Hooked On Books

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Hooked On Books episodes

January 02, 2021 EP-19 Aditi Singhal
Aditi Singhal is an international memory trainer, author, motivational speaker, counsellor and Vedic Math expert par excellence. She, along with co-author Sudhir Singhal, has to her credit the Guinness World Record for conducting the largest maths class. She has also been awarded three national records by the Limca Book of Records and been given The Best Memory Trainer award by the India Book of Records. Along with Sudhir Singhal, she has authored four bestselling books-How to Memorize Anything, How to Become a Human Calculator, How to be a Math Magician (a flip book) and The Ultimate Memory Handbook for Students.
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32 min
December 09, 2020 EP-18 Sri M
About the AuthorSri M is a living yogi and a disciple of Sri Maheshwarnath Babaji who in turn was the disciple of Mahavatar Babaji. Sri M is also known as Sri Madhukarnath ji. Sri M lives at Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India. In 2020, he was conferred with Padma Bhushan award, the third-highest civilian honour of India.
About the EpisodeDiscover a side of Sri M that will make you fall in love with the Author in him. The man of wisdom and wits will be talking about his upcoming book The Homecoming.
Humor, horror and an unknown world awaits in the book as Sri M has penned down short stories in fiction. Catch Sri M talk about his writing technique and his experience of writting fiction on the Podcast Hooked On Books in conversation with Dhruv only on the Red FM India app.
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30 min
December 04, 2020 EP - 17 Deanne Panday
Catch author and wellness coach, Deanne Panday, as Dhruv chats with her about her new book - Balance, and the wheel-of-life programme through which she focuses on the thirteen vital elements we need to be happy, healthy and successful.

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33 min
September 07, 2020 Ep - 15 Parikshit Sahni
Hear Parikshat Sahni talk about the incredible Balraj Sahni, his father, as he chats with RJ Saurabh about his book The Non-Conformist. Only on #HookedOnBooks. @Penguinindia

Book Description :

A legend with a host of admirers like Amitabh Bachchan and Om Puri, Balraj Sahni led the golden era of Indian cinema. He was known to be true to his principles, a non-conformist often remembered for his portrayals of the underprivileged. This is the untold story of one of the most iconic leading actors of this country. Written by his son Parikshat Sahni, the book-packed with unseen photos-provides personal and intimate glimpses of Balraj Sahni as a man and an actor, as a husband and a friend, as a parent and a patriot. It celebrates the life, times and impact of a simple man who inspired an entire generation of actors and continues to do so even today.

Book Link - https://www.amazon.in/Non-Conformist-Memories-Father-Balraj-Sahni-ebook/dp/B07WJ585NP/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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31 min
August 17, 2020 Milee Ashwarya
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31 min
July 24, 2020 EP - 13 Novoneel Chakraborty
@Novoneel Chakraborty talks about thrillers and romance in the latest episode of #HookedOnBooks with @RJ Devaki, sharing his experience of writing ROSES ARE BLOOD RED, only on the Red FM app @PenguinIndia

About The Book

"I'll gift you a love story that every girl desires, but few get to live.'

He'd told me once. And boy, did he stick to his words! Vanav Thakur is the perfect boyfriend that any girl can have. He ticks every box you can ever have for your Mr Right. Trust me on this. He cares for me, respects me, never objectifies me, never says no to me for anything, understands me, is progressive and has no shadow of any male chauvinism in him. Sometimes, I wonder if I really deserve him. My parents, like me, had no option but to accept him as my boyfriend. Everything was hunky dory and I thought I would be that one girl who would never have any relationship hiccup until I stumbled upon the reason behind his perfection.

I'm Aarisha Shergill and my life is about to get ripped apa...
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39 min
July 23, 2020 EP - 12 Durjoy Datta
He is quite often referred to as the romance king, with his sharp wit and beautiful writing he can make any man or woman swoon! In our latest episode we bring you the very @durjoydutta as he talks about love, writing and his book, WISH I COULD TELL YOU.

@durjoydutta can charm his way into your heart with his prose! Known for his candour and wit, we bring you a conversation with the OG king of romance on the latest episode of #HookedonBooks

Book Link - https://www.amazon.in/Wish-I-Could-Tell-You/dp/0143448331

About the Book

Can you find yourself after you have lost thatspecial someone?
A disillusioned and heartbroken Anusha finds herself in the small world of WeDonate.com. Struggling to cope with her feelings and the job of raising money for charity, she reluctantly searches for a worthwhile cause to support.
For Ananth, who has been on the opposite side, no life is less worthy, no cause too small to support.
Behind them are teams for whom going to extraordinary lengths to sav...
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55 min
July 21, 2020 Anand Neelakantan
The man who gave a voice to Ravana, Duryodhana, and Sivagami in the Baahubali series, Anand Neelakantan, is back with another tale of the vanquished from our epics. Tune in to hear him talk about his latest book, Vanara, a classic tale of love, lust and betrayal. Only on #HookedOnBooks On Redfm india app @PenguinIndia

Book Description

Baali and Sugreeva of the Vana Nara tribe were orphan brothers who were born in abject poverty and grew up as slaves like most of their fellow tribesmen. They were often mocked as the vanaras, the monkey men. Sandwiched between the never-ending war between the Deva tribes in the north and the Asura tribes in the south, the Vana Naras seemed to have lost all hope. But Baali was determined not to die a slave. Aided by his beloved brother, Sugreeva, Baali built a country for his people. The capital city, Kishkindha, became a beacon of hope for emancipated slaves from across the world. It was a city of the people, by the people, for the people, where the...
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24 min
July 10, 2020 EP - 10 Shiv Aroor
He is one of the most venerable journalists on TV and a premier defence correspondent. @shivaroor is a household name and here’s your opportunity to hear him narrate stories from his book India’s Most Fearless. Download the RED FM app now! #HookedonBooks

We bring you stories of courage, war and bravery of India’s Most Fearless – written by India’s most beloved journalist. Listen to @shivaroor on #HookedonBooks. Download the RED FM app now.

India’s Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes
The Army major who led the legendary September 2016 surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the LoC; a soldier who killed 11 terrorists in 10 days; a Navy officer who sailed into a treacherous port to rescue hundreds from an exploding war; a bleeding Air Force pilot who found himself flying a jet that had become a screaming fireball . . .
Their own accounts or of those who were with them in their final moments.
India’s Most Fearless covers fourteen true stories of extraordin...
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41 min
July 04, 2020 EP - 9 Gayatri Rangachari
Bollywood till this date continues to be a largely male dominated society. There are very few women who have managed to break the glass ceiling, @gayatrirangachari tells you about a few such women who managed to succeed in transforming Bollywood. Tune in to @REDFM app to hear her tell stories of Changemakers!

Charu Khurana worked to remove a ban on women make-up artists; Geeta Tandon walked out of an abusive marriage to become an ace stunt artist; these aren’t plots of a movie but real life stories of Changemakers! Hear @gayatarirangachari tell you about these on @REDFM

Since Bollywood's earliest days, women have played a part in its success, both in front of the camera and away from it. It has taken more than half a century for women to assert their presence in significant numbers in Bollywood. Today, Hindi cinema relies on a record number of women who work tirelessly, sometimes invisibly, to keep the world's largest dream factory buzzing.
This book tells the story of twenty ...
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33 min