On the 100th episode of this podcast, allow me to narrate a horror story. It was written in 1934 by Julius Long. It tells the story of man living in a small country hotel who becomes obsessed with the only other guest there.

Upanishads are a collection of texts which explores various philosophical ideas in Hinduism. One of the important ideas is the age old question of Who Am I? I narrate a story from one of the Upanishads.

Rigveda, the oldest scripture known to mankind, has its own view on the creation of the universe, much like many other religious scriptures. I recite a few passages from the book.

Dylan Thomas's famous poem has been an inspiration not only to you and me but also to the characters in fictional stories. Let's recite this once more.

I read out a chapter from Jiddu Krishnamurti's famous book Freedom from the Unknown. The chapter is on consciousness and throws some interesting questions in our quest to understand ourselves.

In this poem Elizabeth Barrett Browning

tells us different ways of loving our lover. Let's take time to appreciate the poem and enjoy this beautiful feeling called love while we can.

From the ancient Greece to the digital age, philosophers have consistently argued over the idea of humour and have come up with different theories. I discuss in this podcast.

The famous poem by Paul Verlaine describes the emotional condition of a speaker who does not understand why he is feeling unhappy. I narrate it for you.

What is mindfulness? How does it help you especially in terms of your mental well being. Let's find out with the help of today's book.

Let's explore the most common mental problem i.e., Depression through the lens of literature and books.