My Book

Nicholas Nugent, former BBC broadcaster and author of a new book ‘Spice Ports: Mapping the Origins of Global Sea Trade’ , is in conversation with broadcaster and author Andrew Whitehead on MY BOOK podcast, produced by Cine Ink in London. ‘Spice Ports’ has just been published in September, 2024, by the British Library in London.  Discussing his book Nugent says: “It’s an account of how the trade of...

Shahbaz Taseer is in conversation with Pervaiz Alam, discussing his book ‘Lost to the World: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Five Years in Terrorist Captivity’ published by Penguin Random House. Shahbaz also talks about his family, grand dad MD Taseer, renowned Urdu scholar, and Faiz Ahmad Faiz, legendary Urdu poet whose wife Alys was the sister of MD Taseer’s wife, Christobel. The story goes back...

Emmy Award–winning journalist and professor at New York University, Ruchira Gupta, is in conversation with Loveleen Kacker in this 10th episode of Cine Ink podcast show MY BOOK. I Kick and I Fly, published by Scholastic, OneWorld, Rock The Boat and Harper Collins, is Ruchira’s first novel based on real events about finding the courage to create one’s own destiny. In the outskirts of Bihar's Red Li...

The life and work of Indian film actor Irrfan Khan (1967 – 2020) is the subject of a new book ‘Irrfan: A Life in Movies’ by Shubhra Gupta who is in conversation with Sangeeta Datta in the 9th episode of ‘My Book’ podcast show. The book has been published by Pan Macmillan. In this episode, Shubhra Gupta discusses the art and legacy of Irrfan Khan, one of India’s finest actors, known for his stellar...

Aakar Patel discusses Saadat Hasan Manto and his writings with Loveleen Kacker in this 8th episode of My Book Podcast Show, produced by Cine Ink. 'Why I Write: Essays by Saadat Hasan Manto', edited and translated by Aakar Patel has been republished in March 2023. The 2023 edition has two new essays, on hijab and on graffiti, bringing the total number of essays to 27 in the book. “What would Manto...

The composite linguistic zone of Bengal witnessed four partitions in the 20th century. Against that backdrop, ‘No Return Address: Partition and Stories of Displacement’ edited and compiled by Manjira Majumdar, published by Vitasta, is a collection of 10 short stories and a short novel exploring different aspects of one’s identity—placing it in relation to one’s family, community, country, social c...

Chiragh-e-Dair by Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797-1868) is a long poem in Persian on the Indian holy town, Benares . In the 6th episode of Cine Ink podcast ‘My Book’ , Maaz Bin Bilal discusses Ghalib’s deep-rooted respect for Hindus and ‘Temple Lamp’ , English translation of Chiragh-e-Dair, with Saif Mahmood. Temple Lamp has been published by Penguin Classics . Maaz Bin Bilal is a poet, translat...

Once known as the Queen of Erotica, Dr Alka Pande, author of four books on Kamasutra , discusses the art of seduction with Loveleen Kacker in this 5th episode of My Book, a Cineink podcast show about books and their authors. The four books by Alka Pande in the Kama traditions in Indian art series are: 'Al Fresco Kama: Love Under the Open Sky', 'Yoga and Kama: The Acrobatics of Love', 'The Nayika a...

Adeel Hussain, author of ‘Revenge, Politics and Blasphemy in Pakistan’ , discusses the history of blasphemy in South Asia with Loveleen Kacker in this 4th episode of ‘ My Book’ podcast show, recorded in London for Cine Ink. The book has been published by Hurst Publishers . Described as one of the best researched books on blasphemy by critics, Hussain’s latest work uncovers the hidden stories behin...

Delhi-based Sharif D. Rangnekar , a gay man, writer, diversity evangelist and CEO of a PR and Marketing company discusses his latest book, Queer Sapien , published by Rupa Publications in India, in this 3rd episode of Cine Ink podcast in English. Rangnekar, in conversation with Bhawani Shankar , explores through lived experiences, LGBTQIA community, the meanings of love, freedom, identity and dign...

Prof Neerja Mattoo – academic, writer and translator from Kashmir – discusses her book The Greatest Kashmiri Stories Ever Told, a collection of short stories translated in English from Kashmiri language, with Malvika Kaul in this 2nd episode of My Book , a Podcast about Books & Authors with a South Asian touch, produced by Cine Ink in London. The book has been published by Aleph Book Company....

Author, broadcaster and traveller, Sam Miller, discusses his latest book ‘Migrants: The Story of Us All’ with Loveleen Kacker in this first episode of My Book, a Podcast about Books & Authors with a South Asian touch, produced by Cine Ink in London. Published by Abacus in Feb, 2023, Miller’s book cuts through the toxic debates about migration at a time when a number of countries have announced...