Masala History by Siva

In Bollywood movies, it is not uncommon where a long lost family reunites with a 'family' song. Or that someone finds a brother (whom he has never seen from childhood) by identifying that they have same mannerisms. Even a case where someone remembers something random so vividly only to be explained that it is from his former birth. In short, these are some interesting connections.

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"I am in Baker Street, London - been here for 180+ years. Anyone who has visited London has possibly visited my place. And even those who haven't visited England have most likely heard of me. In today's edition of Masala History by Siva, I chose to tell my strange story. So travel with me 250 years back as I narrate what I have seen, done and continue to do today."

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The United Kingdom is one of the oldest constitutional monarchies in the world. Starting with Magna Carta in 1215 CE, England went slowly but surely in the direction of having an overseeing community and then a constitution that kept the power of crown under check. And with that in place, they also were the first power perhaps to try their own King, a sovereign, in a court of law and sentence him to death. When King Charles I was executed as Citizen Charles Stuart by his own people, it was unprecedented.

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Happy new year 2021 everyone.

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Welcome to Masala History by Siva. Travel with me to the modern day Tamilnadu state of India, as we discuss some interesting secrets of a UNESCO World Heritage site. As promised in one of my earlier podcasts on  Rajendra Chola, this edition is based on the magnum opus of the Chola reign - the grand Brihadeeswara temple in Thanjavur. Just like the first podcast where we discussed a foreign statue in the Srirangam temple, in today's show we will be talking about another foreigner image in the Brihadeeswara Temple. 

Today, Telegram stands for the app/product that is trying to compete with WhatsApp or Messenger. For those of you who can remember, telegram was one of the earliest instant communicator - it stood for the telegraphed messages that passed from one user to another via telegraphic offices globally.

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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 by Siva. Travel with me a 1000 years back as we explore the real life Bahubali - Rajendra Chola, the son who eclipsed his illustrious father, the great Arunmozhi Varman or more commonly known as Rajaraja Chola.

As I was reading through the story of Estado da India or Portugese India, I came across very interesting material around how the modern Europeans, who arrived in the Indian Malabar coast via the Oceanic routes, found themselves totally unaware of the Indian culture and customs. I found it fascinating and thought I will share it with all of you.

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