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With the first episode of The Crown - Season 4 starting with events of 1979, I found myself remembering the histories of this flamboyant fellow Gemini, who was a part of several remarkable events of 20th century. The spicy histories of this person practically started when he was born and followed him until his death. He had controversies for breakfast and gossips for dinner with no shortage of any drama in between. It is inconceivable that he could have had it any other way and is perhaps more eligible to have the title of 'Masala' before his name than anyone else in recent history.
Welcome to Masala History. In this episode, we will take a whirlwind trip of 20th century following the animated saga of a fascinating British Imperialist - Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma. For those hoping for some juicy gossips, let me disappoint you upfront - I will not be discussing Lady Edwina. That topic needs its own podcast. But believe me, Mountbatten's story of amusing incidents has a lot more outside of Edwina's stories too. We will look at the various spices that when brought together form this unique gourmet, the Spice Guy called Masala Mountbatten.
So lets get on our time machine and set the dial to June 1900 and start our cooking recipe at Windsor.
Our ingredients are -
1 tbl spoon of Name Spice: What's in a name?
2 tbl spoons of Media Spice: Lights, camera, action!
3 tbl spoons of Military & Strategy Spice: The International politician
4 tbl spoons of Multi talents Spice: Master of Many Arts
5 tbl spoons of Romance Spice: Casanova Royale
Like him or hate him, but you cannot deny that you admire how Lord Masala Mountbatten lived a full life and on his own terms.
You can listen to the story here or from a platform of your choice from www.masalahistorybysiva.in
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By Sivakumar Sethuraman
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With the first episode of The Crown - Season 4 starting with events of 1979, I found myself remembering the histories of this flamboyant fellow Gemini, who was a part of several remarkable events of 20th century. The spicy histories of this person practically started when he was born and followed him until his death. He had controversies for breakfast and gossips for dinner with no shortage of any drama in between. It is inconceivable that he could have had it any other way and is perhaps more eligible to have the title of 'Masala' before his name than anyone else in recent history.
Welcome to Masala History. In this episode, we will take a whirlwind trip of 20th century following the animated saga of a fascinating British Imperialist - Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma. For those hoping for some juicy gossips, let me disappoint you upfront - I will not be discussing Lady Edwina. That topic needs its own podcast. But believe me, Mountbatten's story of amusing incidents has a lot more outside of Edwina's stories too. We will look at the various spices that when brought together form this unique gourmet, the Spice Guy called Masala Mountbatten.
So lets get on our time machine and set the dial to June 1900 and start our cooking recipe at Windsor.
Our ingredients are -
1 tbl spoon of Name Spice: What's in a name?
2 tbl spoons of Media Spice: Lights, camera, action!
3 tbl spoons of Military & Strategy Spice: The International politician
4 tbl spoons of Multi talents Spice: Master of Many Arts
5 tbl spoons of Romance Spice: Casanova Royale
Like him or hate him, but you cannot deny that you admire how Lord Masala Mountbatten lived a full life and on his own terms.
You can listen to the story here or from a platform of your choice from www.masalahistorybysiva.in