All Episodes

9.17 Your Next Meal Could Be A Time Machine ft. Lavanya Lakshminarayan

9.16 What Makes a Bestseller? Naiyya Singh Decodes

9.15 What Comes After Coming Out? ft. Rahul Singh

9.14 Being “Nice” Is Getting You Nowhere ft. Ankur Warikoo

9.13 Can Men Truly Write Women? Ft. Rahul Bhattacharya

9.12 ‘Is This Instagrammable?’ And Other Online Crises ft. Ria Chopra

9.11 The Wrong Interview That Led to the Right Decision ft. Dr. Ashok Ganguly

9.10 Bombay Food Isn’t As Local As You Think ft. Pronoti Datta

9.9 Can Fiction Tell the Truth Better Than Journalism? ft. Rahul Pandita

9.8 Why Delhi Never Sleeps (It’s the Ghosts) ft. Eric Chopra

9.7 A Life Bigger Than a Michelin Star ft. Suvir Saran

9.6 Forget the Pandavas, Satyavati Ran the Show! ft. Rupeen Popat

9.5 Welcome to the Internet. It Sucks. ft. Anurag Minus Verma

9.4 Mumbai Meri Jaan, But at What Cost? ft. Sidharth Bhatia

9.3 More Than Just Chick-lit ft. Deepanjana Pal

9.2 Coding Ourselves Into a Future We Can’t Control ft. Akshay Chopra

9.1 We’re Curating Kala Ghoda Arts Festival!

8.25 Alka Joshi: The "Overnight Success" That Took a Decade to Write

8.24 Roopa Kudva: The Anti-Formula Leader; Write Your Own Playbook!

8.23 Amish Tripathi: The Day-to-Day of a Bestselling Author

8.22 Apekshit Khare: Guess What? You Actually Do Have Time!

8.21 Volga & Purnima: On Why Mythological Women Deserve More

8.20 Gardiner Harris: On The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson

8.19 Pushkar Anand: You're Manifesting All Wrong (And Here's Why)

8.18 Tarini Mohan: On the Changes We Choose, and the Ones We Don’t

8.17 Daisy Rockwell: On Ghosts, Secrets, and the Stories That Haunt Us

8.16 Sanjena Sathian: On the Illusion of Choice and Motherhood

8.15 Shikhar Goyal: On Writing Love, Obsession, and the Road to Publication

8.14 Tara & Michelle: Goodbye Michelle!

Re-release. Devashish & Nidhi: Enter The Psyche Of Indian Psychological Thrillers

