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Back to the motherland

Season 1, Ep. 13
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We each headed to India over the holiday period!


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Bourdain’s Perfect Day in Amritsar: https://explorepartsunknown.com/punjab/amritsar-perfect-day-india/

Puri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puri_(food)

Amritsari Kulcha: https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/families-in-food-bread-better-5660258/ 

Langar “community kitchen:” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langar_(Sikhism) 

Partition Museum: https://www.partitionmuseum.org/

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