Swede dreams of masala dosa and wada sambar
"Other people do adventure sports and break their legs; I go and eat and break my tummy" - Zac O'Yeah, author, 'Digesting India' talks to Hindustan Times' Manjula Narayan about eating fresh mussels in...
25 Mai 20231h 6min
Why cheetahs aren't exotic aliens - The Story of India's Cheetahs
"The cheetah is the only mammal to have become extinct after independence. Today we are an aspirational country. Why can't we restore a species that we lost? I'm asking this from a purely nationalist ...
20 Mai 202350min
Even Google maps can't beat this 1847 map of Shahjahanabad!
"This map of Shahjahanabad, what's now Old Delhi, was made in 1847. After the revolt of 1857 was suppressed by the British, large parts of the city were demolished. So much changed that this map is an...
12 Mai 202353min
Aasheesh Pittie talk about the pleasures of birds and birdwatching
"Birdwatching is a hobby whose time has come in India today. That's why we're seeing such an explosion of interest" - Aasheesh Pittie, author, The Living Air talks to @utterflea about imitative drongo...
5 Mai 202345min
"The Panchatantra's animals are actually humans wearing animal masks" - Meena Arora Nayak
"The Panchatantra is an allegory of humanness. Its animals are not zoomorphic; they are actually humans wearing the mask of animals. The Panchatantra is not at all concerned with morality. It doesn't ...
28 Apr 20231h 8min
Charmaine O'Brien - "Women have been maintaining India's food culture forever!"
"Women have been the maintainers of India's food culture forever. Then, they were empowered by technology and took to blogging about food, and it's grown from there. Most of the really good deep-dive ...
20 Apr 20231h 3min
Books & Authors podcast with Ashok Gopal, author, 'A Part Apart; The Life and Thought of BR Ambedkar'
"The idea of a suitable religion for democracy strengthened Ambedkar's view of Buddhism. His conversion was not just intellectual but also emotional and spiritual" - Ashok Gopal, author, 'A Part Apart...
13 Apr 20231h 7min
Books & Authors podcast with Anirudha Bhattacharjee, author, 'Basu Chatterji and Middle of the Road Cinema'
Listen to Manjula Narayan discuss with Anirudha Bhattacharjee, author, 'Basu Chatterji and Middle of the Road Cinema' about how this book tells us many inside stories about the ace director’s films. T...
6 Apr 20231h 5min
