The Hindu On Books
The Hindu on Books is a weekly podcast from India's national newspaper on the latest and the best from the world of literature.
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Chronicling the long reach of the Scindia dynas...
Journalist Rasheed Kidwai looks at the long-running Scindia dynasty in his latest work 'The House of Scindias - A saga of power, politics and intrigue'
26 min
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Former Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on how t...
Former Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale talk on how the Chinese negotiate with India in his new book: 'The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India'
35 min
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Manoj Kewalramani on "Smokeless War" and China'...
Indian author Manoj Kewalramani discuses China's ongoing road to power in his work 'Smokeless War: China's Quest for Geopolitical Dominance'
35 min
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Jairam Ramesh on the poem that defined the Budd...
MP Jairam Ramesh discuss his new book, 'The Light of Asia: The Poem That Defined the Buddha'
28 min
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Ghazala Wahab on some truths about Islam in Ind...
Executive Editor of FORCE Ghazala Wahab sheds light on Islam in India through her work 'Born a Muslim: Some Truths about Islam and India'
57 min
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Vijay Gokhale on the making of the Tiananmen Sq...
Former Foreign Secretary of India Vijay Gokhale talks about the brutal incident, the 1989 Tiananmen Square in his latest work: 'Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest'
47 min
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Vinod Kapri on India's Migrant Crisis | The Hin...
Filmmaker Vinod Kapri talks about the hardships of the 2020 Lockdown in his new book '1232 km: The Long Journey Home'
20 min
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Shivshankar Menon on India and Asian Geopolitic...
Former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon traces the history and evolution of India’s foreign policy and place in the world in the new book, “India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present.”
32 min
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Sanjaya Baru on the rise of India’s New Power E...
Author Sanjaya Baru breaks down the Indian power hierarchy in his new book 'India’s Power Elite: Class, Caste and a Cultural Revolution'
20 min
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Neha Sinha on the magic of the wild, and making...
Wildlife conservationist Neha Sinha chronicles tales of 15 iconic Indian species through her work 'Wild and Wilful'
31 min
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Krish Ashok on The Science of Indian Cooking | ...
Food connoisseur Krish Ashok brings an engineering approach to Indian cooking with his work 'Masala Lab: The Science of Indian Cooking'
45 min
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Suchitra Vijayan on a journey to find a people'...
Indian author Suchitra Vijayan paints the struggles of life in the Indian borders with her latest book 'Midnight's Borders: A People's History of Modern India'
34 min
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Dan Morain on the rise of Kamala Harris | The H...
American author Dan Morain talks about the spirited life of Kamala Harris in his book, 'Kamala's Way'
22 min
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Mohamed Zeeshan on India's Quest for Global Lea...
Indian Journalist Mohammad Zeeshan discusses Indian's foreign policy his latest book 'Flying Blind: India's Quest for Global Leadership'
36 min
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Chinmay Tumbe on The Age of Pandemics (1817-192...
Dr. Chinmay Tumbe explores the eerie history of pandamics in his lastest work 'The Age of Pandemics (1817-1920)'
30 min
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Audrey Truschke on The Language of History and ...
Dr. Audrey Truschke explains why Sanskrit histories of Indo-Muslim rule in her new book 'The Langugae of History'
27 min
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Subramananiam Swamy on India’s Himalayan challe...
MP Subramanian Swamy dicusses the crisis in the China Border in his opus 'Himalayan Challenge: India, China and the Quest for Peace'
36 min
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Ramachandra Guha on 'The Commonwealth of Cricke...
Indian polymath Ramachandra Guha describes his love of cricket in the book 'The Commonwealth of Cricket'
31 min