3 episodes
Jungle Prince The New York Times
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- Society & Culture
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4.6 • 12 Ratings
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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?
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Chapter 3: A House in Yorkshire
In a ruined palace in the woods, rummaging through discarded papers, our reporter finds a clue.
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Chapter 2: The Hunting Lodge
“Ellen, have you been trying to get in touch with the royal family of Oudh?” Our reporter receives an invitation to the forest.
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Chapter 1: The Railway Station
The story passed for years from tea sellers to rickshaw drivers to shopkeepers in Old Delhi. In a forest, they said, in a palace cut off from the city, lived a prince, a princess and a queen, said to be the last of a Shiite Muslim royal line. Some said the family had been there since the British had annexed their kingdom. Others said they were supernatural beings.
It was a stunning and tragic story. But was it real? On a spring afternoon, while on assignment in India, Ellen Barry got a phone call that sent her looking for the truth.
In Chapter 1, we hear of a woman who appeared on the platform of the New Delhi railway station with her two adult children, declaring they were the descendants of the royal family of Oudh. She said they would not leave until what was theirs had been restored. So they settled in and waited — for nearly a decade.
Customer Reviews
Awesome
I heard about him back in 2017 when he died, Times of India printed a story about him and his family. I cant imagine living in that location, after his death i visited that mahal and found out some of his items that he must be using. its very eerie place and dangerous as its in the middle of the jungle. This podcast is excellent because it gave a very insightful details about his family which unfortunately indian media did not cover.
Absolutely mind blowing
This was one of the best podcast documentary I have ever heard. The suspense keeps you on the edge of the seat.
So interesting
The show was sooo interesting , sounded close to unreal . Wish there was more information on how the family lived . Sad story . One which shouldn’t be forgotten .