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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Dalit literature: Decoding voices of resistance...
16 min
2
Reading Ram Vilas Paswan, the ‘weathervane’ of ...
In her book, the author delves into Ram Vilas Paswan's journey, focusing on his advocacy for Dalits, political alliances, and lasting impact on Indian politics.
48 min
3
Brinda Karat on the struggles of working as a w...
The author discusses how the communist movement confronted the Emergency period in India in her book ‘An Education For Rita: A Memoir, 1975-1985.’
33 min
4
Decoding global semiconductor geopolitics and I...
Authors Pranay Kotasthane and Abhiram Manchi discuss geopolitics and semiconductor supply chains in their recent book titled ‘When the Chips are Down.’
48 min
5
Carlo Rovelli on why it is important to underst...
The author and theoretical physicist discusses so called ‘white holes’ in his latest book called ‘White holes: Inside the Horizon.’
51 min
6
Nidhi Sharma on the trials and tribulations of ...
The author chronicles the lives of 17 women leaders in her recent book, ‘She, The Leader: Women in Indian Politics.’
25 min
7
Rosie Llewellyn-Jones on the East India Company...
In her book, the author traces the journey of the East India Company, from 1690 when they occupied Calcutta to 1860 a little after the great uprising that led to their demise.
31 min
8
Samrat Choudhury on his new book ‘Northeast Ind...
The book is a “simple, readable, popular history” of the region that maps its long journey from isolation to integration.
18 min
9
How Shinzo Abe changed Japan and its relations ...
Sanjaya Baru and Suhasini Haider speak to us about the new book "The Importance of Shinzo Abe: India, Japan and the Indo-Pacific."
30 min
10
Zac O’ Yeah on his sub-continental adventures w...
In his book, the travel writer journeys through India’s rich culinary traditions and shares his experience.
51 min
11
Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar on the future of Dal...
The authors analyse the reasons for BSP's decline, and why Dalit voters are attracted to the BJP in their recent book ‘Maya, Modi, Azad- Dalit Politics in The Time Of Hindutva.’
38 min
12
Arati Kumar-Rao on her new book 'Marginlands' |...
In her book, the artist and photographer brings us stories of people who inhabit the most hostile corners of the subcontinent.
15 min
13
Rajeev Bhargava on how the Constitution of Indi...
Bhargava speaks to us about why he considers the constitution sacred, and why he remains optimistic regardless of the sectarianism that surrounds us.
68 min
14
Yogesh Maitreya on Dalit representation in Indi...
In the memoir, 'Water in a Broken Pot', the author writes an interrogative account of growing up as a Dalit and how they are denied right to their stories.
28 min
15
Tanvi Srivastava on tracing the life of an Indi...
Short story and fiction writer Tanvi Srivastava’s first book as a translator is the life story of Asha-san, who was born in Kobe in 1928 and groomed by her parents to live for India’s freedom.
29 min
16
Mark Galeotti on the attack on terrorism in Che...
Mark Galeotti speaks to us on his recent book, Putin’s Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine
32 min
17
Ravinder Kaur on India’s ‘nation building’ and ...
Kaur explains the creation of the nation’s ‘brand image’ to build its global identity in her recent book ‘Brand New Nation: Capitalist Dreams and Nationalist Designs in Twenty-First-Century India.’
39 min
18
Shruti Kapila on violence and fraternity in Ind...
Shruti Kapila speaks to us on her book 'Violent Fraternity: Indian Political Thought in the Global Age'
40 min
19
Shyam Saran on the authoritative view of India-...
Shyam Saran traces decades of Indo-Chinese history and the reasons behind clashes in his book How China sees India and the world.
44 min
20
Rahul Sagar on How Nineteenth Century Indians S...
Rahul Sagar speaks to us on his recent book, which sheds light on how Indian thinkers in the 19th century viewed India’s place in the world and how their debates would leave a lasting impact on India’s strategic thought in the 20th century.
33 min
21
Rasheed Kidwai on the defining figures in India...
Rasheed Kidwai speaks to us on his recent book, which brings in an interesting mix of characters from Indian politics, some well-known and some forgotten
30 min
22
Jan Breman and Ghanshyam Shah on Gujarat as the...
Jan Breman and Ghanshyam Shah speak to us on the history of communal politics in India, Gujarat’s role in its expansion, and whether it is changing the average India’s sense of nationhood and what it means to be an Indian
50 min
23
Shrayana Bhattacharya on ‘Desperately Seeking S...
Shrayana Bhattacharya speaks to us on the economic burden of being a woman and the hidden tax that working women have to pay
30 min
24
Ananth Krishnan and Stanly Johny on China and A...
Ananth Krishnan and Stanly Johny speak to us on the key global issues that feature in their book ‘The Comrades and the Mullahs – China, Afghanistan and the New Asian Geopolitics’
29 min
25
Barkha Dutt on the hardships Indians faced duri...
Barkha Dutt speaks to us on her new book ‘Humans of COVID: To Hell and Back’
37 min