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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.

The Story of Mahabharata - 5 | Indian Mythology | Hinduism

7 mins; March 05, 2023

The Story of Mahabharata - 4 | Indian Mythology

6 mins; March 03, 2023

The Story of Mahabharata - 3 | Indian Mythology

13 mins; December 23, 2022

The Story of Mahabharata - 2 | Indian Mythology

8 mins; December 20, 2022

The Story of Mahabharata - 1 | Indian Mythology

12 mins; September 07, 2022

The Mahabharata Series | An Introduction to Indian Mythology

9 mins; September 05, 2022

Man and Woman | Essay by Tagore

10 mins; September 03, 2022

Kalidasa Vs Shakespeare | Essay by Rabindranath Tagore

19 mins; September 01, 2022

The Indian Ideal of Religion | Essays by Tagore

20 mins; August 29, 2022

Indian Mystic Poets | Best Poems from India

15 mins; August 25, 2022

The Great Indian Writers | Books from India

12 mins; August 24, 2022

India After Gandhi | A Book by Ramachandra Guha

20 mins; August 22, 2022

The Case for India by Will Durant

13 mins; August 20, 2022

History of South India | Rajmohan Gandhi's Book

10 mins; August 19, 2022

How First Humans Came to India from Africa | Pranay Lal

10 mins; August 18, 2022

How Life Evolved on Earth | Natural History of India| Indica by Pranay Lal

13 mins; August 16, 2022

The Story of Earth | Indica by Pranay Lal | Natural History of Indian Subcontinent

12 mins; August 15, 2022

Book Reading by Prochy Mehta | Who is a Parsi?

20 mins; August 03, 2022

Morals and History by Will Durant | Audio Essay

15 mins; June 11, 2022

An Essay on Love and Beauty | Alain de Botton

12 mins; June 10, 2022

An Average Man by RK Narayan | Audio Essay from India

8 mins; June 09, 2022

Things Emotionally Healthy People Know How to Do | Audio Essay by Brianna Wiest

10 mins; June 08, 2022

Friendship by Joseph Addison | Audio Essay

12 mins; June 07, 2022

How to be a Good Listener | The School of Life | Book Podcast

11 mins; June 03, 2022

A Short Story by Rabindranath Tagore | Raja and Rani | Book Podcast

12 mins; June 02, 2022

Introduction to Vedanta | Indian Philosophy | Book Podcast

33 mins; May 31, 2022

Introduction to Yoga Philosophy | Indian Schools of Philosophy | Book Podcast

26 mins; May 21, 2022

Introduction to Buddhism | Indian Philosophy | Book Podcast

25 mins; May 21, 2022

Introduction to Jainism | Indian Philosophy | Book Podcast

21 mins; May 19, 2022

Introduction to Indian Philosophy | Charvaka Darshan | Book Podcast

16 mins; May 17, 2022

The Philosophy of Insomnia | Book Podcast

9 mins; May 06, 2022

Philosophy of Truth in Life of Pi | Yann Martel | Book Podcast

12 mins; May 05, 2022

Finding a Moment | The School of Life | Book Podcast

15 mins; May 04, 2022

A Short Story on Afghanistan | Rudyard Kipling | History Book Podcast

11 mins; May 03, 2022

The Sixth Extinction | Climate Change Science | Book Podcast

13 mins; May 02, 2022

A Haunted House | Short Story by Virginia Woolf | Book Podcast

7 mins; May 01, 2022

Philosophy of Veganism | The Philosophy Files by Stephen Law | Book Podcast

20 mins; April 30, 2022

Publishing a Book in India | Meghna Pant | Book Podcast

11 mins; April 28, 2022

Hyperactivity and Emotional Health | Eva Hoffman and The School of Life | Book Podcast

11 mins; April 27, 2022

A Short Story from African Mythology | Anansi the Spider | Book Podcast

10 mins; April 26, 2022

Shashi Tharoor on British Colonialism | India Shastra | Book Podcast

15 mins; April 25, 2022

101 Essays by Brianna Wiest | Book Podcast

7 mins; April 24, 2022

Thich Nhat Hanh on Spirituality | The Art of Living | Book Podcast

13 mins; April 23, 2022

A Story from Persian (Iran) Mythology | Sohrab and Rustom | Book Podcast

14 mins; April 22, 2022

Creation Myth from Quran | Islamic Philosophy | Book Podcast

14 mins; April 13, 2022

The Art of Loving | Erich Fromm | Book Podcast

13 mins; April 11, 2022

A Short Story by Ambrose Bierce | John Mortonson's Funeral | Audio Stories & Books

5 mins; April 10, 2022

A Short Story by Stephen Leacock | My Financial Career | Audio Story | Book Podcast

8 mins; April 09, 2022

The Message of Quran | Islamic Philosophy in Ramadan | Book Podcast

15 mins; April 08, 2022

A Book A Day podcast, hosted by Deepak Rana and Kalampedia

1 min; April 07, 2022

Prophet Muhammad and the Quran | Book Podcast | Islamic History and Philosophy

10 mins; April 07, 2022

First Quranic Revelations on Mount Hira | Life of Prophet Muhammad | Book Podcast

