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Books and Beyond with Bound

Welcome to India’s No. 1 book podcast where Tara Khandelwal uncovers the stories behind some of the best-written books of our time. Find out what drives India’s finest authors: from personal experiences to jugaad research methods, and insecurities to publishing journeys. And how these books shape our lives and worldview today. Tune in every Wednesday! Created by Bound, a storytelling company that helps you grow through stories. Get in touch with us at [email protected].

9.11 The Wrong Interview That Led to the Right Decision ft. Dr. Ashok Ganguly

34 mins; March 31, 2026

9.10 Bombay Food Isn’t As Local As You Think ft. Pronoti Datta

44 mins; March 24, 2026

9.9 Can Fiction Tell the Truth Better Than Journalism? ft. Rahul Pandita

44 mins; March 17, 2026

9.8 Why Delhi Never Sleeps (It’s the Ghosts) ft. Eric Chopra

50 mins; March 10, 2026

9.7 A Life Bigger Than a Michelin Star ft. Suvir Saran

42 mins; March 04, 2026

9.6 Forget the Pandavas, Satyavati Ran the Show! ft. Rupeen Popat

42 mins; February 24, 2026

9.5 Welcome to the Internet. It Sucks. ft. Anurag Minus Verma

61 hours 58 mins; February 17, 2026

9.4 Mumbai Meri Jaan, But at What Cost? ft. Sidharth Bhatia

41 mins; February 10, 2026

9.3 More Than Just Chick-lit ft. Deepanjana Pal

55 mins; February 04, 2026

9.2 Coding Ourselves Into a Future We Can’t Control ft. Akshay Chopra

51 mins; January 27, 2026

9.1 We’re Curating Kala Ghoda Arts Festival!

46 mins; January 20, 2026

8.25 Alka Joshi: The "Overnight Success" That Took a Decade to Write

68 hours 6 mins; December 16, 2025

8.24 Roopa Kudva: The Anti-Formula Leader; Write Your Own Playbook!

51 mins; December 09, 2025

8.23 Amish Tripathi: The Day-to-Day of a Bestselling Author

37 mins; December 02, 2025

8.22 Apekshit Khare: Guess What? You Actually Do Have Time!

42 mins; November 25, 2025

8.21 Volga & Purnima: On Why Mythological Women Deserve More

63 hours 16 mins; November 18, 2025

8.20 Gardiner Harris: On The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson

54 mins; November 04, 2025

8.19 Pushkar Anand: You're Manifesting All Wrong (And Here's Why)

50 mins; October 24, 2025

8.18 Tarini Mohan: On the Changes We Choose, and the Ones We Don’t

40 mins; October 07, 2025

8.17 Daisy Rockwell: On Ghosts, Secrets, and the Stories That Haunt Us

53 mins; September 23, 2025

8.16 Sanjena Sathian: On the Illusion of Choice and Motherhood

48 mins; September 09, 2025

8.15 Shikhar Goyal: On Writing Love, Obsession, and the Road to Publication

49 mins; August 19, 2025

8.14 Tara & Michelle: Goodbye Michelle!

40 mins; August 12, 2025

Re-release. Devashish & Nidhi: Enter The Psyche Of Indian Psychological Thrillers

