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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].

5.20 Aravind Jayan: What happens when an intimate clip goes viral in an Indian family?

89 hours 27 mins; May 23, 2023

5.19 Rukmini Shrinivasan: Numbers and Myth Busting: The stories behind the stats

68 hours 8 mins; May 16, 2023

5.18 Bora Chung: Cursed Bunnies, Ghosts, and Dark Lore of South Korea

76 hours 19 mins; May 09, 2023

5.17 Gauri Devidayal & Vishwas Kulkarni: Unveiling Bombay’s F&B Industry

80 hours 5 mins; May 02, 2023

5.16 Tara & Michelle: The Changing 'Big Indian Family'

37 mins; April 25, 2023

5.15 Deepti Kapoor: Kalyug, crime and politics in Delhi

54 mins; April 18, 2023

5.14 Tarana Hussain Khan: Narrating the Dastans of Rampur's Nawabs and Begums

67 hours 16 mins; April 11, 2023

5.13 Damodar Mauzo: Chronicling Goan culture for over 50 years in Konkani

58 mins; April 04, 2023

5.12 Kamal Gupta: From IIT to Wall Street, the gambler who beat all odds

68 hours 10 mins; March 28, 2023

5.11 Neil D’Silva: On creating a spine chilling world of Indian horror

79 hours 32 mins; March 21, 2023

5.10 Rehana Munir: Bookstores. Bombay. Romance.

51 mins; March 14, 2023

5.09 Aashisha Chakraborty: Mis (s) Adventures Of A Sales Girl

64 hours 30 mins; March 07, 2023

5.08 Can Tara Change Michelle's Mind About Self-help Books?

41 mins; February 28, 2023

5.07 Aparna Piramal Raje: Juggling Business, Bipolarity and Motherhood

61 hours 38 mins; February 21, 2023

5.06 Ashok Banker: Epic And Unknown Love Stories From The Mahabharata

60 hours 6 mins; February 14, 2023

5.05 Leeza Mangaldas: The Sex Textbook We Wish We Had In School

60 hours 51 mins; February 07, 2023

5.04 Mansi Choksi: Investigating The Dangers Of Modern Marriages In India

52 mins; January 31, 2023

5.03 Shehan Karunatilaka: Ghosts, Death and Humor- The Formula To Win The Booker Prize

27 mins; January 24, 2023

5.02 Aniruddha Mahale: India's First LGBTQ Dating Guide

52 mins; January 17, 2023

5.01 Tara & Michelle: Adventures, Mishaps And Wild Ways Authors Do Research

44 mins; January 10, 2023

Special: Arjun Gaind On writing a memoir for 25 years: Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest

15 mins; December 01, 2022

Special: Sudha Menon On Food, Nostalgia And Journalism At Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest

26 mins; November 30, 2022

Special: Hannah Lalhlanpuii On The Independence Struggle In Mizoram At Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest

10 mins; November 29, 2022

Special: Sundeep Waslekar On Why Should We Make Peace, Not War At Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest

16 mins; November 28, 2022

Special: Jerry Pinto On Loving Bombay And Helen At Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest

16 mins; November 25, 2022

4.24 Tara & Michelle: Does Winning A Prize Make A Book Successful?

46 mins; July 12, 2022

4.23 Ritu Singh: On Tracing The Vast History Of Indian Advertising!

50 mins; July 05, 2022

4.22 Hemali Sodhi: If You Have Dogs, Write About Them!

57 mins; June 28, 2022

4.21 Shrabani Basu: Uncovering Arthur Conan Doyle’s Solitary Case As A Detective!

38 mins; June 21, 2022

4.20 Anjana Menon: Writing About Your Backyard Through The Lens Of A Tourist

48 mins; June 07, 2022

4.19 Shrayana Bhattacharya: Studying The Economic Reality Of Young Indian Women

68 hours 36 mins; May 31, 2022

4.18 Tara & Michelle: Books Vs. Movies - The Ultimate Adaptation Debate

25 mins; May 24, 2022

4.17 Amitava Kumar: Decoding The Lives Of Writers

52 mins; May 17, 2022

4.16 Anupama Chopra: Writing Unbiased Critiques Of The Biggest Blockbusters

33 mins; May 10, 2022

4.15 Tony Joseph: Uncovering The Lives Of Early Indians

58 mins; April 26, 2022

4.14 Taran N. Khan: An Unconventional Travel Story In Kabul

52 mins; April 13, 2022

4.13 Tara & Michelle: Rise Of The Villains

30 mins; April 12, 2022

4.12 Chandrima Das: Horror Stories Set In Indian College Campuses

73 hours 28 mins; April 05, 2022

4.11 Mira Sethi: Exploring Young Urban Pakistan

46 mins; March 29, 2022

4.10 Krish Ashok: Deconstructing The Science Of Indian Food

52 mins; March 15, 2022

4.9 Sudha Murty: On Being A Grandmother And Writing For Children

41 mins; March 08, 2022

4.8 Tara And Michelle: What Are Migration Stories And Do They Need To Change?

41 mins; March 02, 2022

4.7 Riva Razdan: Dissecting The Feminist Romance Genre

77 hours 37 mins; February 22, 2022

4.6 Aastha Atray Banan: What It Means To Be A Love Guru

57 mins; February 15, 2022

4.5 Tanushree Podder: Representing Women In The Army Through Fiction

51 mins; February 01, 2022

4.4 Shivani Sibal: Revealing Complex Class Equations in Delhi Society

45 mins; January 25, 2022

4.3 Kavitha Rao: Chronicling The Lives Of India’s First Women Doctors

49 mins; January 18, 2022

4.2 Amitav Ghosh: Highlighting The Reality Of Climate Change

55 mins; January 11, 2022

4.1 Tara and Michelle: Do Indian Female Characters Pass The Bechdel Test?

67 hours 27 mins; January 04, 2022

Manu Pillai: Uncovering The Real Lives Of India’s Maharajas (BONUS)

