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Welcome to India’s No. 1 book podcast where Tara Khandelwal uncovers 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! 

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Episode Date
9.20 Karan Mahajan on Writing Entitled Men Who Live Without Consequence
Jun 02, 2026
9.19 Who Gets Written into History? The Lost Voices Of 19th Century Tawaifs ft. Tarana Hussain Khan
May 26, 2026
9.18 Inside Asia's Largest Anti-Trafficking Institution With Sunitha Krishnan
May 19, 2026
9.17 Your Next Meal Could Be A Time Machine ft. Lavanya Lakshminarayan
May 12, 2026
9.16 What Makes a Bestseller? Naiyya Singh Decodes
May 05, 2026
9.15 What Comes After Coming Out? ft. Rahul Singh
Apr 28, 2026
9.14 Being “Nice” Is Getting You Nowhere ft. Ankur Warikoo
Apr 21, 2026
9.13 Can Men Truly Write Women? Ft. Rahul Bhattacharya
Apr 14, 2026
9.12 ‘Is This Instagrammable?’ And Other Online Crises ft. Ria Chopra
Apr 07, 2026
9.11 The Wrong Interview That Led to the Right Decision ft. Dr. Ashok Ganguly
Mar 31, 2026
9.10 Bombay Food Isn’t As Local As You Think ft. Pronoti Datta
Mar 24, 2026
9.9 Can Fiction Tell the Truth Better Than Journalism? ft. Rahul Pandita
Mar 17, 2026
9.8 Why Delhi Never Sleeps (It’s the Ghosts) ft. Eric Chopra
Mar 10, 2026
9.7 A Life Bigger Than a Michelin Star ft. Suvir Saran
Mar 04, 2026
9.6 Forget the Pandavas, Satyavati Ran the Show! ft. Rupeen Popat
Feb 24, 2026
9.5 Welcome to the Internet. It Sucks. ft. Anurag Minus Verma
Feb 17, 2026
9.4 Mumbai Meri Jaan, But at What Cost? ft. Sidharth Bhatia
Feb 10, 2026
9.3 More Than Just Chick-lit ft. Deepanjana Pal
Feb 04, 2026
9.2 Coding Ourselves Into a Future We Can’t Control ft. Akshay Chopra
Jan 27, 2026
9.1 We’re Curating Kala Ghoda Arts Festival!
Jan 20, 2026
8.25 Alka Joshi: The "Overnight Success" That Took a Decade to Write
Dec 16, 2025
8.24 Roopa Kudva: The Anti-Formula Leader; Write Your Own Playbook!
Dec 09, 2025
8.23 Amish Tripathi: The Day-to-Day of a Bestselling Author
Dec 02, 2025
8.22 Apekshit Khare: Guess What? You Actually Do Have Time!
Nov 25, 2025
8.21 Volga & Purnima: On Why Mythological Women Deserve More
Nov 18, 2025
8.20 Gardiner Harris: On The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
Nov 04, 2025
8.19 Pushkar Anand: You're Manifesting All Wrong (And Here's Why)
Oct 24, 2025
8.18 Tarini Mohan: On the Changes We Choose, and the Ones We Don’t
Oct 07, 2025
8.17 Daisy Rockwell: On Ghosts, Secrets, and the Stories That Haunt Us
Sep 23, 2025
8.16 Sanjena Sathian: On the Illusion of Choice and Motherhood
Sep 09, 2025
8.15 Shikhar Goyal: On Writing Love, Obsession, and the Road to Publication
Aug 19, 2025
8.14 Tara & Michelle: Goodbye Michelle!
Aug 12, 2025
Re-release. Devashish & Nidhi: Enter The Psyche Of Indian Psychological Thrillers
