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# Back to the Motherland-ish | Spice Road, Episode 3
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/independent-lens/specials/spice-road-episode-3-mh4dnj/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:16:36.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T05:46:57.000Z
- Description: Rupak honors his mom's Maharashtrian heritage in New Jersey and with mom in New York.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Independent Lens, #ZZZ_Show_0b7db2c5-17c9-47e3-a2fa-022bad749896, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Special_d8f89ad9-6cf1-4b60-9ac5-6e2bf2f5b21f, #special

The ancestors are calling as actor Rupak Ginn (Royal Pains) heads to New Jersey to dine with actor/writer Sheetal Sheth (The World Unseen) at Mejwaani, a Maharashtrian restaurant, in honor of his mother's heritage. He then travels to his hometown of New York for a mom-cooked meal—and to ask his parents some pressing questions. Back to the Motherland-ish | Spice Road, Episode 3