In the fourth part of our Ritusamhara (The Garland of Seasons) series, we read more about the poetic genius of Kalidasa. It is the season of early winter and that's precisely what we discuss in this episode. Feel free to share your thoughts on [email protected] and help me improve.

In the third chapter of our Ritusamhara series, I discuss Kalidasa's poetic descriptions of autumn. Let me know your thoughts at [email protected]. Thank you for tuning in.

In the second episode of this series where I am discussing Kalidasa's Ritusamhara (The Garland of Seasons), I discuss the chapter on rains. You can reach out on [email protected] for any feedback, queries etc.

Ritusamhara is Kalidasa's ode to the six major seasons of India. It is an 1500 year old text which still describes India's seasons as wonderfully as it did back then. In this episode, I discuss the first chapter of this book. It is about the summer season. Hope you will like it. Feel free to share your thoughts on [email protected] and keep visiting kalampedia.org to support us.

A Book A Day Podcast is back after a long gap. Thank you for keeping your patience. In this episode, I discuss some of the travel essays by Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World and The Doors of Perception. He offers a philosophical perspective on our need to travel and asks some really insightful questions. Let me know what you think of it. You can reach me at [email protected] to share your feedback.

In the concluding episode of this 3-part series, I discuss the Mughal Empire during Akbar and Humayun's times as seen through the eyes of Princess Gulbadan.

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In the second part of our book conversation on Gulbadan by Rumer Godden, I narrate the sequence of events when Babur moves to India from Afghanistan. Keep following the podcast to find out the fate of Mughal Empire after Babur's death.

In this 3-part series, I share a brief history of Mughal emperors and their lives, as seen through the eyes of Princess Gulbadan. I have picked this wonderful biography of Gulbadan by Rumer Godden. Let me know your thoughts on this at [email protected].

In this episode, I bring some romantic poetry from the ancient Indian literature. The poetry has been curated in a recently published book called How to Love in Sanskrit.

In this episode, I discuss Anuradha Ghosh's wonderful monograph on Jamini Roy. Jamini Roy was a 20th-century Bengali painter who drew inspiration from Indian folk art and blended it in his art. Let's learn more about his life and works. Feel free to share your thoughts at [email protected].