Aug 05, 2025
Re-release. Abhishek Anicca: Disability, Desire, and Dating
Jul 29, 2025
8.13 Reenita Hora: On Fiction as a Weapon Against Forgetting
Jul 22, 2025
8.12 Dr. Samir Parikh & Divya Jain: Why Mental Fitness Wins the Game
Jul 16, 2025
8.11 Manasi Chaudhari: Are You Legally Protected, Or Just Hoping for the Best?
Jul 08, 2025
8.10 Yuvan Aves: On Losing Nature and Learning to Care
Jun 24, 2025
8.9 Bhawana Somaaya: What Partition Stole, and Writing Restored
Jun 17, 2025
8.8 Bhavika Govil: On Growing Up, Growing Apart, and Grieving Secrets
Jun 10, 2025
8.7 Ankush Datar: On Health and Wealth; Two Goals, One Answer
Jun 03, 2025
8.6 Gowri Ramnarayan & Kamlakar Bhat: On Why South Indian Lit Should Be Your Next Obsession
May 27, 2025
8.5 Sanjana Ramachandran: Turning 90s Chaos into Literary Gold
May 20, 2025
8.4 Jennifer Sundberg: How Smart Teams End Up Doing Dumb Things
May 13, 2025
8.3 Tara & Michelle: Can You Love a Book But Hate the Author?
May 06, 2025
8.2 Puneet Sikka and Nayantara Alva: Finding Love In Unexpected Places, Two New Coming of Age Stories
Apr 29, 2025
8.1 Atharva Pandit: On Fictionalising Crime Without Compromising Truth
Apr 23, 2025
7.16 Ministhy S & Arunava Sinha: Leaping Out Of A Page - Translation is More Than Putting Pen to Paper
Dec 17, 2024
7.15 Anisha Lalvani: Love, Crime, and Coming of Age in Noida
Dec 11, 2024
7.14 Saania Saxena: Friendships, Crushes and Growing Up
Dec 03, 2024
7.13 Prayaag Akbar: Love, Social Media, Class Struggles in Delhi’s Urban Chaos
Nov 26, 2024
7.12 Ram and Ammar: Exploring Identity, Migration, and Mystery in Fiction
Nov 19, 2024
7.11 Sriram Devatha: How Did an Indian Whiskey Brand find Global Market?
Nov 13, 2024
7.10 Dr. Ramchandra Guha: What Can We Learn from India's Environmental Heroes?
Nov 05, 2024
7.9 K. Hari Kumar: Oracles, Daivas, and Spirit Worship in Tulu Nadu
Oct 29, 2024
7.8 Dharini & Rupleena: Interfaith Romance, Identity and Coming-of-age Stories of Women in India
Oct 22, 2024
7.7 Manjiri Prabhu: Unraveling Secrets and Mysteries in Portugal’s Wine Country
Oct 15, 2024
7.6 Abhishek Anicca: Disability, Desire, and Dating
Oct 08, 2024
7.5 Priyanka Pathak Narain: A Treasure, A Secret, and India’s Mystical History
Oct 01, 2024
7.4 Laksh & Ashish: The Creative Duo Behind a Unique Myth-Fantasy Fusion
Sep 24, 2024
7.3 Ravi Wazir: A No-nonsense Roadmap to Becoming a Restaurateur in India
Sep 17, 2024
7.2 Minakshi Dewan: How Does India Mourn Its Dead?
Sep 10, 2024
7.1 Tara & Michelle: Why Are Books By Indian Influencers On the Rise?
Sep 03, 2024
6.25 Nitin & Nirmalya: Business Wars, Data Paradoxes, and the HiPPO Effect
Jun 25, 2024
6.24 Mitali Mukherjee: Why is India Falling for Crypto Scams?
Jun 18, 2024
6.23 Gigi Ganguly: A World Where Clouds, Crows and Cocoons Are One
Jun 11, 2024
6.22 Liz Nugent: The Secret to Award-Winning Irish Crime Thrillers
Jun 04, 2024
6.21 Vibha Kagzi: Cracking the Code to MBA Admissions With the Best
May 28, 2024
6.20 Aparna Sanyal: A Descent Into the Mind's Torture Chambers
May 21, 2024
6.19 Anita Mani: Meet India's Brilliant Women Wildlife Conservationists
May 14, 2024
6.18 Appupen & Laurent: What If AI Falls Into The Wrong Hands?
May 07, 2024
6.17 Shinie Antony: Meet Lilith - Adam's First Wife, Or Demon Who Devours Babies?
Apr 30, 2024
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 Indian 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
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Mar 17, 2020