Postcards From Nowhere with Utsav Mamoria
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Last of the Good Times?
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Through Airbnb, Utsav ended up booking a place in a dangerous neighbourhood of northern Paris. But what we were not prepared for was our Airbnb host, ...
Sunlight - Europe vs Asia
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The iconic American stand up comic George Carlin once made a strong case of worshipping the sun, as it is indeed omnipresent! But it was only during a...
The Impossible Dome
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For 40 years, the Duomo or Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, sat fully constructed barring a dome. The Florentines had become so embarra...
World's Most Visited Necropolis
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Paris, lies the Père Lachaise Cemetery, where you find the remains of a woman and two men. The Cemetery of the East, is the final resting ground o...
Cuisine you've never tasted
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kanta Prasad is 64, but his childhood memories are vivid. If he ever discovered that an animal is going to be slaughtered nearby, he would run holding...
India's Widow Cuisine
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Near the end of the 18th and final of her pregnancies, Hiranmayi Ghatak, became a widow. Her body had withstood a whirlwind of miscarriages and stillb...
Chai: Colonising the Colonisers
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If there is one beverage which our country unabashedly loves, its Chai. We cannot imagine an India without Chai, and yet what you may not know is that...
The beloved Udupi joint
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1922, fed up of his family squabbles, K Krishna Rao, left his home in Udupi, Southern Karnataka and moved to Chennai to work as an attendant at a r...
The Story of Two Bengals
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been a fan of Bengali food like I've been, you may be surprised to know that there exists a whole other kind of Bengali food you may not hav...
Caste, Class & Glass
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What can the cult classic Gangs of Wasseypur teach us about Indian food, and the religious and caste underpinnings of it? In this episode, Utsav revis...
Dark Truth About Indian Food
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all love Indian food and swear by it. A few weeks abroad is all it takes for a desi food craving to kick in. However, there is a dark aspect about ...
World's Most Popular Snack
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You have eaten this snack, guaranteed. But in all probability, you have no idea that it is the world's more popular snack. Traversing countries, relig...
Train Journeys and Humanity - Part 2
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You have eaten this snack, guaranteed. But in all probability, you have no idea that it's the world's more popular snack. Traversing countries, religi...
Train Journeys and Humanity - Part 1
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During his time in Uzbekistan, Utsav decided to rough it out and travel in a second class compartment on a 17 hour train journey. What he wasn’t pre...
Secrets of Doors
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On a random stroll in the streets of Bukhara, Uzbekistan Utsav overheard a conversation about doors. Yes, the humble home door. What secrets could the...
Vincent van Gogh and Uzbekistan
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Van Gogh and Uzbekistan didn't exist in each others' time but yet what connected them was the love for the colour blue. Tune in to the episode to know...
Melons of Samarkand
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What connects the famous traveller Ibn Battuta in the 14th century, the Mughal Emperor Babur in the 18th century, and your poor podcast host Utsav in ...
Beauty Of Uzbekistan & The Geometry Box
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How often have you turned up at a place and found yourself in awe of its beauty? We often associate beauty with talent, ingenuity and brilliance. Arri...
Monk and Mental Knots
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On a long walk in the Himalayas, Utsav met with an 80 year old monk who was learning to drive a Jeep. If you are wondering why would a man, who is dev...
Happiness vs. Satisfaction
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone wants to be happy in their lives but sometimes the endless search for happiness leave us unsatisfied. This week on Postcards from Nowhere, Ut...
Bury Your Cynicism
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As Utsav set out to solo travel for 3 months to Bosnia & Herzegovina, Armenia, and Georgia, he constantly questions about safety and his ability to su...
Shifting Your Gaze
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the spring of 1790, a 29-year-old Frenchman wrote the weirdest travelogue one could ever imagine. He was so pleased with his writings, that he went...
Chinese Tourists and Empathy
28 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How many times have you encountered large groups of Chinese tourists, who literally take over a place and kill it for others? We all feel annoyed with...
Couchsurfing and Humanity
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do you travel and live in a city for Free? Yes, not Cheap but Free. In Shanghai, Utsav decided to try out Couchsurfing. He started out a social e...
Kalaripayattu
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A casual meandering around the Tea Gardens in Munnar, Kerala led Utsav to a Kalaripayattu performance. What was meant to be a cultural immersion turne...
Art doesn’t have to be boring
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How many times have you been to an art gallery and found it utterly boring? How many times have you left a gallery in haste promising never to bore yo...
Solo Travel- Is it for you?
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Postcards from Nowhere, Utsav talks about why it is ok not to travel solo, even though it is recommended by everyone. He investigates it ...
Curating your Travel
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In a very 'Zindagi na Milegi Dobara' style, Utsav and his friends ended up a two week trip to Turkey where they realized different ideas about traveli...
Jijivisha
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A month alone spent in a one-room cottage in the Himalayas sounds like an ideal way to unwind and relax. This week, host Utsav Mamoria talks about his...
What is Slow Travel
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"In the most reviled parts of Bombay, living in the butt of a joke - Sakinaka, I decided to take a walk from my home to the Sakinaka junction. Only to...
Introduction to Postcards From Nowhere
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Postcards from Nowhere is a travel podcast that takes you on journeys exploring culture, history, food and people in the form of stories. With over a ...