52 mins; August 05, 2025

Re-release. Abhishek Anicca: Disability, Desire, and Dating

49 mins; July 29, 2025

8.13 Reenita Hora: On Fiction as a Weapon Against Forgetting

56 mins; July 22, 2025

8.12 Dr. Samir Parikh & Divya Jain: Why Mental Fitness Wins the Game

46 mins; July 15, 2025

8.11 Manasi Chaudhari: Are You Legally Protected, Or Just Hoping for the Best?

40 mins; July 08, 2025

8.10 Yuvan Aves: On Losing Nature and Learning to Care

55 mins; June 24, 2025

8.9 Bhawana Somaaya: What Partition Stole, and Writing Restored

44 mins; June 17, 2025

8.8 Bhavika Govil: On Growing Up, Growing Apart, and Grieving Secrets

51 mins; June 10, 2025

8.7 Ankush Datar: On Health and Wealth; Two Goals, One Answer

52 mins; June 03, 2025

8.6 Gowri Ramnarayan & Kamlakar Bhat: On Why South Indian Lit Should Be Your Next Obsession

64 hours 52 mins; May 27, 2025

8.5 Sanjana Ramachandran: Turning 90s Chaos into Literary Gold

47 mins; May 20, 2025

8.4 Jennifer Sundberg: How Smart Teams End Up Doing Dumb Things

52 mins; May 13, 2025

8.3 Tara & Michelle: Can You Love a Book But Hate the Author?

37 mins; May 06, 2025

8.2 Puneet Sikka and Nayantara Alva: Finding Love In Unexpected Places, Two New Coming of Age Stories

67 hours 15 mins; April 29, 2025

8.1 Atharva Pandit: On Fictionalising Crime Without Compromising Truth

40 mins; April 22, 2025

7.16 Ministhy S & Arunava Sinha: Leaping Out Of A Page - Translation is More Than Putting Pen to Paper

64 hours 14 mins; December 17, 2024

7.15 Anisha Lalvani: Love, Crime, and Coming of Age in Noida

50 mins; December 11, 2024

7.14 Saania Saxena: Friendships, Crushes and Growing Up

47 mins; December 03, 2024

7.13 Prayaag Akbar: Love, Social Media, Class Struggles in Delhi’s Urban Chaos

54 mins; November 26, 2024

7.12 Ram and Ammar: Exploring Identity, Migration, and Mystery in Fiction

55 mins; November 19, 2024

7.11 Sriram Devatha: How Did an Indian Whiskey Brand find Global Market?

57 mins; November 13, 2024

7.10 Dr. Ramchandra Guha: What Can We Learn from India's Environmental Heroes?

50 mins; November 05, 2024

7.9 K. Hari Kumar: Oracles, Daivas, and Spirit Worship in Tulu Nadu

62 hours 14 mins; October 29, 2024

7.8 Dharini & Rupleena: Interfaith Romance, Identity and Coming-of-age Stories of Women in India

50 mins; October 22, 2024

7.7 Manjiri Prabhu: Unraveling Secrets and Mysteries in Portugal’s Wine Country

39 mins; October 15, 2024

7.6 Abhishek Anicca: Disability, Desire, and Dating

49 mins; October 08, 2024

7.5 Priyanka Pathak Narain: A Treasure, A Secret, and India’s Mystical History

50 mins; October 01, 2024

7.4 Laksh & Ashish: The Creative Duo Behind a Unique Myth-Fantasy Fusion

40 mins; September 24, 2024

7.3 Ravi Wazir: A No-nonsense Roadmap to Becoming a Restaurateur in India

61 hours 4 mins; September 17, 2024

7.2 Minakshi Dewan: How Does India Mourn Its Dead?

58 mins; September 10, 2024

7.1 Tara & Michelle: Why Are Books By Indian Influencers On the Rise?

34 mins; September 03, 2024

6.25 Nitin & Nirmalya: Business Wars, Data Paradoxes, and the HiPPO Effect

57 mins; June 25, 2024

6.24 Mitali Mukherjee: Why is India Falling for Crypto Scams?

42 mins; June 18, 2024

6.23 Gigi Ganguly: A World Where Clouds, Crows and Cocoons Are One

55 mins; June 11, 2024

6.22 Liz Nugent: The Secret to Award-Winning Irish Crime Thrillers

65 hours 54 mins; June 04, 2024

6.21 Vibha Kagzi: Cracking the Code to MBA Admissions With the Best

51 mins; May 28, 2024

6.20 Aparna Sanyal: A Descent Into the Mind's Torture Chambers

56 mins; May 21, 2024

6.19 Anita Mani: Meet India's Brilliant Women Wildlife Conservationists

39 mins; May 14, 2024

6.18 Appupen & Laurent: What If AI Falls Into The Wrong Hands?

55 mins; May 07, 2024

6.17 Shinie Antony: Meet Lilith - Adam's First Wife, Or Demon Who Devours Babies?

