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Welcome to India’s No. 1 book podcast where Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D’costa uncover 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 connect@boundindia.com.


Episode Date
6.16 Anand Neelakantan: Should You Be Evil To Succeed In Modern Times?
Apr 23, 2024
6.15 Ankur Warikoo: His Take On Marketing, Money, And Writing Books
Apr 16, 2024
6.14 Tarun Saint: On Handpicking The Best Detectives From All Over India
Apr 09, 2024
6.13 Manjula Padmanabhan: Meet The Woman Who's A Taxi Driver In Delhi
Apr 02, 2024
6.12 Aisha and Shasvathi: The Real Reason Behind South Asia's <1% Divorce Rate
Mar 26, 2024
6.11 Bhaskar Roy: Witnessing The Horrors Of Post-Independence India As A Child
Mar 19, 2024
6.10 Santanu Bhattacharya: The Bloody Aftermath Of The Babri Masjid Demolition
Mar 12, 2024
6.9 Tarun Mehrishi: Art Heist Of Rs 400 Crore Holds India’s Biggest Secret
Mar 05, 2024
6.8 Amit & Shantanu: Modern Lessons From Ancient Epics
Feb 27, 2024
6.7 Shatrujeet Nath: Bharat - The Brother Who Never Got His Due
Feb 20, 2024
6.6 Andaleeb Wajid: Will The Sisters From Jasmine Villa Find Their Love This Valentine's Day?
Feb 13, 2024
6.5 Anjum Hasan: On Being A Muslim In Modern India
Feb 06, 2024
6.4 Damyanti Biswas: The Murky World Of Mumbai's Dance Bars
Jan 30, 2024
6.3 Abraham Verghese: A Saga Through Kerala's Backwaters
Jan 23, 2024
6.2 Devashish & Nidhi: Enter The Psyche Of Psychological Thrillers
Jan 16, 2024
6.1 Tara & Michelle: Why Is India Drawn To Real Stories?
Jan 09, 2024
5.41 Decoding Spiritual Self-help With A Karma Yogi
Dec 19, 2023
5.40 Rheea & Gargi: Women Who Defy All Odds To Get What They Want
Dec 12, 2023
5.39 Radhika Iyengar: Life Among The Dead in Banaras
Dec 05, 2023
5.38 Aditi & Shivalik: Unheard Stories From The Indian Army
Nov 28, 2023
5.37 Anirudh Kanisetti: Unearthing the Untapped History of South India
Nov 21, 2023
5.36 Vivek Shanbhag: Decoding Sakina’s Kiss, Ghachar Ghochar & Kannada Literature
Nov 14, 2023
5.35 Nadeem Zaman: Meet The Great Gatsby of Bangladesh
Nov 07, 2023
5.34 Hussain Zaidi: Capturing Criminals With India’s Biggest Crime Writer
Nov 01, 2023
5.33 Mehak Goyal: A Debut Poetry Collection Finds A Traditional Publisher
Oct 24, 2023
5.32 Neeraj Kumar: Corruption at the Grassroots Level in Indian Cricket
Oct 17, 2023
5.31 Ranjana Kaul: Why I Decided To Translate My Grandmother’s Book Into English
Oct 10, 2023
5.30 Ameer Shahul: How a Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal
Oct 04, 2023
5.29 Shastri & Jai: Redefining Gender Stereotypes in Indian Diasporic Writing
Sep 26, 2023
5.28 Manish Gaekwad: My Mother was the Last Courtesan
Sep 20, 2023
5.27 Srinath Rao: Inside the Life of a Crime Reporter in Mumbai
Sep 12, 2023
5.26 Catherine & Nandini: Bringing South-Indian Epics to the World
Sep 06, 2023
5.25 Nidhi & Reshmi: Active Ageing- Living Life Without a Pause
Aug 30, 2023
5.24 Tejaswini Apte-Rahm: Time Travel to Bombay's Silent Film Era
Aug 22, 2023
5.23 Tara & Michelle: Mythology: What differentiates blockbusters from flops
Aug 16, 2023
5.22 Chitra Divakaruni: Meet Phenomenal Indian Women Through Partition, Migration, and Mythology
Jun 06, 2023
5.21 Yashodhara & Aruna: An exclusive peek into an inclusive Indian therapy room
May 30, 2023
5.20 Aravind Jayan: What happens when an intimate clip goes viral in an Indian family?
May 23, 2023
5.19 Rukmini Shrinivasan: Numbers and Myth Busting: The stories behind the stats
May 16, 2023
5.18 Bora Chung: Cursed Bunnies, Ghosts, and Dark Lore of South Korea
May 09, 2023
5.17 Gauri Devidayal & Vishwas Kulkarni: Unveiling Bombay’s F&B Industry
May 02, 2023
5.16 Tara & Michelle: The Changing 'Big Indian Family'
Apr 25, 2023
5.15 Deepti Kapoor: Kalyug, crime and politics in Delhi
Apr 18, 2023
5.14 Tarana Hussain Khan: Narrating the Dastans of Rampur's Nawabs and Begums
Apr 11, 2023
5.13 Damodar Mauzo: Chronicling Goan culture for over 50 years in Konkani
Apr 04, 2023
5.12 Kamal Gupta: From IIT to Wall Street, the gambler who beat all odds
Mar 28, 2023
5.11 Neil D’Silva: On creating a spine chilling world of Indian horror
Mar 21, 2023
5.10 Rehana Munir: Bookstores. Bombay. Romance.
Mar 14, 2023
5.09 Aashisha Chakraborty: Mis (s) Adventures Of A Sales Girl
Mar 07, 2023
5.08 Can Tara Change Michelle's Mind About Self-help Books?
Feb 28, 2023
5.07 Aparna Piramal Raje: Juggling Business, Bipolarity and Motherhood
Feb 22, 2023
5.06 Ashok Banker: Epic And Unknown Love Stories From The Mahabharata
Feb 14, 2023
5.05 Leeza Mangaldas: The Sex Textbook We Wish We Had In School
Feb 08, 2023
5.04 Mansi Choksi: Investigating The Dangers Of Modern Marriages In India
Jan 31, 2023
5.03 Shehan Karunatilaka: Ghosts, Death and Humor- The Formula To Win The Booker Prize
Jan 24, 2023
5.02 Aniruddha Mahale: India's First LGBTQ Dating Guide
Jan 17, 2023
5.01 Tara & Michelle: Adventures, Mishaps And Wild Ways Authors Do Research
Jan 10, 2023
Special: Arjun Gaind On writing a memoir for 25 years: Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest
Dec 01, 2022
Special: Sudha Menon On Food, Nostalgia And Journalism At Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest
Nov 30, 2022
Special: Hannah Lalhlanpuii On The Independence Struggle In Mizoram At Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest
Nov 29, 2022
Special: Sundeep Waslekar On Why Should We Make Peace, Not War At Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest
Nov 28, 2022
Special: Jerry Pinto On Loving Bombay And Helen At Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest
Nov 25, 2022
4.24 Tara & Michelle: Does Winning A Prize Make A Book Successful?
Jul 12, 2022
4.23 Ritu Singh: On Tracing The Vast History Of Indian Advertising!
Jul 05, 2022
4.22 Hemali Sodhi: If You Have Dogs, Write About Them!
Jun 28, 2022
4.21 Shrabani Basu: Uncovering Arthur Conan Doyle’s Solitary Case As A Detective!
Jun 21, 2022
4.20 Anjana Menon: Writing About Your Backyard Through The Lens Of A Tourist
Jun 07, 2022
4.19 Shrayana Bhattacharya: Studying The Economic Reality Of Young Indian Women
May 31, 2022
4.18 Tara & Michelle: Books Vs. Movies - The Ultimate Adaptation Debate
May 24, 2022
4.17 Amitava Kumar: Decoding The Lives Of Writers
May 17, 2022
4.16 Anupama Chopra: Writing Unbiased Critiques Of The Biggest Blockbusters
May 10, 2022
4.15 Tony Joseph: Uncovering The Lives Of Early Indians
Apr 26, 2022
4.14 Taran N. Khan: An Unconventional Travel Story In Kabul
Apr 13, 2022
4.13 Tara & Michelle: Rise Of The Villains
Apr 13, 2022
4.12 Chandrima Das: Horror Stories Set In Indian College Campuses
Apr 05, 2022
4.11 Mira Sethi: Exploring Young Urban Pakistan
Mar 29, 2022
4.10 Krish Ashok: Deconstructing The Science Of Indian Food
Mar 15, 2022
4.9 Sudha Murty: On Being A Grandmother And Writing For Children
Mar 08, 2022
4.8 Tara And Michelle: What Are Migration Stories And Do They Need To Change?
Mar 02, 2022
4.7 Riva Razdan: Dissecting The Feminist Romance Genre
Feb 22, 2022
4.6 Aastha Atray Banan: What It Means To Be A Love Guru
Feb 16, 2022
4.5 Tanushree Podder: Representing Women In The Army Through Fiction
Feb 01, 2022
4.4 Shivani Sibal: Revealing Complex Class Equations in Delhi Society
Jan 25, 2022
4.3 Kavitha Rao: Chronicling The Lives Of India’s First Women Doctors
Jan 18, 2022
4.2 Amitav Ghosh: Highlighting The Reality Of Climate Change
Jan 11, 2022
4.1 Tara and Michelle: Do Indian Female Characters Pass The Bechdel Test?
Jan 04, 2022
Manu Pillai: Uncovering The Real Lives Of India’s Maharajas (BONUS)
Dec 14, 2021
3.15 Tara and Michelle: Should Stories Have A Moral Responsibility?
Aug 24, 2021
3.14 Anubha Yadav: Capturing The Darkest Secrets of Men
Aug 18, 2021
3.13 Janaki Lenin: Bringing The Wildlife Into Every House Through Writing
Aug 13, 2021
3.12 Aanchal Malhotra: Remembering Partition Through Oral Histories
Aug 04, 2021
3.11 Farah Bashir: A Window To Growing Up In 1990s Kashmir
Jul 28, 2021
3.10 Yasser Usman: The Biographer That Captures Bollywood’s Golden Era
Jul 20, 2021
3.09 Saba Karim Khan: Writing An India-Pakistan Love Story
Jul 13, 2021
3.8 Rohini S. Rajagopal: The Reality Of Infertility In India - A Medical Memoir
Jul 07, 2021
3.7 Moni Mohsin: Using Social Satire To Capture The #MeToo Movement In Pakistan