Re-release. Abhishek Anicca: Disability, Desire, and Dating

8.13 Reenita Hora: On Fiction as a Weapon Against Forgetting

8.12 Dr. Samir Parikh & Divya Jain: Why Mental Fitness Wins the Game

8.11 Manasi Chaudhari: Are You Legally Protected, Or Just Hoping for the Best?

8.10 Yuvan Aves: On Losing Nature and Learning to Care

8.9 Bhawana Somaaya: What Partition Stole, and Writing Restored

8.8 Bhavika Govil: On Growing Up, Growing Apart, and Grieving Secrets

8.7 Ankush Datar: On Health and Wealth; Two Goals, One Answer

8.6 Gowri Ramnarayan & Kamlakar Bhat: On Why South Indian Lit Should Be Your Next Obsession

8.5 Sanjana Ramachandran: Turning 90s Chaos into Literary Gold

8.4 Jennifer Sundberg: How Smart Teams End Up Doing Dumb Things

8.3 Tara & Michelle: Can You Love a Book But Hate the Author?

8.2 Puneet Sikka and Nayantara Alva: Finding Love In Unexpected Places, Two New Coming of Age Stories

8.1 Atharva Pandit: On Fictionalising Crime Without Compromising Truth

7.16 Ministhy S & Arunava Sinha: Leaping Out Of A Page - Translation is More Than Putting Pen to Paper

7.15 Anisha Lalvani: Love, Crime, and Coming of Age in Noida

7.14 Saania Saxena: Friendships, Crushes and Growing Up

7.13 Prayaag Akbar: Love, Social Media, Class Struggles in Delhi’s Urban Chaos

7.12 Ram and Ammar: Exploring Identity, Migration, and Mystery in Fiction

7.11 Sriram Devatha: How Did an Indian Whiskey Brand find Global Market?

7.10 Dr. Ramchandra Guha: What Can We Learn from India's Environmental Heroes?

7.9 K. Hari Kumar: Oracles, Daivas, and Spirit Worship in Tulu Nadu

7.8 Dharini & Rupleena: Interfaith Romance, Identity and Coming-of-age Stories of Women in India

7.7 Manjiri Prabhu: Unraveling Secrets and Mysteries in Portugal’s Wine Country

7.6 Abhishek Anicca: Disability, Desire, and Dating

7.5 Priyanka Pathak Narain: A Treasure, A Secret, and India’s Mystical History

7.4 Laksh & Ashish: The Creative Duo Behind a Unique Myth-Fantasy Fusion

7.3 Ravi Wazir: A No-nonsense Roadmap to Becoming a Restaurateur in India

7.2 Minakshi Dewan: How Does India Mourn Its Dead?

7.1 Tara & Michelle: Why Are Books By Indian Influencers On the Rise?

6.25 Nitin & Nirmalya: Business Wars, Data Paradoxes, and the HiPPO Effect

6.24 Mitali Mukherjee: Why is India Falling for Crypto Scams?

6.23 Gigi Ganguly: A World Where Clouds, Crows and Cocoons Are One

6.22 Liz Nugent: The Secret to Award-Winning Irish Crime Thrillers

6.21 Vibha Kagzi: Cracking the Code to MBA Admissions With the Best

6.20 Aparna Sanyal: A Descent Into the Mind's Torture Chambers

6.19 Anita Mani: Meet India's Brilliant Women Wildlife Conservationists

6.18 Appupen & Laurent: What If AI Falls Into The Wrong Hands?

6.17 Shinie Antony: Meet Lilith - Adam's First Wife, Or Demon Who Devours Babies?

6.16 Anand Neelakantan: Should You Be Evil To Succeed In Modern Times?

6.15 Ankur Warikoo: His Take On Marketing, Money, And Writing Books

6.14 Tarun Saint: On Handpicking The Best Detectives From All Over India

6.13 Manjula Padmanabhan: Meet The Woman Who's A Taxi Driver In Delhi

6.12 Aisha and Shasvathi: The Real Reason Behind South Asia's <1% Divorce Rate

6.11 Bhaskar Roy: Witnessing The Horrors Of Post-Independence India As A Child

6.10 Santanu Bhattacharya: The Bloody Aftermath Of The Babri Masjid Demolition

6.9 Tarun Mehrishi: Art Heist Of Rs 400 Crore Holds India’s Biggest Secret

6.8 Amit & Shantanu: Modern Lessons From Ancient Epics

6.7 Shatrujeet Nath: Bharat - The Brother Who Never Got His Due

6.6 Andaleeb Wajid: Will The Sisters From Jasmine Villa Find Their Love This Valentine's Day?

6.5 Anjum Hasan: On Being A Muslim In Modern India

6.4 Damyanti Biswas: The Murky World Of Mumbai's Dance Bars

