Ep. 4: Bad Money with Vivek Kaul
Bad Money, Vivek Kaul’s latest works, is an important title for the way he discloses the history of the Indian Economy and Banking system, and discusses why it is important to be aware of where your money goes. In this episode of India Booked, Ayushi Mona discusses with him what constitutes bad money, what the […]
In Conversation With: Aanchal Malhotra
Aanchal Malhotra is an Indian author and historian, best known for her work on oral history and material culture of the Partition of India in 1947. You must have started being around books at a very young age because of the very renowned bookstore that your grandfather started ‘Bahrisons Booksellers’. How was the journey throughout and what inclined you towards […]
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
This epigraph to Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth neatly ties up the collection of short stories, which views the idea of a home away from home (a hallmark of Lahiri’s work) through rose-tinted glasses, with each story bringing a unique experience to the table. Individual Gems: The Love Stories In A Choice of Accommodations and Nobody’s […]
Chhotu: A Tale of Partition and Love by Varud Gupta
Illustrations by Ayushi Rastogi As a child, I loved reading comics. Billu and Raman were my favourites, followed closely by Chacha Chowdhary and Pinki. Even as I read and enjoyed their adventures, I hated that they ended too soon and left me wanting some more. So when I picked up Chhotu: A Tale of Partition […]
Ep. 3: Invisible Man with Nandini Krishnan
Invisible Man, the seminal work (controversies and shortcomings included) talking about the Indian transmasculine network, is an important work for bringing the community’s voice to the fore. In this episode of India Booked, Ayushi Mona speaks to author Nandini Krishnan on how the book came to be, what the interview process looked like, how India’s […]
Boats on Land, a short story collection by Janice Pariat
Boats on Land is a collection of short stories, by poet Janice Pariat, set in Shillong, Cherrapunji and Assam, told with lyrical grace.
The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra B. Divakaruni
This is how the blurb of The Forest of Enchantments (written by Chitra B. Divakaruni, published by HarperCollins) goes: “It is a brilliant retelling of the Ramayana…a powerful comment on duty, betrayal, infidelity and honour…” As blurbs go, this is among the most exaggerated I have seen in a while. Banerjee’s retelling of the Ramayana, […]
In Conversation with: K.N. Rao
Professor K.N. Rao (Moisture Trapped in Stone), is an MSC from Banaras Hindu University. He worked as Asst. Professor of Botany at Pachaiyappa’s College, Madras and later as Head of Department, Botany at D. G. Vaishnav College, Chennai and retired from active service in 1983. Along with academics, he has pursued his hobby of creative […]
Ep. 2: Food and Faith with Varud Gupta
In the second episode of India Booked, travel through a Christian village in Meghalaya, meet the Kolkata-based Jewish community and feast on the 56-course feast at Jagannath as India Booked talks to Varud Gupta, author of the cookbook-cum-travelouge Bhagwaan Ke Pakwaan. Listen to discover what he has to share on the connections between faith and […]
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
Pashmina is the story of an expat teenager living in the US, who finds a way to connect with her roots back in India, and reconcile with her mother’s past.