33 mins; December 14, 2021

3.15 Tara and Michelle: Should Stories Have A Moral Responsibility?

40 mins; August 24, 2021

3.14 Anubha Yadav: Capturing The Darkest Secrets of Men

46 mins; August 18, 2021

3.13 Janaki Lenin: Bringing The Wildlife Into Every House Through Writing

49 mins; August 13, 2021

3.12 Aanchal Malhotra: Remembering Partition Through Oral Histories

57 mins; August 03, 2021

3.11 Farah Bashir: A Window To Growing Up In 1990s Kashmir

51 mins; July 27, 2021

3.10 Yasser Usman: The Biographer That Captures Bollywood’s Golden Era

45 mins; July 20, 2021

3.09 Saba Karim Khan: Writing An India-Pakistan Love Story

56 mins; July 13, 2021

3.8 Rohini S. Rajagopal: The Reality Of Infertility In India - A Medical Memoir

53 mins; July 07, 2021

3.7 Moni Mohsin: Using Social Satire To Capture The #MeToo Movement In Pakistan

49 mins; June 22, 2021

3.6 Arunava Sinha and Anita Agnihotri: Farmers' Plight In India - A Translation

67 hours 15 mins; June 16, 2021

3.5 Sonia Faleiro: Uncovering Crime Against Women In Uttar Pradesh

40 mins; June 08, 2021

3.4 Rituparna Chatterjee - How She Transformed Her Life Story Into A Magical Memoir

48 mins; June 01, 2021

3.3 Clyde D’Souza - Escape Into The Villages Of Goa With This Powerpacked Book!

53 mins; May 25, 2021

3.2 Diksha Basu: Old Families, New Money - Capturing The Growing Upper Middle Class in India

52 mins; May 18, 2021

3.1 Tara and Michelle - On How To Beat The Reader's Block!

40 mins; May 11, 2021

2.15: Tara and Michelle - Why We Read What We Read

34 mins; November 24, 2020

2.14: Tara Kaushal - Going Undercover To Find Out Why Men Rape

39 mins; November 17, 2020

2.13: Anukrti Upadhyay - Exploring Japanese Culture In Indian Fiction

30 mins; November 10, 2020

2.12: Tanuj Solanki - Writing About Artificial Intelligence In Literary Fiction

32 mins; November 10, 2020

2.11: Udayan Mukherjee - Indian Lockdown Stories Across Geography And Class

47 mins; November 03, 2020

2.10: Tahira Kashyap Khurrana - On Writing About Body, Breasts and Bollywood

45 mins; October 27, 2020

2.9: Rheea Mukherjee - Exploring Unconventional Relationships and Lives Through Fiction

33 mins; October 20, 2020

2.8: Parmesh Shahani - Writing A Genre-Bending Business Book On LGBTQ Rights

34 mins; October 13, 2020

2.7: Damyanti Biswas - Tackling Social Issues Through A Gripping Crime Novel

35 mins; October 06, 2020

2.6: Sonali Gupta - Writing About Anxiety During the Pandemic

36 mins; September 29, 2020

2.5: Anmol Malik - Writing Genre-bending Romantic Comedies

35 mins; September 22, 2020

2.4: Samit Basu – Redefining Speculative Fiction In India

41 mins; September 15, 2020

2.3: Radhika Vaz - The Unladylike Comedian

37 mins; September 08, 2020

2.2: Ira Mukhoty - Reviving Forgotten Stories

55 mins; September 01, 2020

2.1: Tara and Michelle - My Brilliant Friend

34 mins; August 25, 2020

1.12: Amrita Mahale- On Writing A Literary Love Story Set In Bombay

40 mins; June 16, 2020

1.11: Vivek Tejuja - India's Biggest Book Blogger And Author Of A Memoir On Growing Up Gay In India

32 mins; June 09, 2020

1.10: Suhit Kelkar - Meet The Jack Of All Trades

25 mins; June 02, 2020

1.9: Deepanjana Pal - Genre Is A Made Up Concept

33 mins; May 26, 2020

1.8: Arshia Sattar – India’s Best Ramayana Scholar

48 mins; May 19, 2020

1.7: Avni Doshi - What It Takes To Create A Literary Bestseller

30 mins; May 12, 2020

1.6: Abhijeet Kini - The In's and Out's of Creating Comic Books

27 mins; May 05, 2020

1.5: Jane Borges - Bombay’s Hidden Communities

40 mins; April 28, 2020

1.4: Tashan Mehta - Fly into Fantastical Worlds

39 mins; April 21, 2020

1.3: Rajat Ubhaykar - Travelling from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in Trucks

40 mins; April 14, 2020

1.2: Lisa Ray - Not Just Another Celeb Memoir

40 mins; April 07, 2020

1.1: Manu Pillai - History is a Living thing

36 mins; March 31, 2020

1.0: Tara & Michelle - Get To Know Your Hosts

17 mins; March 31, 2020

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1 min; March 17, 2020

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