The North

The North

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S1 E1: Varanasi is one of India’s holiest cities. Historian Bettany Hughes visits the city and takes part in a Hindu ritual which helps her process a recent bereavement in her own life. In this journey of cultural exploration, she also takes a boat out to the magnificent Lake Palace on an island in Lake Pichola before exploring Fatehpur Sikri, the Imperial capital of the Mughal Empire.