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June 26, 2020 EP - 8 Ravinder Singh
2. Catch @Ravinder Singh, India’s favourite romance author in a candid conversation with @RJ Devki, sharing his experience of writing Will You Still Love Me? Only on Hooked on Books on Red Fm

About the Book

Lavanya Gogoi is from the scenic hills of Shillong while Rajveer Saini belongs to the shahi city of Patiala. Worlds apart from one another, the two land up next to each other on a flight from Mumbai to Chandigarh. It's love at first flight, at least for one of them. For the other . . . well, it's going to take more

Book Link - https://www.amazon.in/Will-You-Still-Love-Me/dp/0143429361

About the Author

Ravinder Singh is a bestselling author. His debut novel I Too Had a Love Story has touched millions of heart. Can Love Happen Twice? is his second book. After spending most of his life in Burla, Orissa, Ravinder has finally settled down in Chandigarh. Having worked as a computer engineer for about several years at some of India’s prominent IT companies, Ravinder is now pur...
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55 min
June 21, 2020 EP-7 Raageshwari Loomba
You can’t have a family unless you are happy yourself. @Raageswariloomba in this latest episode of #HookedonBooks brings us simple mindfulness philosophies to enrich your and your child’s inner world from her book, Building a Happy Family. Tune in @REDFM to listen now!
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1 hr 5 min
June 13, 2020 Ep 6: Sonia Singh
Catch Sonia Singh, our guest this week on Hooked On Books. In conversation with RJ Mandee she talks candidly about her life as a journalist and her book - Defining India: Through their Eyes.

Book Link(Copy and Browse to read): https://www.amazon.in/Defining-India-Through-Their-Eyes/dp/0670091936/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1=sonia+singh+defining+india=1592050606=8-1

About the Author

Sonia Singh has been a journalist for the last 27 years and is currently the Editorial Director of NDTV. A graduate of St Stephens College in English Literature, reading is her passion with an unexplained fondness for Irish romantic novelists. She divides her time between Delhi and Padrauna in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. She is the full-time mother of 3 daughters, which is 'the most difficult and rewarding job in the world', as she puts it.

About the Book

"Defining India: Through Their Eyes

From Amartya Sen to Aamir Khan, Raghuram Rajan, Sachin Tendulkar, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Pranab Mukherjee, Arun Jaitle...
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36 min
June 06, 2020 Ep 5: Namita Gokhale
On this episode, we have Namita Gokhale, an esteemed author and Jaipur Literature Festival Director in conversation with Manasi; talking about her latest book - Jaipur Journals on the show Hooked On Books only on Red Podcasts.

Book Link: (Copy and browse the link)
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About the Author

Namita Gokhale is a writer, publisher and festival director. She is the author of eighteen works of fiction and non-fiction. Her acclaimed debut novel, Paro: Dreams of Passion, published in 1984, has remained a cult classic and has been issued in a double edition with its sequel Priya. Gokhale has worked extensively across genres on Indian mythology, including her retelling of the Indian epic in the Puffin Mahabharata, and her novel for young readers, Lost in Time: Ghatotkacha and the Game of Illusions. The edited anthologies Himalaya and The Himalayan Arc: East of South East, provide valuable resource material on the culture and p...
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45 min
May 31, 2020 Ep 4: Luke Coutinho
Catch award-winning holistic nutritionist Luke Coutinho in coversation with Saurabh on the show Hooked On Books. Talking about his book The Magic Weight-Loss Pill: 62 Lifestyle Changes and shares tips on building immunity.

Book Link(Copy and Browse Link): Kindle link - https://www.amazon.in/Magic-Weight-Loss-Pill-Lifestyle-Changes-ebook/dp/B07RSWV5Y6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8==

About the Author

Luke Coutinho is a globally renowned holistic lifestyle coach and award-winning holistic nutritionist. He is the co-author of the bestseller The Great Indian Diet with Shilpa Shetty. Luke was among the GQ 50 Most Influential Young Indians 2018 and the Times Power Men 2018, and received the Elle award for the Best Health Expert of the Year 2018 and Best in the Industry (Nutritionist) by Vogue in 2018.

