India Booked is a podcast that uses literature as a lever to bring multiple facets of India alive. A perfect podcast for bibliophiles, trivia junkies and people interested in learning more about India. Every episode focuses on a different theme and takes place via a conversation between the host with celebrated authors.
India Booked | The Story of India's Most Popular Prayer
An appeal to the Lord to arise and save the world, the Venkatesa Suprabhatam is
the first of four recitations that are sung together every morning in the Lord
Venkateswara temple in Tirumala, where it was originally sung.
Prativadi Bhayankaram Anna, who composed this prayer in the fifteenth century,
was a saint, a poet and an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu. The poet's devotion
shines through, most unforgettably in M.S. Subbulakshmi's rendition, which rings
through many south Indian homes in the mornings.
Venkatesa Suprabhatam: The Story of India's Most Popular Prayer is a translation
of the prayer, a journey through its verses. This episode finds host, Ayushi
Mona in a deep dive into the history of its composition and the circumstances
with author Venkatesh Parthasarthy.
23 Jan 2021
India Booked | Farm Income: Myths and Realities
The Green Revolution resulted in spectacular advancements in Indian agriculture.
Having achieved food security for its citizens, the country has now become a net
exporter of different agricultural commodities. But sadly, this does not reflect
the real state of the Indian agricultural sector. In truth, our farmers are
plagued by crop failures, poor income, and indebtedness. Such is their misery
that they are of late driven to commit suicide.
Join the author Prof. Narayanamoorthy in conversation with host Ayushi Mona
where we dive into temporal and spatial data to figure what's right and what's
gone terribly, terribly wrong!
16 Jan 2021
India Booked | Colaba: The Diamond at the Tip of Mumbai
Colaba, the southernmost tip of Mumbai, is Mumbai's most iconic neighbourhood.
This bustling locality—with the Gateway of India, the world-famous Taj Mahal
Hotel, and the Colaba Causeway, a shopper's paradise—is an unparalleled tourist
attraction. But barely 200 years ago, it was a rocky, jackal-infested island,
separated from the rest of Bombay by a temperamental creek. In this episode,
host Ayushi Mona discusses the compelling biography of the neighbourhood with
author Shabnam Minwalla. The podcast much like the book unravels accounts of
colonial rivalries and dowry negotiations; and of shrewd industrialists who
transformed this doomed island into the centre of trade during the cotton boom
of the 1860s. She navigates through the sometimes charming, sometimes seedy
streets to track its evolution from a spiritual and recuperative retreat for
British soldiers to a coveted residential area for the Brits and Indians alike.
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