticket In The 1960s

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It’s Kidacity’s first birthday. Hurray! 

I started last year in May during lockdown, I did 47 episodes, interviewed people, researched, read stories, learned about brave children and so much more.

In this episode, I will share a few highlights of the last one year and also talk about my experience of working on this project. I also have some very interesting messages from a few of my listeners and well wishers. 

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There are 5.5 million vending machines spread out from the North to South of Japan in every village, town and city. That is almost 1 vending machine for every 23 people which is the most number anywhere in the world.  It is a part of every Japanese person's daily life. And the reason why Japanese like vending machines is not just because of their convenience. There is a traditional reason behind this.

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Notes:
1. The beauty of Japanese vending machines

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While governments across the world are encouraging their citizens to get vaccinated, a lot of people are fearful due to common myths associated with vaccination. We will discuss a few of these in our Mythbusters segment this week.

Like humans, pets also need exercise. But how much exercise does your dog need. Find out more in our pet lover’s segment My Dog Yuki.

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Notes:

1. World Health Organization's resources On vaccinations
2. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India) resources on COVID-19  vaccination
3. Vaccine testing and approval process
4. How much exercise does your dog need?
5. 10 fun ways to exercise your dog

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Have you ever broken a cup by mistake? What did you do when this happened? Throw the cup away or try to glue it together? In Japan, they do something very unique. This art form is called Kintsugi and the concept also teaches us to accept any imperfections and flaws. You might have also heard about the famous book Ikigai. In this week's segment of All About Japan, we will discover a little more about Kintsugi and Ikigai.

I am also bringing to you the stories of 3 brave children of India including one that saved her friend from a crocodile attack.

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Notes:

1. Kintsugi
2. How to find your Ikigai?

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