Postcards From Nowhere with Utsav Mamoria – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode, we trace the unexpected origins of video games—in the notorious Japanese crime syndicate, the Yakuza. Tune in to find out how a lost Portuguese ship that stumbled on Japanese shores actually sowed the seeds, which when combined with domestic isolationist policies and the enterprising spirit of Japanese entrepreneurs, led to this innovation.

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I now have a YouTube show! Check out To Your Heart's Content where my co-host Deepak Gopalakrishnan and I interview a broad range of people who are in the business of Content—from musicians to marketers and artists: https://www.youtube.com/@TYHC-6PC

In this episode, we travel to medieval Japan to trace the origins of Kodawari, or the Japanese pursuit of perfection, that is still proudly held by artists, artisans, fashion designers, and chefs in the country.

Does this mean that everything is perfect in Japan? What if the secret lies in having a collective great sense of what could be perfected and what shouldn’t be expected to be perfect?

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You can reach out to me on Instagram: @‌postcards.pfn

I now have a YouTube show! Check out To Your Heart's Content where my co-host Deepak Gopalakrishnan and I interview a broad range of people who are in the business of Content—from musicians to marketers and artists: https://www.youtube.com/@TYHC-6PC

In this episode, we understand the difference between Indian and Western narratology by taking a closer look at Ramayana; what makes the epic quite literally timeless and why our ancient stories usually fail the "history test".

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My second podcast, Smartphone Nation, won the Hindustan Times Podmasters award for Best Documentary (Non-Fiction) earlier this year. If you want to understand how Indian startups in the Impact space are changing the lives of India’s Next Half Billion, please check it out: https://open.spotify.com/show/3rs9XhIkizxobxHhPfKVN9?si=a439556531bc4ecf 

Why is the spice Nutmeg being mentioned in India's foremost treatise on military strategy? Why is it mentioned in a tri-fold collection of Sanskrit poetry about politics, erotic passion and renunciation? And what does it all have to do with the tiny cluster of islands in the southeastern Indian ocean, part of modern day Indonesia? This week, in the third episode of Fabulous Foods, we trace the journey of two tireless travellers, Nutmeg and Mace, and how they went on to become mainstays in global cuisines. Tune in, and discover the fundamental differences between the use of nutmeg in the east and the west, and what lessons do they hold for a world recovering from the pandemic.

Till then Check out the other episodes of "The Great Migration"

Bhojpur, Sexuality and Migration Songs :- https://ivm.today/3LQvFQC

Money Orders, Dehradun and Transatlantic Slave Trade :- https://ivm.today/34UHdln

Chettiars, Burma and Fiery Dragons :- https://ivm.today/3JOMfyA

Gujaratis, Uganda and The Last King of Scotland :- https://ivm.today/33Herns

The Malayalis of Pakistan :- https://ivm.today/3Hk67YQ

Sindhis, Crocodiles and Abida Parveen :- https://ivm.today/3BRlRRW

You can check previous episodes of 'Podcasts from Nowhere' on IVM Podcasts website

https://ivm.today/3xuayw9

You can reach out to our host Utsav on Instagram: @whywetravel42

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About 2000 years ago, a group of people escaping persecution by the Greeks landed on the shores of Alibaug in Maharashtra, India. They were a small community, and soon spread out across the state. A similar phenomenon was observed in Cochin and Calcutta as well. The community went onto integrate so well into the regions they lived in, that they became indistinguishable from the natives. This week, in the second episode of Fabulous Foods, we follow the lives of this tiny, dwindling community spread across India. Tune in, and discover why their story is a masterclass in cultural assimilation, and how their food and cultural practices could show us the path to living harmoniously.

Huge thanks to Shulamith Malekar for graciously sparing her time to speak with me. Also thanks to Noel Malekar for allowing us to use some of his music as a part of the episode. You can follow Noel's music here

YouTube Channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJkK...

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/noelmalekar

Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/cinematicnoel

Till then Check out the other episodes of "The Great Migration"

Bhojpur, Sexuality and Migration Songs :- https://ivm.today/3LQvFQC

Money Orders, Dehradun and Transatlantic Slave Trade :- https://ivm.today/34UHdln

Chettiars, Burma and Fiery Dragons :- https://ivm.today/3JOMfyA

Gujaratis, Uganda and The Last King of Scotland :- https://ivm.today/33Herns

The Malayalis of Pakistan :- https://ivm.today/3Hk67YQ

Sindhis, Crocodiles and Abida Parveen :- https://ivm.today/3BRlRRW

You can check previous episodes of 'Podcasts from Nowhere' on IVM Podcasts website

https://ivm.today/3xuayw9

You can reach out to our host Utsav on Instagram: @whywetravel42

(https://www.instagram.com/whywetravel42)

