Books and Authors

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In this podcast, National Books Editor Manjula Narayan tells you about books, authors and their journeys. This is a Hindustan Times production, brought to you by HT Smartcast... more

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October 08, 2021 Books & Authors with Jyotirmaya Sharma, author of Elusive Non-Violence; The Making and Unmaking of Gandhi's Religion of Ahimsa
Gandhi's introduction of non-violence as an Indian value by fabricating a tradition around it, his radical interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita, his exhortation to the Jews facing Hitler... Jyotirmaya Sharma, author, Elusive Non-Violence; The Making and Unmaking of Gandhi's Religion of Ahimsa talks to @utterflea about all that on this week's Books & Authors podcast.

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October 01, 2021 Books & Authors with Upinder Singh, author of Ancient India; Culture of Contradictions
The idea that ancient Indians were non-violent is completely wrong." - Upinder Singh, author of Ancient India; Culture of Contradictions talks to @utterflea on godess worship and misogyny, Buddhism, the Manu Smriti and more on the Books & Authors podcast.

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56min
September 24, 2021 Books & Authors with Sid Mallya, author of If I'm Honest; A Memoir of My Mental Health Journey
Battling severe OCD, walking away from his father's business to strike out on his own in LA, and dealing positively with trolls, @sidmallya, author of 'If I'm Honest; A Memoir of My Mental Health Journey' talks to @utterflea about all that on this week's Books & Authors podcast.

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43min
September 16, 2021 Books & Authors with Rajesh Kasturirangan, authors of Who Are We? An Enquiry Into The Indian Mind...
Cyborg India, the persistence and flexibility of caste, lynching as a form of messaging that marries social media spectacle and communal hatred, cognitive capitalism, and the idea of cosiety - @ranganaut author of 'Who Are We? An Enquiry into the Indian Mind...' talks to @utterflea on this week's Books & Authors podcast.

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52min
September 09, 2021 Books & Authors with Martyn Rix, author, Indian Botanical Art; An Illustrated History
Zainuddin, Ram Das, Vishnupersaud and Rungiah were just some of the brilliant artists who worked with the surgeon-botanists of the East India Company to create exquisite scientifically accurate paintings of Indian flora. Martyn Rix, author of 'Indian Botanical Art; An Illustrated History' talks to @utterflea about this productive collaboration between East and West.

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45min
September 03, 2021 Books & Authors podcast with Ruth Vanita, who has translated Mahadevi Varma's My Family
Pre-modern Indian attitudes to animals, what the Mahabharata says about cruelty to bulls, factory farming and vegetarianism, and Mahadevi Varma's stories about animals and their relationships with each other in 'My Family'... Ruth Vanita, who has translated the book talks about all that to @utterflea on this week's Books & Authors podcast

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47min
August 26, 2021 Books & Authors with Vaibhav Purandare, author of Hitler and India; The Untold Story of His Hatred for the country & Its People
Nazi atrocities against Indians in Germany, Subhash Chandra Bose's unfruitful meeting with Hitler, and the strange amnesia that has led to Mien Kampf being a bestseller in India, @VaibhavP21, author of 'Hitler And India' talks to @utterflea on this week's Books & Authors podcast

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53min
August 19, 2021 Books & Authors with Nirupama Subramanian, author Murder on the Menu
Lust, black magic, kidnapping, and murder feature in the story of P Rajagopal, founder of Saravana Bhavan. Murder on the Menu by Nirupama Subramanian shows us a man who stopped at nothing in his attempt to force a woman to marry him. Nirupama Subramanian talks to @utterflea about Murder on the Menu: The Sensational Story of the Tycoon Who Founded Saravana Bhavan.
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56min
August 12, 2021 Books & Authors with Akash Kapur, author of Better to have gone; Love, Death and the Quest for Utopia in Auroville
Building a utopian community, the optimism and the bitter internal battles that were fought, the triumphs, great personal tragedies and philosophical struggles of the pioneers... @akashkapur talks to @utterflea about 'Better to have Gone; Love Death and the Quest for Utopia in Auroville

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49min
August 05, 2021 Books & Authors with Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai, author of The Owl Delivered The Good News All Night
Shapeshifters, women who turn into tigers, drowned worlds, a son-in-law perplexed by his shadow... 'The Owl Delivered The Good News All Night Long' is a collection of fantastic folktales from across India. Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai who edited the volume talks to @utterflea about the themes and structures of folk lore and the ways in which these tales help you to understand the world.

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47min

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