Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States, and of American literature. Today I narrate some of his verses in this podcast.

Wit Inspirations of the Two-Year-Olds is a humorous piece penned in the late nineteenth century by American writer Mark Twain. I narrate this short story in today's podcast.

In today's podcast, I narrate a really, really short story written by Confucius.

In today's podcast, I narrate a wonderful essay written by the great American writer Stewart Edward White. The essay is titled On Lying Awake at Night and it is going to be of great help if you are a nocturnal being.

JRR Tolkien's fantasy world is one of the most popular ones in literature and is best explored through books such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. In today's podcast, I discuss the first one and narrate the first few pages of it.

Continuing the discussion from previous episode on Sanjeev Sanyal's book Land of the Seven Rivers, I discuss the Vedic culture of India and its history. Hope you will have a good time listening to the excerpts from the book.

In his book Land of Seven Rivers, Sanjeev Sanyal sets out to explore how India’s history was shaped by its geography-answering questions you may have never thought to ask. One of those questions is regarding the fate of Indus Valley Civilisation. I discuss that question through the lens of this book in today's podcast.

Free Will is a 2012 book by the American neuroscientist Sam Harris. It argues that free will is an illusion, but that this does not undermine morality or diminish the importance of political and social freedom, and that it can and should change the way we think about some of the most important questions in life. I discuss the key ideas and arguments presented in this book on the question of free will.

Ghosts bring a lot of thrill to a story. They can be scary too but that's a part of the fun. That's why I am going to narrate a horror story in today's podcast. This is as much an attempt to scare you as it is to entertain you. Beware!

Letter to His Father is the name usually given to the letter Franz Kafka wrote to his father Hermann in November 1919, indicting him for his emotionally abusive and hypocritical behavior towards him. I narrate parts of this letter to give you some idea about Franz Kafka's own life, especially his childhood issues.