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. Got feedback or want to feature an author? Write to us at indiabookedpodcast@gmail.com
India Booked with Ayushi Mona
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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. Got feedback or want to feature an author? Write to us at indiabookedpodcast@gmail.com
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November 13, 2022
The Chowpatty Cooking Club | Lubaina Bandukwala | Songs of Freedom Series
<p>Set in Bombay during the Quit India movement, the book is about three children—Sakina, Zenobia and Mehul—who are eager to be a part of Indian freedom struggle. When Sakina realises that there’s an underground radio network and her Bela aunty is a part of it and that she might be ousted to the British Government, she and her friends help the Underground People’s Radio in their mission to evade the British police—while their mothers are just running a cooking club.</p> <p>Read it for a glimpse of 1942 Bombay and the role the underground radio (and Usha Mehta!) played in the freedom struggle.</p> <p>Join the author in a conversation with the host Ayushi Mona as they discuss multiple facets of the book and the author's journey. </p>
November 12, 2022
That Year at Manikoil by Aditi Krishnakumar | Songs of Freedom Series | India Booked
<p>Based on the repercussions of the Burma War between British India and the Japanese Army, the book centres around Raji and her sisters who are sent off to live in Manikoil, in their mother’s village in 1944. Away from the war but also terribly embroiled in it through her brother who decides to enlist in the British Indian Army, Raji feels the whiff of independence in the air. When Ilavarasi, her new friend, also lets on that she’s a refugee of the war, Raji is forced to come to terms with its devastation. Amidst all this, rumours swirl that Gandhi thatha might be assassinated prompting the freedom fighters to enlist the help of Raji and her friend Lakshmi to deliver secret letters discreetly.</p> <p>The book provides a glimpse into the role South had to play during the freedom struggle apart from touching upon themes such as girls’ education and empowerment.</p> <p>Our podcast delves into the Behind the Scenes journey of Aditi's experience while writing the book.</p>
November 11, 2022
In the Shadows - Unknown Craftsmen of Bengal | Payal Mohanka | India Booked
<p>Through six chapters dedicated to a mostly unknown village in Bengal and its craft, Payal Mohanka paints a picture of the rural crafting communities that produce rather <strong>unusual crafts objects</strong> like <strong>wigs, decorative lights, polo balls, boats, shuttlecocks </strong>and<strong> jeans</strong>.<br> <br> As a <strong>journalist</strong>, when Payal was filing four-minute capsules on each of these activities for the <strong>India Business Report on BBC World Service television</strong>, she made a decision to capture these activities in more detail. After a decade Payal Mohanka returned to these six villages; Baniban Jagdishpur, Chandernagor, Deulpur, Balagarh, Jadurberia and Chatta Kalikapur and the result is this book.</p> <p>Join her with host Ayushi Mona as she shares her peculiar and fascinating journey. </p>
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