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A look at the diverse Asian Indian (Desi) cultures experienced in North America by those who are blessed with Desi friends, co-workers, and neighbors.

Andy Pearce


    • Apr 18, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES


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    State Masala: Uttar Pradesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 18:56


    Learn about the state that is home to the Taj Mahal.

    State Masala: Bihar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 14:54


    Enjoy an audio tour of India's third most populous state and learn about its spiritual heritage.

    State Masala: Madhya Pradesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 12:15


    Enjoy an audio visit to Madhya Pradesh, India's second largest state by area, yet with no international border and no coastline.

    State Masala: Northeastern States

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 22:42


    The audio tour of India with a visit to seven very small states in the far northeast of India that are collectively known as the Seven Sisters. In alphabetical order, the states are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura. Three of the states have a Christian majority.

    State Masala: West Bengal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 15:35


    The audio tour of India continues north along the east coast of India to visit the state of West Bengal. West Bengal is well-known for its massive capital city of Kolkata and for Mother Teresa.

    State Masala: Odisha

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 18:24


    Learn about the eighth-largest Indian state by area and the 11th-most populous, Odisha (formerly Orissa). Odisha has a largely rural population, and Odisha's cuisine is known as India's best-kept secret.

    State Masala: Andhra Pradesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 21:09


    If you want to know about the number #1 city for producing IT workers to North America and how one state became two in 2014, be sure to listen to Episode 21 as Desiland Masala continues its virtual audio tour of India's states.

    State Masala: Tamil Nadu

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 18:15


    If you want to know why Desis from Tamil Nadu may be "bothered" when another Desi speaks indi to them, be sure to listen to Episode 20 as Desiland Masala continues its virtual audio tour of India's states with a focus on the state at the southern tip of India.

    State Masala: Kerala

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 17:05


    Indian states are normally identified by the main language spoken, but within each state there is a masala of cultures, festivals, foods, communities, and religious practices. Episode 19 of Desiland Masala continues its virtual audio tour of India's states with a focus on the southwestern state that has the highest literacy rate, longest life expectancy, and 360 miles of beaches, Kerala.

    State Masala: Goa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 15:06


    Indian states are normally identified by the main language spoken, but within each state there is a masala of cultures, festivals, foods, communities, and religious practices. Episode 18 of Desiland Masala continues its virtual audio tour of India's states with a focus on India's smallest state by area, Goa

    State Masala: Karnataka

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 15:28


    Indian states are normally identified by the main language spoken, but within each state there is a masala of cultures, festivals, foods, communities, and religious practices. Episode 17 of Desiland Masala continues its virtual audio tour of India's states with a focus on the southwestern state of Karnataka, home to India's Silicon Valley, Bengaluru.

    State Masala: Maharashtra

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 16:34


    India has 28 states. Indian states are normally identified by the main language spoken, but within each state there is a masala of cultures, festivals, foods, communities, and religious practices. Episode 16 of Desiland Masala continues its virtual audio tour of India's states with a focus on the second most populous state, Maharashtra.

    State Masala: Gujarat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 23:12


    India has 28 states. Indian states are normally identified by the main language spoken, but within each state there is a masala of cultures, festivals, foods, communities, and religious practices. With this episode, Desiland Masala begins an audio tour of the states most likely to be represented by Desis in North America. Episode 15 begins in Gujarat.

    Academic Masala

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 17:33


    Have you ever wondered if you should be impressed if your Desi friend tells you s/he graduated from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras or Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad? Have you ever wondered what it means when your Desi friend tells you his daughter is in 4th Standard? Episode 14 looks at India's education system, from lower primary to university level.

    Idiomatic Masala

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 16:10


    Have you ever heard Desis say "Do the needful" or "I need to prepone my visit" or "My manager threw a googly by giving us Friday off."? Episode 13 will cover a variety of idiomatic expressions commonly used by Desis.

    Relational Masala

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 19:55


    Learn what it means to be in someone's "inner circle" and why your Desi friend's inner circle is so large. Learn why Desi weddings are attended by several thousand people and and what it means to be a friend.

    A Masala of Festivals

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 16:21


    A look at the various festivals celebrated by our Desi neighbors.

    A Masala of Goodbye

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 12:34


    A look a how Desi friends say goodbye.

    Proud to be Desi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 17:02


    Indians recently celebrated Indian Independence Day (August 15, 1947), and the day is marked by pride in the accomplishments and sucess of Indian Americans such as Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet (Google). Other prominant Indian Americans include Creator of pentium chip: Vinod Dahm., Creator of HDTV: Arun Netravalli. Creator of Hotmail: Sabeer Bhatia. Episode 9 covers sources of pride for Desis.

    Congregational Hinduisms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 21:28


    A "words-eye" view of congregational Hinduisms.

    Sampradaya Masala

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 20:40


    Learn about the diversity and popularity in North America of Hindu Sampradayas ("denominations") such as BAPS Swaminarayan.

    Hindu Masala

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 20:35


    A look at the diversity of beliefs and practices in Hinduism.

    Religious Masala

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 24:18


    An in-depth look at the diversity of religious expressions in Indian and in North America.

    Gastronomic Masala Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 20:35


    Part two of a look into Desi food.

    Gastronomic Masala

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 21:06


    A look at Desi food.

    Linguistic Masala

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 21:06


    A look at the variety of languages in the Desi population.

    Welcome to Desiland Masala

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 20:18


    Join Andy as he shares what this podcast will be about and his journey to be an Alongsider.

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