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

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In the spring of 1943, US torpedo boat No. 109 gets shattered to pieces by a Japanese destroyer. Some of the crew members make a miraculous escape, and one of them goes on to create history. Over 8000 miles across the oceans in Gujarat India, a team of paleobotanists find 37 million year old fossil. This fossil is of an object which is often mailed across the world by tourists who visit Hawaii. But what could possibly connect these three wildly different events spread across space and time? This week, starting a new series, Fabulous Foods, we discover the fascinating story of the role this object played in shaping globaly trade and politics, influencing World Wars and the Cold War. Tune in, and discover the humble lessons that this wonderful product, which is older than Homo Sapiens, holds for us.

Till then Check out the other episodes of "The Great Migration"

Bhojpur, Sexuality and Migration Songs :- https://ivm.today/3LQvFQC

Money Orders, Dehradun and Transatlantic Slave Trade :- https://ivm.today/34UHdln

Chettiars, Burma and Fiery Dragons :- https://ivm.today/3JOMfyA

Gujaratis, Uganda and The Last King of Scotland :- https://ivm.today/33Herns

The Malayalis of Pakistan :- https://ivm.today/3Hk67YQ

Sindhis, Crocodiles and Abida Parveen :- https://ivm.today/3BRlRRW

You can check previous episodes of 'Podcasts from Nowhere' on IVM Podcasts website

https://ivm.today/3xuayw9

You can reach out to our host Utsav on Instagram: @whywetravel42

(https://www.instagram.com/whywetravel42)

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

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In the early 2000’s, a concerned government official approached Dave Martins. Dave was an iconic musician from the Caribbean, who was the lead vocalist of the band Tradewinds. Someone who had his finger on the pulse of the Southern Caribbean islands. The government official asked him to write a song to quell the ethnic violence in Guyana. In another time, at the turn of the 20th century, Tamilians from Madurai and Dindigul were flocking the ports of Pondicherry, Karikal and Madras waiting to board ships for a better future.

What could possibly connect the ethnic violence in Guyana to the ports of Tamil Nadu? This week, in the eight episodes of the series, The Great Migration, we trace the history, mythology and stories of indentured migrants. We discover what connects West Indies Cricket, Jackals, the Mariamman Temples of Tamil Nadu and the Sheetla Devi temples of North India, and what they teach us about the human race.

Thanks to Shubham Sharma (https://twitter.com/thatsharmaboy) who graciously aided the research for this episode.

Books:

1. Beyond a Boundary by CLR James: - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B00L28MXLS/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1646233334&ref_=tmm_kin_swatch_0&sr=8-1

2. Connie: The Marvellous Life of Learie Constantine (Learie Constantine was a hero of CLR James. Cricketer, political activist, lawyer, T&T’s high commissioner to the UK. His Biography: https://www.amazon.in/Connie-Marvellous-Life-Learie-Constantine/dp/0349140391

Songs

3. Hooper and Chanderpaul by Dave Martins: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QrYDNQlBGg

4. Music by Sundar Popo and Ramdew Chaitoe

5. Calypsos by Lord Relator

Till then Check out the other episodes of "The Great Migration"

Bhojpur, Sexuality and Migration Songs: - https://ivm.today/3LQvFQC

Money Orders, Dehradun and Transatlantic Slave Trade: - https://ivm.today/34UHdln

Chettiars, Burma and Fiery Dragons: - https://ivm.today/3JOMfyA

Gujaratis, Uganda and The Last King of Scotland: - https://ivm.today/33Herns

The Malayalis of Pakistan: - https://ivm.today/3Hk67YQ

Sindhis, Crocodiles and Abida Parveen: - https://ivm.today/3BRlRRW

You can check previous episodes of 'Podcasts from Nowhere' on IVM Podcasts website

https://ivm.today/3xuayw9

You can reach out to our host Utsav on Instagram: @whywetravel42

(https://www.instagram.com/whywetravel42)a

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

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"In October 2021, the Kannada film Salaga, featured a track which was sung by a Hindustani classical singer, the first from her community. Further up north in Hyderabad, since the 18th century, there is a popular form of music which features only drums. Across the border in Pakistan, a song sung by Balochi singer Shabana Noshi became the anthem of the Pakistan People's Party, following which Benazir Bhutto rose to power.

But what if I told you that the thing which connects these 3 disparate songs has nothing to do with India or Pakistan or even South Asia. This week, in the seventh episode of The Great Migration, we uncover the story of Siddis, who have a 600 year history in India, and are economically and socially marginalised today. Tune in, discover their connection with Limes, and what they can teach us about the rich pluralistic trasitions of India.

