Stories of an Era Gone By Dr. Shubho Chatterjee

The episode, "The Story of Tea- Part 2", traces the journey of tea from China to Europe and then to India, the country which eventually became the largest consumer of tea in the world.

The episode also talks about the discovery of an indigenous variety of tea in India, in the year 1823. It narrates the incidents that led to the beginning of tea cultivation in India in the 1830s.

This episode of the podcast "Stories of an Era Gone By" narrates the story of the accidental discovery of tea, five thousand years ago, by a Chinese emperor and how it made its way from China to other Asian countries like Japan and Korea.

This episode will be followed by another episode that would trace the journey of tea from Asia to Europe and then to India.

This episode narrates the story of Roshogolla/Rasgulla and how it came into existence. It tells the story of the inventor of Roshogolla who went on to earn the monicker "Columbus of Roshogolla". The episode also talks about another strongly held belief that links Roshogolla to the Jagannath Temple of Puri and attributes its origin to Lord Jagannath of Puri.

This 'Trailer Episode' is an introduction to the episode "The Story of Roshogolla/Rasgulla".

The podcast “Stories of an Era Gone By” with Dr. Shubho
Chatterjee brings to you stories and snippets from the past. This podcast is about history and historical facts related to people, things and places. Each episode of the podcast will narrate a curious and interesting story of some person, incident or place from an era gone by.