A Road Less Travelled (#ARLT)

Did you know that the iconic traditional dresses worn by Mexican women for Cinco De Mayo celebrations was inspired by an Indian teenager from Mughal India? How did it end up half way across the world? There is only one way to find out. The Team: Narrator & Producer: Arun Sridhar Script Edits: Banshori Bhattacharya Recording: Caprino Studio, UK Editing & Initial Sound Design: Arun Sridhar S...

What does an Indian revolutionary who tried to murder the first Viceroy of British Raj have anything to do with a culinary creation? There is only way to find out. Tune in....! The Team: Narrator & Producer: Arun Sridhar Script Edits: Banshori Bhattacharya Recording: Caprino Studio, UK Editing & Initial Sound Design: Arun Sridhar Sound Mixing & Mastering: Mr. Swaminathan ThiruGnanaSamb...

Recently, the democratic mayoral candidate of Indian origin made waves for winning the primaries in NY, American and India? But, did you know that long there was one man who ran for office on behalf of British India.? And he preceded Mahatma Gandhi and many luminaries that we know of. And his name was Lal Mohan Ghosh. This is his story! The Team: Narrator & Producer: Arun Sridhar Script Edits:...

Did you know that a Goan Doctor saved Nairobi from a certain diasater? If not for his quick action and alerting the authorities, Nairobi as we know it would be long gone? And this doctor was not only Indian but also served communities of immigrants who populated the busy Nairobi Bazaar? The Team: Narrator & Producer: Arun Sridhar Script Edits: Banshori Bhattacharya Recording: Caprino Studio, U...

Did you know that the first Indian pilot who was bestowed a title of "Ace" was a 18 year old boy, who is related to the ex-head of NDTV, now at deKoder, Mr. Prannoy Roy. Join us on this epic adventure of the daring exploits of the boy who turned "Ace". And he was also an artist whose sketches are archived in the Indian Air Force Museum. The Team: Narrator & Producer: Arun Sridhar Script Edits:...

India was always known as a land of mysticism and magic. PC Sorcar is probably the famous among the magicians in the 1980s Magicians from India, have had a "Forrest Gump" moment and this episode is a story of one such person. The man who made Hitler laugh, but was also invited to perform for Queen Elizabeth at her coronation event in 1953. How can the same man perform for Hitler and also the Queen...

Mahatma Gandhi influenced many - both Indian and foreign, but his biggest impact on bollywood might be due to a Polish engineer, who moved to India and created one of the greatest social experiments in pre-Independence India. This became the biggest inspiration for V Shantaram's 1957 blockbuster and a song that still echoes in our ears as a prayer song, sung by none other than Smt. Lata Mangeshkar...

Before Subash Chandra Bose (Freedom Fighter & Revolutionary) and Dr MS Swaminathan (Architect of Green Revolution in India), there were two Indians - A Bengali and A Maratha who paved the way for the spread of ideals of equality, humanity and helping the citizens of another country, as if they were their own. In this episode, we dwelve into their lives and how they ended up in far away Mexico...

We know that when the Maharaja of Jhansi died in 1853, the British East India Company refused to recognize the claim of his adopted heir and issued an order for Jhansi's annexation instead. But did you know that when faced with the potential loss of her kingdom, the fiery Laxmibai appointed a tenacious, anti-colonialist, and maverick Australian lawyer to fight her case against Jhansi's annexation?...

Set against a backdrop of love and bullets in faraway France, this story of an unsung braveheart from the Second World War becomes all the more gritty and iconic because of the inexplicable sacrifice involved. Tune in. Where you can find us: RSS Feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/arlt/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ARLTPodcast YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@ARLTPodcast/shorts Spotify:...

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