Jun 22, 2021
3.6 Arunava Sinha and Anita Agnihotri: Farmers' Plight In India - A Translation
Jun 16, 2021
3.5 Sonia Faleiro: Uncovering Crime Against Women In Uttar Pradesh
Jun 08, 2021
3.4 Rituparna Chatterjee - How She Transformed Her Life Story Into A Magical Memoir
Jun 01, 2021
3.3 Clyde D’Souza - Escape Into The Villages Of Goa With This Powerpacked Book!
May 25, 2021
3.2 Diksha Basu: Old Families, New Money - Capturing The Growing Upper Middle Class in India
May 18, 2021
3.1 Tara and Michelle - On How To Beat The Reader's Block!
May 11, 2021
2.15: Tara and Michelle - Why We Read What We Read
Nov 24, 2020
2.14: Tara Kaushal - Going Undercover To Find Out Why Men Rape
Nov 17, 2020
2.13: Anukrti Upadhyay - Exploring Japanese Culture In Indian Fiction
Nov 10, 2020
2.12: Tanuj Solanki - Writing About Artificial Intelligence In Literary Fiction
Nov 10, 2020
2.11: Udayan Mukherjee - Indian Lockdown Stories Across Geography And Class
Nov 03, 2020
2.10: Tahira Kashyap Khurrana - On Writing About Body, Breasts and Bollywood
Oct 27, 2020
2.9: Rheea Mukherjee - Exploring Unconventional Relationships and Lives Through Fiction
Oct 20, 2020
2.8: Parmesh Shahani - Writing A Genre-Bending Business Book On LGBTQ Rights
Oct 13, 2020
2.7: Damyanti Biswas - Tackling Social Issues Through A Gripping Crime Novel
Oct 06, 2020
2.6: Sonali Gupta - Writing About Anxiety During the Pandemic
Sep 29, 2020
2.5: Anmol Malik - Writing Genre-bending Romantic Comedies
Sep 22, 2020
2.4: Samit Basu – Redefining Speculative Fiction In India
Sep 15, 2020
2.3: Radhika Vaz - The Unladylike Comedian
Sep 08, 2020
2.2: Ira Mukhoty - Reviving Forgotten Stories
Sep 01, 2020
2.1: Tara and Michelle - My Brilliant Friend
Aug 25, 2020
1.12: Amrita Mahale- On Writing A Literary Love Story Set In Bombay
Jun 16, 2020
1.11: Vivek Tejuja - India's Biggest Book Blogger And Author Of A Memoir On Growing Up Gay In India
Jun 09, 2020
1.10: Suhit Kelkar - Meet The Jack Of All Trades
Jun 02, 2020
1.9: Deepanjana Pal - Genre Is A Made Up Concept
May 26, 2020
1.8: Arshia Sattar – India’s Best Ramayana Scholar
May 19, 2020
1.7: Avni Doshi - What It Takes To Create A Literary Bestseller
May 12, 2020
1.6: Abhijeet Kini - The In's and Out's of Creating Comic Books
May 05, 2020
1.5: Jane Borges - Bombay’s Hidden Communities
Apr 28, 2020
1.4: Tashan Mehta - Fly into Fantastical Worlds
Apr 21, 2020
1.3: Rajat Ubhaykar - Travelling from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in Trucks
Apr 14, 2020
1.2: Lisa Ray - Not Just Another Celeb Memoir
Apr 07, 2020
1.1: Manu Pillai - History is a Living thing
Mar 31, 2020
1.0: Tara & Michelle - Get To Know Your Hosts
Mar 31, 2020
Trailer
Mar 17, 2020