Ep 4: The Curious Case of the Bhawal Sanyasi - Part 1

In this episode (and the next 2), I talk about the case that resulted in one of the longest legal battles in colonial India - a case so absurd, so improbable and so intriguing with its many twists and turns, that it lingers on the public imagination to this day. This was a story where the truth was certainly stranger than fiction! It's the curious case of the Bhawal Sanyasi.  *** Spoiler Warning! There is a novelised version of the events in a book titled 'The Mendicant Prince' by Aruna Chakravarti. If you wish to read that book, then please do so, before you listen to these 3 episodes. Host: Suparna Chatterjee (www.suparnachatterjee.com) Instagram : thedesidetectiveshow and soup_and_chat Email: [email protected] Music by B. Prasanna and Khurshed Batliwala Instagram: b_prasanna and khurshedbatliwala Books and References: Wikipediahttps://assets.press.princeton.edu/chapters/s7277.pdfArticles in The Dhaka Tribune The Mendicant Prince by Aruna ChakravartiA Princely Imposter? by Partha Chatterjee