11 mins; April 06, 2022

Early Life of Prophet Muhammad | Islamic History in Ramadan | Book Podcast

8 mins; April 05, 2022

Life of Prophet Muhammad | Ramadan Special | Book Podcast

11 mins; April 04, 2022

Beautiful Passages from English Literature | Classic Books | Book Podcast

8 mins; April 03, 2022

The School of Life Books | Alain de Botton | Book Podcast

10 mins; April 02, 2022

Happy Endings | A Short Story by Margaret Atwood | Book Podcast

10 mins; April 01, 2022

Ancient Advice for Modern Parents | The Tao Te Ching | William Martin | Book Podcast

7 mins; March 30, 2022

This Book Predicted Russia-Ukraine Crisis | The Next 100 Years | George Friedman | Book Podcast

11 mins; March 29, 2022

Philosophy of Lying | Plato to Kant to Sam Harris | Book Podcast

8 mins; March 25, 2022

Men Without Women | Ernest Hemingway and Haruki Murakami | Book Podcast

11 mins; March 24, 2022

Holocaust Memoirs of an Auschwitz Commander | Jewish History | Book Podcast

7 mins; March 22, 2022

Hijab and The Quran I Islamic Philosophy/Theology | Book Podcast

6 mins; March 22, 2022

Stoics on Anxiety | Alain de Botton and The School of Life | Book Podcast

7 mins; March 21, 2022

A Creation Myth from Ancient Egypt | Mythology Book | Book Podcast

5 mins; March 19, 2022

The Illusion of Majority in India | Shashi Tharoor | Book Podcast

6 mins; March 18, 2022

An African in Greenland | Tété-Michel Kpomassie | Book Podcast

9 mins; March 16, 2022

A Creation Myth in an Extinct Indian Language | Anvita Abbi | Bo Language | Book Podcast

7 mins; March 14, 2022

Fanaa: A Sufi Meditation | Al Ghazali's Thoughts on Fana | Book Podcast

9 mins; March 09, 2022

Meditation on Death | Buddhist Meditations | Book Podcast

11 mins; March 06, 2022

Meditation on Gratitude | Buddhist Meditations Series | Book Podcast

10 mins; March 04, 2022

Meditation on the Breath | Mindfulness | Book Podcast

7 mins; February 28, 2022

Common Problems You Face During Meditation | Book Podcast

12 mins; February 25, 2022

Basics of Buddhist Meditation | Bookcast Podcast

8 mins; February 03, 2022

Why You Should Meditate | Book Podcast

10 mins; February 01, 2022

A Short Course on Buddhist Meditations | Book Podcast

7 mins; January 30, 2022

The Sense of Style - Writing Advice by Steven Pinker | Book Podcast

10 mins; January 26, 2022

Marcel Proust's Great Novel - In Search of Lost Time | Book Podcast

9 mins; January 15, 2022

As a Man Thinketh by James Allen | Book Podcast

8 mins; December 31, 2021

Poems by Edgar Allan Poe | Book Podcast

6 mins; December 28, 2021

A Short Story by Mark Twain | Book Podcast

9 mins; September 29, 2021

A Short Story by Confucius | Book Podcast

4 mins; August 01, 2021

On Lying Awake at Night | Essay by Stewart Edward White | Book Podcast

12 mins; July 29, 2021

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien | Book Reading | Book Podcast

11 mins; July 28, 2021

History of Vedic Hindu Civilisation | Sanjeev Sanyal | Book Podcast

15 mins; July 09, 2021

Indus Valley Civilisation | India/Pakistan History | Sanjeev Sanyal | Book Podcast

15 mins; July 09, 2021

Free Will by Sam Harris | Book Podcast

17 mins; July 08, 2021

A Horror Story from India | Odia Literature | Book Podcast

25 mins; July 06, 2021

Franz Kafka's Letter to His Father | Book Podcast

15 mins; July 05, 2021

An Italian Folk Story | Myths and Folklores of the World | Book Podcast

9 mins; July 04, 2021

A South American Folk Story | Myths and Folklores of the World | Book Podcast

10 mins; July 03, 2021

A Jewish Folk Story | Myths and Folklores of the World | Book Podcast

6 mins; July 01, 2021

A Chinese Folk Story | Myths and Folklores of the World | Book Podcast

5 mins; July 01, 2021

A Korean Folk Story | Myths and Folklores of the World | Book Podcast

5 mins; June 30, 2021

An Irish Folk Story | Myths and Folklores of the World | Book Podcast

9 mins; June 29, 2021

An African Folk Story | Myths and Folklores of the World | Book Podcast

7 mins; June 28, 2021

Jungle Stories from British India | Jim Corbett | Book Podcast

15 mins; June 26, 2021

Mullah Nasruddin's Humorous Tales | Islamic Folk Culture | Book Podcast

11 mins; June 26, 2021

The Book of Tea | Okakura Kakuzo | Japanese Culture and History | Book Podcast

14 mins; June 24, 2021

Health Mantras from Indian Kitchen | Ratna Rajaiah | Book Podcast

21 mins; June 23, 2021

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