Luke is an adviser and the head of integrative lifestyle and nutrition at Pure Nutrition, which creates pure plant-based formulations and cold-pressed oils. He is also the co-founde...
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31 min
May 22, 2020 Ep 3: Cyrus Brocha
Presenting India’s OG Comedian, Cyrus Broacha, as he shares his comical take on politics and business from his book Netagiri and his secret recipe for staying funny! Tune in to the RED FM India app to catch his candid conversation with Saurabh only on the show Hooked On Books.

Amazon Kindle Edition Link: https://www.amazon.in/Netagiri-Cyrus-Broacha-ebook/dp/B00NF876CO/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8==

Author Bio

Cyrus Broacha is the most famous MTV VJ in India. He is also a stand-up comedian and prankster. Best known for his show Bakra on MTV, Cyrus presently anchors a news satire show, The Week that wasn't, on CNN-IBN, co-written and directed by friend Kunal Vijayakar. He was a participant in Khatron ke Khiladi and also a judge for MTV Roadies.

About the Book - Netagiri

When Jay Huskee—the grand patriarch of the Huskee clan—falls out of a window and goes missing, he sets off a sequence of events that results in one of the biggest polit...
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27 min
May 22, 2020 Ep 3: Cyrus Brocha
Presenting India’s OG Comedian, Cyrus Broacha, as he shares his comical take on politics and business from his book Netagiri and his secret recipe for staying funny! Tune in to the RED FM India app to catch his candid conversation with Saurabh only on the show Hooked On Books.

Amazon Kindle Edition Link: https://www.amazon.in/Netagiri-Cyrus-Broacha-ebook/dp/B00NF876CO/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8==

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Author Bio

Cyrus Broacha is the most famous MTV VJ in India. He is also a stand-up comedian and prankster. Best known for his show Bakra on MTV, Cyrus presently anchors a news satire show, The Week that wasn't, on CNN-IBN, co-written and directed by friend Kunal Vijayakar. He was a participant in Khatron ke Khiladi and also a judge for MTV Roadies.

About the Book - Netagiri

When Jay Huskee—the grand patriarch of the Huskee clan—falls out of a window and goes missing, he sets off a sequence of events that results in one of the biggest polit...
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27 min
May 18, 2020 Ep 2: Ruskin Bond
On this episode of Red Podcast and Penguin Random House present Hooked On Books, listen to the legendary author Ruskin Bond. Tune in to the RED FM India app to hear Ruskin Bond speak candidly for the first time about his new upcoming book - A Song of India.

We’ve all grown-up reading Ruskin Bond’s stories but here’s your chance to listen to Ruskin Bond himself talk about his teenage years and how his writing journey began.

A Song of India:
Sixteen-year-old Ruskin, after having finally finished his school, is living with his stepfather and mother at the old Station Canteen in Dehradun. Struggling to begin his writing journey, he tries to make a passage to England to chase his true calling. But as he prepares for his long voyage, the prospect of saying goodbye to the warm, sunny shores of India looms large.

Brought straight from his past, Bond recalls the longing for familiarity, the joys of publishing his stories, receiving his first money order and finding new friends.

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56 min
May 11, 2020 Episode 1: Hooked On Books with Manisha Koirala
For the first time since the release of her book - Healed, Manisha Koirala candidly speaks about her difficult journey of battling cancer in conversation with Saurabh.

About the Book
Healed: How Cancer Gave Me a New Life by Penguin Random House

Audio Book Link: https://bit.ly/ManishaKoiralaEbook

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Healed is the powerful, moving and deeply personal story of actor Manisha Koirala's battle against ovarian cancer. From her treatment in the US and the wonderful care provided by the oncologists there to how she rebuilt her life once she returned home, the book takes us on an emotional roller-coaster ride through her many fears and struggles and shows how she eventually came out triumphant.

Today, as she completes six years of being cancer-free, she shares her story-one marked by apprehensions, disappointments and uncertainties-and the lessons she learnt along the way. Through her journey, she unravels cancer for us and inspires us to not buckle un...
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45 min