1. Song from the Kannada film Salaga - Tiningaa Miningaa Tishaa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGyLZ4bVR20

2. Dilan Teer Bija by Shabana Noshi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVIfPT0RWlo

3. The tune of Dilan Teer Bija copied in the song Main na Jhooth Bolun, composed by RD Burman (Similarity 1:23 onwards) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzWn771Cp04

4. Citrus, Science and the Sicilan Mafia: https://shows.ivmpodcasts.com/show/postcards-from-nowhere-RtWECIO0QQVWGoBt/episode/ep-34-citrus-science-and-the-sicilan-mafia-I1Tn8cotVYKy8AXI?startTime=0"

Till then Check out the other episodes of "The Great Migration"

Bhojpur, Sexuality and Migration Songs :- https://ivm.today/3LQvFQC

Money Orders, Dehradun and Transatlantic Slave Trade :- https://ivm.today/34UHdln

Chettiars, Burma and Fiery Dragons :- https://ivm.today/3JOMfyA

Gujaratis, Uganda and The Last King of Scotland :- https://ivm.today/33Herns

The Malayalis of Pakistan :- https://ivm.today/3Hk67YQ

Sindhis, Crocodiles and Abida Parveen :- https://ivm.today/3BRlRRW

You can check previous episodes of 'Podcasts from Nowhere' on IVM Podcasts website

https://ivm.today/3xuayw9

You can reach out to our host Utsav on Instagram: @whywetravel42

(https://www.instagram.com/whywetravel42)

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

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"In the 14th season of Coke Studio Pakistan, Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal gave us a beautiful song steeped in the Sufi tradition - Tu Jhoom. Almost 75 years ago, the prolific writer Saddat Hassan Manto, gave us 'Yazid', a story set in the backdrop of partition. But there is an unlikely connection between the two. This week in the sixth episode of the series The Great Migration, we uncover the story of the Sindhis, which goes much beyond their famed penchant for business. Tune in, to discover why crocodiles are important to them, the heritage they left behind in Pakistan and the lessons their story holds for all of us today.

Listen to Tu Jhoom on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D4vNcK6D38

Poems of Mahesh Nenwani: https://www.jstor.org/stable/23338759"

Till then Check out the other episodes of "India's Linguistic Heritage"

The Hidden Story of Sanskrit, and the North-South Divide : https://ivm.today/3CpKQuO

Reclaiming India's Linguistic Heritage: 300 Ramayanas?: https://ivm.today/3kgataz

Partitions Unknown: Hindi, Urdu and the Umbilical Cord: https://ivm.today/3DhQCz2

The Hidden Injustice in India's Languages: https://ivm.today/3HA6YWo

Breast Tax, Brahmins and the Bizzare origins of Modern Malayalam: https://ivm.today/3nQyuam

The Improbable Impact Of Nature On 2000 Languages: https://ivm.today/3EvvmXz

You can check previous episodes of 'Podcasts from Nowhere' on IVM Podcasts website

https://ivm.today/3xuayw9

You can reach out to our host Utsav on Instagram: @whywetravel42

(https://www.instagram.com/whywetravel42)

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

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In 1921, a bloody rebellion in North Kerala led to the death of over 2000 people. In 2018, almost a century later, a song from the film Oru Adaar Love titled Manikya Malaraya Poovi went viral, garnering millions of views, even from parts of India that did not understand a word of Malayalam. But what could connect these two wildly diferent events? This week, in the fifth episode of the series The Great Migration, we uncover the fascinating history of a community in Kerala, who through a chain of events found itself living in Pakistan. Tune in to uncover their story, and the uncertain fate they face today.

l then Check out the other episodes of "India's Linguistic Heritage"

The Hidden Story of Sanskrit, and the North-South Divide : https://ivm.today/3CpKQuO

Reclaiming India's Linguistic Heritage: 300 Ramayanas?: https://ivm.today/3kgataz

Partitions Unknown: Hindi, Urdu and the Umbilical Cord: https://ivm.today/3DhQCz2

The Hidden Injustice in India's Languages: https://ivm.today/3HA6YWo

Breast Tax, Brahmins and the Bizzare origins of Modern Malayalam: https://ivm.today/3nQyuam

The Improbable Impact Of Nature On 2000 Languages: https://ivm.today/3EvvmXz

You can check previous episodes of 'Podcasts from Nowhere' on IVM Podcasts website

https://ivm.today/3xuayw9

You can reach out to our host Utsav on Instagram: @whywetravel42

(https://www.instagram.com/whywetravel42)

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.