Harper Podcast by HarperCollins India

In this episode of Harper Podcast, we speak to journalist and writer Kunal Purohit on his most recent book H-Pop: the Secretive World of Hindutva pop-stars. He talks about keeping people and their stories at the heart of our engagement and reportage, and how critical dialogue is, even as society gets further polarised by the day.

How has music gotten weaponised into H-Pop, and how are young stars capitalising on their talent and catchy tunes with acerbic lyircs to further the Hindutva agenda.

In the inaugural episode of Harper Podcast, the award-winning Amitav Ghosh speaks to Amrita Tripathi about Smoke and Ashes, and how his research into the opium trade for the Ibis trilogy led to this incredible work of non-fiction, as well as more on his own journey. 

We discuss his own writing career – what’s changed about how he writes and what hasn’t! As well as the climate change crisis, the rise and rise of AI and what he’s been reading and would highly recommend.