6.3 Abraham Verghese: A Saga Through Kerala's Backwaters

6.2 Devashish & Nidhi: Enter The Psyche Of Indian Psychological Thrillers

6.1 Tara & Michelle: Why Is India Drawn To Real Stories?

5.41 Decoding Spiritual Self-help With A Karma Yogi

5.40 Rheea & Gargi: Women Who Defy All Odds To Get What They Want

5.39 Radhika Iyengar: Life Among The Dead in Banaras

5.38 Aditi & Shivalik: Unheard Stories From The Indian Army

5.37 Anirudh Kanisetti: Unearthing the Untapped History of South India

5.36 Vivek Shanbhag: Decoding Sakina’s Kiss, Ghachar Ghochar & Kannada Literature

5.35 Nadeem Zaman: Meet The Great Gatsby of Bangladesh

5.34 Hussain Zaidi: Capturing Criminals With India’s Biggest Crime Writer

5.33 Mehak Goyal: A Debut Poetry Collection Finds A Traditional Publisher

5.32 Neeraj Kumar: Corruption at the Grassroots Level in Indian Cricket

5.31 Ranjana Kaul: Why I Decided To Translate My Grandmother’s Book Into English

5.30 Ameer Shahul: How a Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal

5.29 Shastri & Jai: Redefining Gender Stereotypes in Indian Diasporic Writing

5.28 Manish Gaekwad: My Mother was the Last Courtesan

5.27 Srinath Rao: Inside the Life of a Crime Reporter in Mumbai

5.26 Catherine & Nandini: Bringing South-Indian Epics to the World

5.25 Nidhi & Reshmi: Active Ageing- Living Life Without a Pause

5.24 Tejaswini Apte-Rahm: Time Travel to Bombay's Silent Film Era

5.23 Tara & Michelle: Mythology: What differentiates blockbusters from flops

5.22 Chitra Divakaruni: Meet Phenomenal Indian Women Through Partition, Migration, and Mythology

5.21 Yashodhara & Aruna: An exclusive peek into an inclusive Indian therapy room

5.20 Aravind Jayan: What happens when an intimate clip goes viral in an Indian family?

5.19 Rukmini Shrinivasan: Numbers and Myth Busting: The stories behind the stats

5.18 Bora Chung: Cursed Bunnies, Ghosts, and Dark Lore of South Korea

5.17 Gauri Devidayal & Vishwas Kulkarni: Unveiling Bombay’s F&B Industry

5.16 Tara & Michelle: The Changing 'Big Indian Family'

5.15 Deepti Kapoor: Kalyug, crime and politics in Delhi

5.14 Tarana Hussain Khan: Narrating the Dastans of Rampur's Nawabs and Begums

5.13 Damodar Mauzo: Chronicling Goan culture for over 50 years in Konkani

5.12 Kamal Gupta: From IIT to Wall Street, the gambler who beat all odds

5.11 Neil D’Silva: On creating a spine chilling world of Indian horror

5.10 Rehana Munir: Bookstores. Bombay. Romance.

5.09 Aashisha Chakraborty: Mis (s) Adventures Of A Sales Girl

5.08 Can Tara Change Michelle's Mind About Self-help Books?

5.07 Aparna Piramal Raje: Juggling Business, Bipolarity and Motherhood

5.06 Ashok Banker: Epic And Unknown Love Stories From The Mahabharata

5.05 Leeza Mangaldas: The Sex Textbook We Wish We Had In School

5.04 Mansi Choksi: Investigating The Dangers Of Modern Marriages In India

5.03 Shehan Karunatilaka: Ghosts, Death and Humor- The Formula To Win The Booker Prize

5.02 Aniruddha Mahale: India's First LGBTQ Dating Guide

5.01 Tara & Michelle: Adventures, Mishaps And Wild Ways Authors Do Research

Special: Arjun Gaind On writing a memoir for 25 years: Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest

Special: Sudha Menon On Food, Nostalgia And Journalism At Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest

Special: Hannah Lalhlanpuii On The Independence Struggle In Mizoram At Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest

Special: Sundeep Waslekar On Why Should We Make Peace, Not War At Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest

Special: Jerry Pinto On Loving Bombay And Helen At Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest

