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Ep. 30: The Story of India’s Most Popular Prayer with Venkatesh Parthasarthy

  • by P3 Team
  • 30 January
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An appeal to the Lord to arise and save the world, the Venkatesa Suprabhatam is the first of four recitations that are..
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Finding home in literature: Indian diasporic fiction

  • by Payal Morankar
  • 28 January
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Even before translation and robust marketing was the order of the day, Indian diasporic writers have put Indian stories on the map..
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Girl made of Gold by Geetanjali Kolanad

  • by Divya Shankar
  • 27 January
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What could man do when even Gods were helpless drunk with desire, desire that Devadasis were adept in kindling and keeping ablaze..
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A Haunting Saga Set in the Rann of Kutch

  • by Kirtana Menon
  • 25 January
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A review of Sujata Sabnis’s ‘Blood on the Sands‘ Trigger Warnings: rape, mental illness, death, foeticide Blood on the Sands by Sujata..
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Ep. 29: Farm Income: Myths and Realities with Prof. Narayanamoorthy

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 23 January
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The Green Revolution resulted in spectacular advancements in Indian agriculture. Having achieved food security for its citizens, the country has now become..
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A writer ought to be a psychologist and a philosopher: Pratibha Ray

  • by Jessica Joshi
  • 19 January
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A professor by profession and a writer by choice, author Pratibha Ray undoubtedly is a household name in Odisha and in most..
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Ep. 28: Colaba: The Diamond at the Tip of Mumbai

  • by admin
  • 16 January
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Colaba, the southernmost tip of Mumbai, is Mumbai’s most iconic neighbourhood. This bustling locality—with the Gateway of India, the world-famous Taj Mahal..
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Tejimola : A Story

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  • 15 January
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Tejimola is an Assamese folktale with the standard motifs of a step-mother and a troubled daughter, which was first published in 1911,..
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Our minds have a heart too: Books about mental health

  • by Payal Morankar
  • 13 January
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While we have a long way to go on talking about mental wellness and mental health, there are surely steps being taken..
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The Awasthis of Aamnagri by Shubha Sarma

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 11 January
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The Awasthis of Aamnagri by Shubha Sarma and published by Niyogi Books is a sweet, nostalgic trip to a time when joint..
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