Echoes Of India: A History Podcast

A Day in Ancient Ujjain

Echoes Of India: A History Podcast

Show Notes

What was life in an ancient Indian city like? What were its sights and smells, and what kind of eccentric characters would it have been home to? Join us on a walk through Ujjain, one of South Asia's oldest cities, to find out. Notes and sources are...

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