Books & Authors podcast with Avijit Ghosh, author, 'When Ardh Satya Met Himmatwala'
Listen to Manjula Narayan discuss with Avijit Ghosh, author, 'When Ardh Satya Met Himmatwala' about the 1980s in Hindi cinema, it was the decade of the dark and powerful police drama Ardh Satya. It wa...
30 Mar 20231h 6min
Books & Authors podcast with Aashima Dogra, co-author, Lab Hopping
Listen to Manjula Narayan discuss with the Aashima Dogra, co-author of Lab Hopping, how from Bhopal to Bhubaneswar, from Bangalore to Jammu, she and her co author Nandita Jayaraj engage in thought-pro...
23 Mar 202358min
Books & Authors podcast with Sudeshna Guha, author, A History of India Through 75 Objects
“We can write on Ancient Indian History but that doesn't mean you are finished knowing all there was to know.“ The history of India through 75 objects is a curation of objects from the prehistoric age...
16 Mar 20231h
Books & Authors podcast with Srinath Rao, author, Meow Meow; The Incredible True Story of Baby Patankar
"I've always been a crime beat reporter and I've met a lot of funny characters," says Srinath Rao, author, 'Meow Meow', which looks at the story of alleged drug dealer Baby Patankar, who dominated the...
10 Mar 202353min
Books & Authors podcast with Sam Miller, author, Migrants; The Story of Us All
"Stories about migration, some of which date back several thousands of years and some of which are much more current, still play a toxic role in the politics of South Asia. But every country has its r...
3 Mar 202358min
Books & Authors podcast with Rahaab Allana, editor, Unframed
"The whole history of photography from an archival point of view is not just the history of the nation or the world; it's also the history of the changing means of representation and the changing ways...
23 Feb 20231h 7min
Books & Authors podcast with Swapna Liddle, author, The Broken Script; Delhi Under the East India Company
The period leading up to 1857 in Delhi is written about in very contradictory terms. Sometimes it is called the last flicker before the candle goes out. But this is the high point of Urdu literature a...
16 Feb 20231h 4min
Books & Authors podcast with Umesh Gaur, whose art collection is the subject of Paper Trails
"India has taken off as a country in the last 30 years and as India continues to become a more significant force in world politics, the art follows through. We, as collectors, are enjoying the benefit...
9 Feb 202350min
