A Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from India

Continuing our discussion on Alain de Botton's book The Consolations of Philosophy, I discuss Epicurean ideas today and how it can find consolation if we don't possess enough material wealth. Thank you for listening. Please like and subscribe, and also support us on Kalampedia .

Today I have got Alain de Botton's book The Consolations of Philosophy with me and I start with the first consolation in this episode. It is the consolation for unpopularity, explained through the life and teachings of the great Greek philosopher Socrates. Keep listening to know more about the book and its ideas. Thank you for tuning in. Please like and subscribe and support us on Kalampedia .

In the concluding episode of our discussion on Sam Dalrymple's book Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and Making of the Modern Asia, I discuss the 1971 war of India and Pakistan, as a result of which Bangladesh came into existence. This was the fifth and the final partition that took place in the Indian subcontinent. Thank you for listening. Please like and subscribe, and visit Kalampedia to show y...

Continuing our discussion on Sam Dalrymple's book Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia, today we discuss the partition and accession of three important princely states: Kashmir, Junagadh and Hyderabad. Thank you for listening. Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed the podcast. Support us on Kalampedia .

Continuing our discussion on Sam Dalrymple's book Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia, I discuss the most talked-about partition - India and Pakistan. Thank you so much for listening. Don't forget to like and subscribe. Please support me on Kalampedia .

In this episode, I pick Sam Dalrymple's debut book Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia, and discuss the story of India-Burma (now Myanmar) partition. Keep following the podcast to hear more about the other partitions that shaped the maps of South Asia and gave rise to a number of independent nations. Thank you for listening. Please visit Kalampedia to support us.

In the final episode of our series on this book called Monsoon Feelings, I discuss some of the Bollywood songs and movies that carry the monsoon theme. I hope you've enjoyed listening to this discussion. Thank you for listening. Do not forget to like and subscribe. Visit Kalampedia to support us.

In this episode, continuing our theme of monsoon, I discuss how Mughals celebrated the season of rains and the kind of art they created. The content is based on the book titled Monsoon Feelings. Thank you for listening. Please don't forget to like and subscribe. Visit Kalampedia if you would like to support our work.

Continuing our discussion on this wonderful book Monsoon Feelings, in this episode we explore two ideas: Radhavallabh tradition and Hindi-Urdu Barahamasa poetry. We explore how different religious and cultural traditions in medieval India depicted the monsoon rains. I hope you enjoyed the episode. Please visit Kalampedia to show us your support! Thank you!

In the ongoing theme of books on monsoon, I pick one of my favourite books called Monsoon Feelings. The book really captures the emotions associated with the monsoon season and how it has been expressed in various art forms in South Asia in the last millennium. In today's episode I focus on the chapter on Persian poetry and its association with the monsoon. Stay tuned to know more about this book...

In the next few episodes, I will be bringing and sharing some of the finest books on the monsoon season. Starting with Kalidasa's Meghadutam, we are going to explore centuries of literature. Thank you for listening. Keep supporting on Kalampedia .

In this episode, I narrate a few verses from Meera Ganapathi's wonderful new book titled How to Forget: A Book of Short Steps and Long Walks. If you'd like to read more about the book, you can check out my piece here .

We often have this fear in our mind: what if we lose everything? What will we do? Where will we go? Thanks to the 12th century Japanese monk and poet, Kamo No Chomei, we can overcome these fears. Let's meditate on his short but profound work called Hojoki, where he describes his life experiences of living in a ten feet square hut.

In this episode, I narrate a few passages from Marcel Proust's masterpiece In Search of Lost Time. You will notice how beautifully Proust describes a lover's gaze when his partner is sleeping in the bed. It's a writing masterclass, and at the same time, a form of therapy where you simply surrender to the beauty of prose.

In this episode I narrate a beautiful short love story by Haruki Murakami. The title is On Seeing a 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning. Quite a title, isn't it? I hope you will enjoy the story. Thank you for your support. Keep showing your love on kalampedia.org!

In this episode I discuss the most popular Odia short story, which also happens to be the first modern Odia short story. It is called Rebati and it was written by Fakir Mohan Senapati in 1898. But that is not it. I also briefly tell you about some of the other classic Odia stories with the help of a book titled Maguni's Bullock Cart and Other Classic Odia Stories. Thank you so much for listening....

Mini Krishnan has created a series with HarperCollins India where she is collecting classic short stories from various regional languages and with the help of a translator making them accessible to the English readers. This time, we have her collection of Kannada short stories. The book is called A Teashop in Kamalapura and Other Classic Kannada Stories. In this episode we discuss some of these st...

In a recently published book titled "The Second Marriage of Kunju Namboodiri and Other Classic Malayalam Short Stories" we get a glimpse into early short stories from Malayalam literature.

In the third and final episode of our discussion on Natasha Lunn's book Conversations on Love, we cover the more difficult part of a relationship. One, how to sustain romance in a long-term relationship, and two, how to deal with the loss if things go wrong. Hope you enjoyed these conversations and got interesting insights on love. Keep supporting on Kalampedia.org and stay tuned for more discussi...

In this episode, we analyse the conversation between Natasha Lunn, author of Conversations on Love, and Emily Nagoski, who is a sex educator. The two discuss the neuroscience behind sexual intimacy and how that plays out in long term relationships. Thank you for listening. Do not forget to subscribe if you want to listen to more conversations on book. Visit kalampedia.org to support us.

In her book Conversations on Love, Natasha Lunn explores the complexities of love through insightful discussions with experts. Let’s become a part of these conversations and read more about them, starting with Alain de Botton. In this episode I narrate the conversation between Natasha and De Botton and what we can learn from this exchange. Visit Kalampedia.org to read more.

In this short episode, I narrate a few stanzas from Vikram Seth's Sahitya Akademic award winning book The Golden Gate. Written in Onegin Stanzas, the book is a delight for the lovers of verse and narration. Let's hear a few stanzas.

In this episode I critically read and review Murakami's short story Men Without Women. The book is also titled Men Without Women, and as the title suggests, every story is written around the theme of men losing women's presence in their lives.

In this short episode, I discuss a key learning from Joseph Nguyen's popular book Don't Believe Everything You Think. It is the idea that thinking is different from thoughts and how we can avoid overthinking by focusing on the nature of thoughts. Keep following for more bookish content.

In the second part of our discussion on Francesca Marino's book Balochistan: Bruised, Battered and Bloodied, I share the current challenges faced by the Pakistani state in Balochistan. Whether it's the neocolonislism of China through China Pakistan Economic Corridor or the geopolitical warfare being played out between USA/India and China/Pakistan, there is much to learn here. Where does that leave...