E02: Chickpeas and Buffalos (Hindi)

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In this episode, our guest Spriha Dhanuka leads us through three sets of contradictory proverbs. We explore the historical origins of these proverbs in Indian mystic poetry and discuss what they reveal about modern Indian culture as well as the semantics of proverbs more broadly.Host idioms in this episode: “A piece of cake” and “a can of corn”.