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Books and Authors episodes

April 22, 2021 Books & Authors with Vaasanthi, author of Rajinikanth; A Life | Part-2
Rajinikanth's life as a porter and a bus conductor before he became a superstar, the subaltern fans who made him an icon in Tamil cinema, his close friendships, how his status threatened chief minister Jayalalithaa, and his decision to stay away from politics, Vaasanthi, author of Rajinikanth; A Life talks to Manjula Narayan about all that in this week's Books & Authors podcast.

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22 min
April 22, 2021 Books & Authors with Vaasanthi, author of Rajinikanth; A Life | Part-1
Rajinikanth's life as a porter and a bus conductor before he became a superstar, the subaltern fans who made him an icon in Tamil cinema, his close friendships, how his status threatened chief minister Jayalalithaa, and his decision to stay away from politics, Vaasanthi, author of Rajinikanth; A Life talks to Manjula Narayan about all that in this week's Books & Authors podcast.

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25 min
April 15, 2021 Books & Authors with Kabir Bedi, author of Stories I Must Tell | Part-2
His open marriage with Protima, his torrid relationship with Parveen Babi, the swinging 70s, his career in Hollywood, Bollywood, his Wild success in Italy, and his great honesty in his memoir, Stories I Must Tell, Kabir Bedi talks to Manjula Narayan about all that on the Books and Authors podcast.

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23 min
April 15, 2021 Books & Authors with Kabir Bedi, author of Stories I Must Tell | Part-1
His open marriage with Protima, his torrid relationship with Parveen Babi, the swinging 70s, his career in Hollywood, Bollywood, his Wild success in Italy, and his great honesty in his memoir, Stories I Must Tell, Kabir Bedi talks to Manjula Narayan about all that on the Books and Authors podcast.

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26 min
April 08, 2021 Books & Authors with Indranee Ghosh, authorof Spiced, Smoked, Pickled, Preserved | Part-2
Part cookbook, part memoir, Indranee Ghosh's Spiced, Smoked, Pickled, Preserved presents vignettes from a family's history over three generations and from her own childhood in Shillong. She talks to Manjula Narayan about her great recipes and her reminiscences of a vanished world on the Books & Authors podcast.

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22 min
April 08, 2021 Books & Authors with Indranee Ghosh, authorof Spiced, Smoked, Pickled, Preserved | Part-1
Part cookbook, part memoir, Indranee Ghosh's Spiced, Smoked, Pickled, Preserved presents vignettes from a family's history over three generations and from her own childhood in Shillong. She talks to Manjula Narayan about her great recipes and her reminiscences of a vanished world on the Books & Authors podcast.

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21 min
April 01, 2021 Books & Authors with Amit Chaudhuri, author of 'Finding the Raga; An Improvisation on Indian Music' | Part-2
The deeply intellectual nature of Hindustani classical music, the path of Indian modernity, and the new intolerance for beauty that arose in the 1980s and has led to the current hostility to nuance in every sphere... Amit Chaudhuri, author of Finding the Raga, talks to Manjula Narayan about all that on this week's Books & Authors podcast.

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34 min
April 01, 2021 Books & Authors with Amit Chaudhuri, author of 'Finding the Raga; An Improvisation on Indian Music' | Part-1
The deeply intellectual nature of Hindustani classical music, the path of Indian modernity, and the new intolerance for beauty that arose in the 1980s and has led to the current hostility to nuance in every sphere... Amit Chaudhuri, author of Finding the Raga, talks to Manjula Narayan about all that on this week's Books & Authors podcast.

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27 min
March 25, 2021 Books & Authors with Ritu Menon, author of Address Book; A Publishing Memoir in the time of covid | Part-2
The need to publish books of cultural and historical value, forging bonds with feminist presses across the world, and why its worthwhile to fight for bibliodiversity in publishing... Ritu Menon, founder of the feminist press, Women Unlimited, and author of Address Book; A Publishing Memoir In the Time of Covid, talks about all that on this week's Books & Authors podcast.

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26 min
March 25, 2021 Books & Authors with Ritu Menon, author of Address Book; A Publishing Memoir in the time of covid | Part-1
The need to publish books of cultural and historical value, forging bonds with feminist presses across the world, and why its worthwhile to fight for bibliodiversity in publishing... Ritu Menon, founder of the feminist press, Women Unlimited, and author of Address Book; A Publishing Memoir In the Time of Covid, talks about all that on this week's Books & Authors podcast.

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25 min

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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