54 mins; April 30, 2024

6.16 Anand Neelakantan: Should You Be Evil To Succeed In Modern Times?

48 mins; April 23, 2024

6.15 Ankur Warikoo: His Take On Marketing, Money, And Writing Books

55 mins; April 16, 2024

6.14 Tarun Saint: On Handpicking The Best Detectives From All Over India

57 mins; April 09, 2024

6.13 Manjula Padmanabhan: Meet The Woman Who's A Taxi Driver In Delhi

42 mins; April 02, 2024

6.12 Aisha and Shasvathi: The Real Reason Behind South Asia's <1% Divorce Rate

62 hours 51 mins; March 26, 2024

6.11 Bhaskar Roy: Witnessing The Horrors Of Post-Independence India As A Child

48 mins; March 19, 2024

6.10 Santanu Bhattacharya: The Bloody Aftermath Of The Babri Masjid Demolition

61 hours 36 mins; March 12, 2024

6.9 Tarun Mehrishi: Art Heist Of Rs 400 Crore Holds India’s Biggest Secret

45 mins; March 05, 2024

6.8 Amit & Shantanu: Modern Lessons From Ancient Epics

59 mins; February 27, 2024

6.7 Shatrujeet Nath: Bharat - The Brother Who Never Got His Due

50 mins; February 20, 2024

6.6 Andaleeb Wajid: Will The Sisters From Jasmine Villa Find Their Love This Valentine's Day?

49 mins; February 13, 2024

6.5 Anjum Hasan: On Being A Muslim In Modern India

61 hours 31 mins; February 06, 2024

6.4 Damyanti Biswas: The Murky World Of Mumbai's Dance Bars

58 mins; January 30, 2024

6.3 Abraham Verghese: A Saga Through Kerala's Backwaters

57 mins; January 23, 2024

6.2 Devashish & Nidhi: Enter The Psyche Of Indian Psychological Thrillers

51 mins; January 16, 2024

6.1 Tara & Michelle: Why Is India Drawn To Real Stories?

43 mins; January 09, 2024

5.41 Decoding Spiritual Self-help With A Karma Yogi

54 mins; December 19, 2023

5.40 Rheea & Gargi: Women Who Defy All Odds To Get What They Want

62 hours 34 mins; December 12, 2023

5.39 Radhika Iyengar: Life Among The Dead in Banaras

65 hours 40 mins; December 05, 2023

5.38 Aditi & Shivalik: Unheard Stories From The Indian Army

61 hours 3 mins; November 28, 2023

5.37 Anirudh Kanisetti: Unearthing the Untapped History of South India

75 hours 58 mins; November 21, 2023

5.36 Vivek Shanbhag: Decoding Sakina’s Kiss, Ghachar Ghochar & Kannada Literature

52 mins; November 14, 2023

5.35 Nadeem Zaman: Meet The Great Gatsby of Bangladesh

70 hours 40 mins; November 07, 2023

5.34 Hussain Zaidi: Capturing Criminals With India’s Biggest Crime Writer

50 mins; October 31, 2023

5.33 Mehak Goyal: A Debut Poetry Collection Finds A Traditional Publisher

53 mins; October 24, 2023

5.32 Neeraj Kumar: Corruption at the Grassroots Level in Indian Cricket

50 mins; October 17, 2023

5.31 Ranjana Kaul: Why I Decided To Translate My Grandmother’s Book Into English

73 hours 39 mins; October 10, 2023

5.30 Ameer Shahul: How a Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal

48 mins; October 03, 2023

5.29 Shastri & Jai: Redefining Gender Stereotypes in Indian Diasporic Writing

75 hours 45 mins; September 26, 2023

5.28 Manish Gaekwad: My Mother was the Last Courtesan

50 mins; September 20, 2023

5.27 Srinath Rao: Inside the Life of a Crime Reporter in Mumbai

63 hours 29 mins; September 12, 2023

5.26 Catherine & Nandini: Bringing South-Indian Epics to the World

92 hours 15 mins; September 05, 2023

5.25 Nidhi & Reshmi: Active Ageing- Living Life Without a Pause

79 hours 54 mins; August 30, 2023

5.24 Tejaswini Apte-Rahm: Time Travel to Bombay's Silent Film Era

55 mins; August 22, 2023

5.23 Tara & Michelle: Mythology: What differentiates blockbusters from flops

30 mins; August 15, 2023

5.22 Chitra Divakaruni: Meet Phenomenal Indian Women Through Partition, Migration, and Mythology

60 hours 6 mins; June 06, 2023

5.21 Yashodhara & Aruna: An exclusive peek into an inclusive Indian therapy room

53 mins; May 30, 2023

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