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A Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from India

My name is Deepak Rana. Every day, I pick at least one new book, read what it has to offer, make notes and share the best ideas with you. Sounds fun, right? Join me in this journey and explore a whole new world of books and stories. For any suggestions/queries please contact us at [email protected] or visit Kalampedia.org on your browser.

Epicurus's Philosophy of Happiness - Alain de Botton

30 mins; July 03, 2025

Socratic Consolation for Unpopularity - Alain de Botton - Philosophy Book

18 mins; July 02, 2025

Bangladesh Liberation - India Pakistan 1971 War - Sam Dalrymple

21 mins; July 01, 2025

Kashmir, Junagadh and Hyderabad - Partition of Indian Princely States - Sam Dalrymple

31 mins; June 30, 2025

India-Pakistan Partition - Sam Dalrymple - Shattered Lands

27 mins; June 29, 2025

India-Burma Partition - Shattered Lands by Sam Dalrymple

29 mins; June 28, 2025

Bollywood Songs and Movies on Rains - Monsoon Feelings Book

31 mins; June 27, 2025

Mughal Art and Poetry on Rains - Monsoon Feelings Book

17 mins; June 26, 2025

Hindi-Urdu Poetry and Monsoon Feelings - Monsoon Books

24 mins; June 22, 2025

Monsoon Feelings - Persian Poetry - Books on Monsoon

22 mins; June 21, 2025

Meghaduta by Kalidasa - Monsoon Books

23 mins; June 17, 2025

How to Forget - Meera Ganapathi's Walking Meditations

14 mins; June 12, 2025

Hojoki - Kamo No Chomei's Ten Foot Square Hut - Overcoming Our Fears and Anxiety

28 mins; May 31, 2025

Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time - A Lover's Gaze

20 mins; May 23, 2025

A Short Love Story by Haruki Murakami

15 mins; May 22, 2025

Rebati by Fakir Mohan Senapati and Other Odia Short Stories

20 mins; April 06, 2025

Kannada Short Stories Book by Mini Krishnan and Susheela Punitha

26 mins; April 03, 2025

Reading Classic Malayalam Short Stories from Mini Krishnan's Recent Book

22 mins; March 30, 2025

Conversations on Love with Roxane Gay, Justine Picardie and Natasha Lunn

20 mins; March 28, 2025

Conversations on Love and Sex with Natasha Lunn and Emily Nagoski

16 mins; March 27, 2025

Alain de Botton on Psychology of Love - Conversations with Natasha Lunn

16 mins; March 26, 2025

The Golden Gate by Vikram Seth - Book Reading of a Novel in Verse

12 mins; March 24, 2025

Men Without Women - A Short Story by Haruki Murakami

20 mins; March 22, 2025

Don't Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen

11 mins; March 21, 2025

Balochistan: Bruised, Battered and Bloodied by Francesca Marino Part 2

21 mins; March 15, 2025

History of Balochistan - Book by Francesca Marino

31 mins; March 14, 2025

Ikigai - Japanese Secrets to Long and Healthy Life

25 mins; March 08, 2025

The Other in the Mirror - Stories from India Pakistan

15 mins; March 06, 2025

A Gujarati Spiritual Poem

5 mins; February 18, 2025

Ambapali - A Spiritual Poem

5 mins; January 22, 2025

The Kamasutra - Audiobook - Part Seven

13 mins; December 24, 2024

The Kamasutra on Kissing and Biting - Audiobook - Part Six

17 mins; December 10, 2024

The Kamasutra - Audiobook - Part Five

12 mins; December 04, 2024

The Kamasutra - Audiobook - Part Four

8 mins; November 29, 2024

The Kamasutra - Audiobook - Part Three

20 mins; November 24, 2024

The Kamasutra - Audiobook - Part Two

18 mins; November 13, 2024

The Kama Sutra - Audiobook - Part One

20 mins; November 11, 2024

Kalidasa's Ode to Spring in Ritusamhara

11 mins; November 02, 2024

Kalidasa's Winter in Ritusamhara

11 mins; November 01, 2024

Ritusamhara - Kalidasa on Early Winter

11 mins; October 29, 2024

Kalidasa's Autumn in Ritusamhara

11 mins; October 27, 2024

Kalidasa on Rains and Monsoon - Ritusamhara

15 mins; October 24, 2024

Ritusamhara - Kalidasa's Ode to Seasons - Part 1 - Summer

14 mins; October 21, 2024

Aldous Huxley's Travel Essays

17 mins; October 14, 2024

Mughal History During Akbar and Humayun's Time | Gulbadan by Rumer Godden

20 mins; May 28, 2024

Babur in India | Gulbadan by Rumer Godden

9 mins; May 21, 2024

Mughal History and Babur | Gulbadan by Rumer Godden

21 mins; May 20, 2024

