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The story of Shampoo, India's gift to modern Haircare

18 Ratings

4.7

Series

8 of 10

Duration
36min
Language
English
Format
Category

History

More than two hundred years ago, a Muslim boy from Bihar lost his father, enlisted with the East India Company and set off on a voyage that took him to remote corners of India. By the late 1700s, he arrived in England and floated two business ventures — an Indian restaurant and a bathhouse. This is the story of the man who rose from the boonies of colonial India and introduced the world to one of its most ubiquitous pieces of toiletry, the shampoo.

Release date

Audiobook: 23 February 2021
Ebook: 13 April 2021

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