Episode 12 - In which we discuss leaders from different walks of life - from Lord Krishna, Hannibal of Carthage, General Robert E Lee to Tiger Pataudi, Douglas Jardine and Angela Merkel!!

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FACT OF THE MATTER

RATHINDRA BASU and JOY BHATTACHARJYA

29 episodes

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Spies in the White House? Alcoholic rat armies? Conan Doyle as a sports reporter? In this series, Rathindra Basu and Joy Bhattacharjya, two senior media professionals and trivia enthusiasts from India, have fun with facts and news from the world of music, books, film, sports, history, science, language etc. Every other week, they will share interesting anecdotes, funny news items and decipher interesting word origins. Fans of trivia can also try contest questions and see Joy and Rathin try to fool each other as well! Reach out to Joy and Rathin at factofthematterindia@gmail.com.

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Episode 12 - In which we discuss leaders from different walks of life - from Lord Krishna, Hannibal of Carthage, General Robert E Lee to Tiger Pataudi, Douglas Jardine and Angela Merkel!!

FACT OF THE MATTER

39 minutes 46 seconds

4 years ago

Episode 12 - In which we discuss leaders from different walks of life - from Lord Krishna, Hannibal of Carthage, General Robert E Lee to Tiger Pataudi, Douglas Jardine and Angela Merkel!!

" A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves." - Lao Tzu, ancient Chinese Philosopher

In this episode, it’s all about leaders - from humble to arrogant, from dictatorial to democratic and from the eccentric to home grown simple as FACT OF THE MATTER, lays out a feast of anecdotes about a few such incredible luminaries who stood above their fellow brethren and stood well!!. In Main Course, listen to Joy draw out a fine link between a Indian god and a US Confederate general and then swiftly changes gears to talk about iconic cricket captains like Tiger Pataudi !! Rathin talks of the legendary Carthaginian general Hannibal and how Englishman and cricket captain Douglas Jardine almost created a diplomatic rift in Anglo-Australian relations between the two great wars in the 20th century !! In Believe It or Not, the cat is out of the bag as Joy and Rathin reveal some bizarre and eccentric traits of a few political giants!! Plus all the regular sections like Cute Words and Phrases, Bare Naked Lies and audience questions!! It may be difficult to convince everyone about your own leadership ability - but it is far easier to catch a few juicy anecdotes instead!! So fasten your seat belts and get on this crazy ride!!

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