How to Love in Sanskrit | Romantic Verses from Ancient India

11 mins; May 10, 2024

A Book on Indian Art | Jamini Roy by Anuradha Ghosh

15 mins; April 23, 2024

Indian Queer Literature | Entering the Maze by Krishnagopal Mullick

15 mins; April 03, 2024

Folk Stories in Andaman's Bo Language | Anvita Abbi

15 mins; March 28, 2024

A Malayalam Short Story | The Flood by TS Pillai | Thakazhi

14 mins; March 24, 2024

A Sindhi Short Story | Manjri by Lekhraj Tulsiani

13 mins; March 21, 2024

A Punjabi Short Story | A Whirlwind by Sant Singh Sekhon

19 mins; March 20, 2024

Pankaj Mishra in India | Travel Book | Bollywood

33 mins; March 18, 2024

Pankaj Mishra in Afghanistan | Travel Book

30 mins; March 16, 2024

Pankaj Mishra in Pakistan | Temptations of the West | Travel Book

32 mins; March 15, 2024

Free for All | Manto Short Story | India Pakistan Literature

10 mins; March 12, 2024

The Dutiful Daughter | Saadat Hasan Manto Short Story | India Pakistan Literature

14 mins; March 11, 2024

Saadat Hasan Manto's Short Stories | Part 1 | India Pakistan Literature

21 mins; March 05, 2024

Homi J Bhabha | A Book by Biman Nath

17 mins; March 04, 2024

Rani Gaidinliu | Freedom Fighter from North East India | Som Kamei

17 mins; March 01, 2024

RK Narayan's Malgudi Days | Indradeep Bhattacharyya

14 mins; February 23, 2024

Jagadish Chandra Bose by Sudipto Das | The Great Indians Series

19 mins; February 12, 2024

The Bhagavad Gita by Vandana R Singh | Part 3 | Jnana Yoga

20 mins; January 22, 2024

The Bhagavad Gita by Vandana R Singh | Part 2 | Bhakti Yoga

18 mins; January 18, 2024

The Bhagavad Gita by Vandana R Singh | Part 1 | Karma Yoga

20 mins; January 15, 2024

Biblical Stories Part 7 | Books on Christianity

17 mins; January 03, 2024

Biblical Stories Part 6 | Books on Christianity

13 mins; January 02, 2024

Biblical Stories Part 5 | Books on Christianity | Hebrew Bible

24 mins; January 01, 2024

Biblical Stories Part 4 | Books on Christianity

33 mins; December 30, 2023

Biblical Stories Part 3 | Books on Christianity

19 mins; December 29, 2023

Biblical Stories Part 2 | Books on Christianity

33 mins; December 28, 2023

Biblical Stories Part 1 | Books on Christianity

26 mins; December 27, 2023

Mere Christianity by CS Lewis | A Great Theological Read

35 mins; December 25, 2023

India Pakistan Partition | History Through Books

22 mins; August 14, 2023

Rain in the Mountains | Ruskin Bond | Monsoon Books

12 mins; July 14, 2023

Chasing the Monsoon | Alexander Frater's Travels in India

22 mins; July 10, 2023

The Story of Ramayana | Part 5

14 mins; July 05, 2023

The Story of Ramayana | Part 4

20 mins; July 04, 2023

The Story of Ramayana | Part 3

20 mins; June 27, 2023

The Story of Ramayana | Part 2

16 mins; June 26, 2023

The Story of Ramayana | Part 1

17 mins; June 25, 2023

How Tea Travelled From China to Europe to India | Food History Books

20 mins; June 03, 2023

Mythological Stories About Tea | The Tea Philosophy Book

12 mins; June 02, 2023

The Book of Tea | Okakura Kakuzo | Teaism

17 mins; June 01, 2023

From the Memoirs of Rabindranath Tagore | The Himalayas

15 mins; May 25, 2023

Swami Vivekananda in Himalayas | Hindu Spirituality

22 mins; May 24, 2023

A Train from Calcutta to Darjeeling | Mark Twain in India

27 mins; May 23, 2023

A Himalayan Village | Ruskin Bond

28 mins; May 22, 2023

Stories from the Quran | Solomon the Wise

2 mins; March 31, 2023

Stories from the Quran | David and Goliath

5 mins; March 30, 2023

Stories from the Quran | Prophet Ezra (Uzair)

7 mins; March 29, 2023

Controversial Issues in Islam: Feminism, Apostasy, Ex-Muslims, Sharia.

20 mins; March 25, 2023

Understanding the Qur'an | Ramadan Series | Islam

21 mins; March 24, 2023

Does Islam Teach Peace or Violence? | Ramadan Series

20 mins; March 23, 2023

History of Early Islam | Ramadan Series

22 mins; March 22, 2023

History of The Gita by Devdutt Pattanaik | Hindu Philosophy

22 mins; March 16, 2023

Indian Religions by Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan

22 mins; March 14, 2023

The Story of Mahabharata - 6 | Indian Mythology

8 mins; March 06, 2023

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