Ep. 14: Melons of Samarkand

Postcards From Nowhere with Utsav Mamoria by IVM Podcasts

Jan 9, 202006:38Society & Culture

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 the 21st century? A fruit! And not just any fruit, the absolute pinnac...

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