Located in the district of Pathanamthitta of Kerala, in the western Ghats lies Sabarimala, the abode of Lord Ayyappa. The temple is an important source of spiritual wealth and is famous amongst South Indians for the Sabarimala Yatra or pilgrimage. This podcast by Aravind Subramaniyam is a detailed guide for anyone embarking on the yatra.  […]

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Walk through ancient Chennai with Pradeep Chakravarthy. The author of “Thanjavur: A Cultural History”, Pradeep Chakravarthy has written multiple books which impart life lessons from Indian History and Philosophy. In this podcast, Pradeep Chakravarthy gives a walkthrough of ancient Chennai. Temples, legends and lores about Chennai are unforgettable and simply surreal! Etymology of Chennai Chennai […]

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Anuradha: Namaste! today we have Dr. A S Gaur who is a marine archaeologist. I first discovered underwater archaeology when I visited Dwarka. I read a book by Dr. S R Rao who has done archaeology in Dwarka. Then I learned that this was done by the National Institute of Oceanography which is right next […]

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Anuradha – Namaste! Today we have with us Neeraj Doshi Ji. He is the founder of a very interesting initiative in Jaipur called Heritage water walks. I have always said that if India has to bring back its culture it has to bring back the water culture, respecting water or not really selling water but […]

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Anuradha Goyal: Ashish Kaul is the author of a beautiful book on ‘Didda-the Warrior Queen of Kashmir.’ I’ve been reading about Kashmir, and I realized that Didda ruled Kashmir at my favorite time in India. The time when probably India was at its best. The invasions were yet to start. Our architecture, our military, and […]

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Anuradha Goyal – Bharat Gothoskar is my go-to friend in Mumbai. When I first met Bharat, he took me to Lower Parel and showed me a beautiful sculptor from the ancient history of Mumbai. The last time I was in Mumbai, I wanted to go to the Mumba Devi temple and Bharat took me there, […]

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Anuradha Goyal: Today we are going to go on a journey on the Indian Railways. It’s actually the journey of Indian trains which enable a lot of our journeys. We have with us Shri R. Ananth Ji, who is an Indian Railways account services officer. I know him through his Twitter handle on which he […]

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Anuradha Goyal: Today, I am going to take you to the small Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, and can’t get a better person to speak about it than our current Ambassador to Bhutan, Ruchira Kamboj Ji. I have been connected to Ruchira Ji for a few years now when she was posted at UNESCO in Paris […]

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Anuradha Goyal: Namaste and welcome to Detours with me Anuradha Goyal. Today we have with us Smt. Anita Bose Ji from Calcutta. She is an author, an artist, an independent researcher, a former guide at the National Museum of Bangkok, and a convener at the Global Ramayana Encyclopedia project. She is the author of two books […]

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Anuradha: In Detours today we have Prof. Prajal Sakhardande, Professor of History at Dhempe College of Arts and Science in Goa. He is the Vice-Chairman of the Goa Heritage Action Group. A group that is focused on conserving and preserving the heritage of Goa. He is also the author of one of the most authoritative […]

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