4.24 Tara & Michelle: Does Winning A Prize Make A Book Successful?

4.23 Ritu Singh: On Tracing The Vast History Of Indian Advertising!

4.22 Hemali Sodhi: If You Have Dogs, Write About Them!

4.21 Shrabani Basu: Uncovering Arthur Conan Doyle’s Solitary Case As A Detective!

4.20 Anjana Menon: Writing About Your Backyard Through The Lens Of A Tourist

4.19 Shrayana Bhattacharya: Studying The Economic Reality Of Young Indian Women

4.18 Tara & Michelle: Books Vs. Movies - The Ultimate Adaptation Debate

4.17 Amitava Kumar: Decoding The Lives Of Writers

4.16 Anupama Chopra: Writing Unbiased Critiques Of The Biggest Blockbusters

4.15 Tony Joseph: Uncovering The Lives Of Early Indians

4.14 Taran N. Khan: An Unconventional Travel Story In Kabul

4.13 Tara & Michelle: Rise Of The Villains

4.12 Chandrima Das: Horror Stories Set In Indian College Campuses

4.11 Mira Sethi: Exploring Young Urban Pakistan

4.10 Krish Ashok: Deconstructing The Science Of Indian Food

4.9 Sudha Murty: On Being A Grandmother And Writing For Children

4.8 Tara And Michelle: What Are Migration Stories And Do They Need To Change?

4.7 Riva Razdan: Dissecting The Feminist Romance Genre

4.6 Aastha Atray Banan: What It Means To Be A Love Guru

4.5 Tanushree Podder: Representing Women In The Army Through Fiction

4.4 Shivani Sibal: Revealing Complex Class Equations in Delhi Society

4.3 Kavitha Rao: Chronicling The Lives Of India’s First Women Doctors

4.2 Amitav Ghosh: Highlighting The Reality Of Climate Change

4.1 Tara and Michelle: Do Indian Female Characters Pass The Bechdel Test?

Manu Pillai: Uncovering The Real Lives Of India’s Maharajas (BONUS)

3.15 Tara and Michelle: Should Stories Have A Moral Responsibility?

3.14 Anubha Yadav: Capturing The Darkest Secrets of Men

3.13 Janaki Lenin: Bringing The Wildlife Into Every House Through Writing

3.12 Aanchal Malhotra: Remembering Partition Through Oral Histories

3.11 Farah Bashir: A Window To Growing Up In 1990s Kashmir

3.10 Yasser Usman: The Biographer That Captures Bollywood’s Golden Era

3.09 Saba Karim Khan: Writing An India-Pakistan Love Story

3.8 Rohini S. Rajagopal: The Reality Of Infertility In India - A Medical Memoir

3.7 Moni Mohsin: Using Social Satire To Capture The #MeToo Movement In Pakistan

3.6 Arunava Sinha and Anita Agnihotri: Farmers' Plight In India - A Translation

3.5 Sonia Faleiro: Uncovering Crime Against Women In Uttar Pradesh

3.4 Rituparna Chatterjee - How She Transformed Her Life Story Into A Magical Memoir

3.3 Clyde D’Souza - Escape Into The Villages Of Goa With This Powerpacked Book!

3.2 Diksha Basu: Old Families, New Money - Capturing The Growing Upper Middle Class in India

3.1 Tara and Michelle - On How To Beat The Reader's Block!

2.15: Tara and Michelle - Why We Read What We Read

2.14: Tara Kaushal - Going Undercover To Find Out Why Men Rape

2.13: Anukrti Upadhyay - Exploring Japanese Culture In Indian Fiction

2.12: Tanuj Solanki - Writing About Artificial Intelligence In Literary Fiction

2.11: Udayan Mukherjee - Indian Lockdown Stories Across Geography And Class

2.10: Tahira Kashyap Khurrana - On Writing About Body, Breasts and Bollywood

2.9: Rheea Mukherjee - Exploring Unconventional Relationships and Lives Through Fiction

2.8: Parmesh Shahani - Writing A Genre-Bending Business Book On LGBTQ Rights

2.7: Damyanti Biswas - Tackling Social Issues Through A Gripping Crime Novel

2.6: Sonali Gupta - Writing About Anxiety During the Pandemic

2.5: Anmol Malik - Writing Genre-bending Romantic Comedies

2.4: Samit Basu – Redefining Speculative Fiction In India

2.3: Radhika Vaz - The Unladylike Comedian

2.2: Ira Mukhoty - Reviving Forgotten Stories

2.1: Tara and Michelle - My Brilliant Friend

1.12: Amrita Mahale- On Writing A Literary Love Story Set In Bombay

1.11: Vivek Tejuja - India's Biggest Book Blogger And Author Of A Memoir On Growing Up Gay In India

1.10: Suhit Kelkar - Meet The Jack Of All Trades

1.9: Deepanjana Pal - Genre Is A Made Up Concept

1.8: Arshia Sattar – India’s Best Ramayana Scholar

1.7: Avni Doshi - What It Takes To Create A Literary Bestseller

1.6: Abhijeet Kini - The In's and Out's of Creating Comic Books

1.5: Jane Borges - Bombay’s Hidden Communities

1.4: Tashan Mehta - Fly into Fantastical Worlds

1.3: Rajat Ubhaykar - Travelling from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in Trucks

1.2: Lisa Ray - Not Just Another Celeb Memoir

1.1: Manu Pillai - History is a Living thing

1.0: Tara & Michelle - Get To Know Your Hosts

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