To conclude our theme on India and Indian literature, I share some of the most beautiful verses ever written by Indian mystics. Hope you enjoyed this theme. Keep following for new conversations on books in the coming week.

In this podcast I share a brief guide to explore some of the greatest Indian writers in the last century. Please share your favourite writers with me.

Ramachandra Guha's book India After Gandhi covers the history of India after it gained independence from the British in 1947. It is a fascinating read which takes you through the complexities of India's modern social and political challenges. I discuss it briefly in this podcast.

In 1930 Will Durant published a book titled A Case for India after visiting the country. The historian and philosopher put out a strong case for India, which till date remains one of the best books written on this country.

Rajmohan Gandhi’s book Modern South India is a great place to start exploring the history of South India. The region has its own cultural and geographical significance, which makes its history quite different from other parts of India.

In Pranay Lal's book Indica, we learn about the journey of first humans from Africa to India. I discuss it in today's podcast.

Today I come to the next part of Pranay Lal's book Indica where he discusses how life evolved on Earth. Keep following the podcast for more conversations on books or visit www kalampedia.org to read.

This week I am going to talk about some interesting books on India. Starting today with Indica, which covers the natural history of the Indian subcontinent, I discuss the early history of Earth's formation.

Prochy Mehta's book "Who is a Parsi?" undertakes a difficult challenge to answer the puzzle described in its title. Who is a Parsi? Is a Parsi the same as Zoroastrian? Let's try to get into this question with the help of this book. In this podcast the author narrates a chapter from the book. Hope you enjoy that.

To conclude the theme of audio essays this week, I am going to narrate one called Morals and History from Will and Ariel Durant's book The Lessons of History. Hope you enjoyed the essays. Check out the previous episodes for more essays and do not forget to subscribe.