Cake, cricket, and circus – the one place in India that is the common ground for these loved entities is Thalassery in Kerala. The final and eighth episode of History With Saumya takes a trip to this coastal town in India’s Kerala to dive into the fascinating history of the City of Three C’s. 

Did you know that India’s first Christmas cake was made in Thalassery? Or that the first recorded cricket match in India’s history was played here? All this and more in this episode, so dive in!

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Episode 7 of Season 1 of History With Saumya explores the riveting past of the Gujarati city of Vadodara. We talk about how one man - Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the Maharaja of Baroda – changed the city’s fortunes and why Vadodara, formerly known as Baroda, has a sister city in the USA, almost 12,000 km away! All this and more in this episode. So dive in!

And if you have any suggestions or feedback – or want to share anecdotes of your own city – say hello to Saumya on Instagram – @historywithsaumya or tweet at @historywithsaum

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Episode 6 of Season 1 of History With Saumya deep dives into the past of Tamil Nadu's Madurai. - the Athens of The East. We explore the surprisingly deep connection between Madurai and Mahatma Gandhi as well as the significance of Meenakshi Amman Temple in the city.

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Episode 5 of Season 1 of History With Saumya explores why Assam’s Tezpur is known as the ‘City of Blood’. We deep dive into the Mahabharat tale associated with the city as well as the 1962 episode when the Chinese troops almost took over this Assamese town among other stories.

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In Episode 4 of Season 1 of History with Saumya, we explore why is Kolhapur named Kolhapur, what is Kolhapur famous for, how it became the ‘City of Wrestlers’ and how it played a crucial role in getting independent India its first Olympic medal for an individual athlete.

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In Episode 3 of Season 1 of History with Saumya, we deep dive into the history of Kollam, a coastal town in Kerala and one of the oldest port cities on the Malabar coast. And when I say old, I mean “first century CE” old!

We explore why Kollam was known as the “cashew capital of the world” and how it developed as a hub for global spice trade across centuries. We also find out the famous Kollam port’s history as well as the origin of the ‘Kollavarsham’ or how the Malayalam calendar was started.

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In Season 1 Episode 2 of History with Saumya, we explore the history of Bhopal and how it developed from a small village in the Gond kingdom to the present-day capital of Madhya Pradesh.

Also, Saumya petitions for Bhopal’s epithet to be officially changed to the “City of Begums” because of the very inspiring history of the Nawab Begums of Bhopal, who ruled over the kingdom for over 100 long years.

Plus, a bonus fun fact about how Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan is connected to the Royal Family of Bhopal!

And if you have any suggestions or feedback – or want to share anecdotes of your own city – say hello to Saumya on Instagram – @historywithsaumya

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In Episode 1 of History With Saumya’s first season, we dwell on the glorious history of Lucknow, which is rightly called the ‘Nawabon Ka Shehar’ or the ‘City of Nawabs’.

From the 18th century trivia of how Lucknow was made the capital of Awadh because of an upset Nawab’s whim to the story of how the juicy and immensely popular Tunday Ke Kabab came into existence, this episode covers it all. The history of Chikankari in Lucknow has also been explored in this episode as well as the fascinating folklore behind several of the majestic monuments in the city.

Oh, and fun fact, Lucknow happens to be the birthplace and hometown of our host, Saumya.

So, dive in already!

And if you have any suggestions or feedback – or want to share anecdotes of your own city – say hello to Saumya on Instagram – @historywithsaumya

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