Interesting article - not politics

[just]

Theres no regular randoms thread for today, but this made for such an interesting lunch time read.


www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/world/asia/the-jungle-prince-of-delhi.html
For 40 years, journalists chronicled the eccentric royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats who lived in a ruined palace in the Indian capital. It was a tragic, astonishing story. But was it true?

It's a sign of the times that as I was reading it, I kept thinking that it could have been a great 4-6 episode podcast.

[aurora]

Dec 4, 2019 13:26:39 GMT -5 just said:

Theres no regular randoms thread for today, but this made for such an interesting lunch time read.


www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/world/asia/the-jungle-prince-of-delhi.html
For 40 years, journalists chronicled the eccentric royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats who lived in a ruined palace in the Indian capital. It was a tragic, astonishing story. But was it true?

It's a sign of the times that as I was reading it, I kept thinking that it could have been a great 4-6 episode podcast.

It's funny that you mention a podcast. Just this morning my Mom emailed to suggest I listen to a podcast called "the Jungle Prince" on The Daily (which is from the NYT). I haven't listened or read, but it must be the same thing!

[aprilsails]

Dec 4, 2019 13:45:18 GMT -5 aurora said:

Dec 4, 2019 13:26:39 GMT -5 just said:

Theres no regular randoms thread for today, but this made for such an interesting lunch time read.


www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/world/asia/the-jungle-prince-of-delhi.html
For 40 years, journalists chronicled the eccentric royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats who lived in a ruined palace in the Indian capital. It was a tragic, astonishing story. But was it true?

It's a sign of the times that as I was reading it, I kept thinking that it could have been a great 4-6 episode podcast.

It's funny that you mention a podcast. Just this morning my Mom emailed to suggest I listen to a podcast called "the Jungle Prince" on The Daily (which is from the NYT). I haven't listened or read, but it must be the same thing!

Yep it’s a short three episode released yesterday by the Daily. I stumbled upon it and it was fantastic.

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Your title says “not politics” but in a way it is. This story touches on the effects of the India/Pakistan divide which was and still is definitely political. My parents are from India, my dad was born right before the partition. I feel like even though I read this story with curiosity and kind of guessed at how the mom pulled this off, they wouldn’t be phased by this story. I think it’s good the article reminds us how colonialism ruined cultures though the readers of The NY Times are probably educated enough to know this.

Thanks for sharing, I wouldn’t have came across it otherwise.