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Books and Beyond with Bound
Welcome to India’s No. 1 book podcast where Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D’costa uncover the stories behind some of the best-written books of our time. Find out what drives India’s finest authors: from personal experiences to jugaad research methods, and insecurities to publishing journeys. And how these books shape our lives and worldview today.
Tune in every Wednesday!
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Episodes
160 episodes
8.4 Jennifer Sundberg: How Smart Teams End Up Doing Dumb Things
Are the wrong people making the biggest decisions at your company?Tara and Michelle talk to Jennifer Sundberg—co-founder of Board Intelligence and co-author of Collective Intelligence—about why most leadersh...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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52:05
8.3 Tara & Michelle: Can You Love a Book But Hate the Author?
Should we boycott problematic authors—or just read them with guilt? Tara and Michelle dive into the messy politics of author scandals, from cancel culture to complicity. Plus, what happens when AI writes a book? Would you read it? Should it ...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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37:28
8.2 Puneet Sikka and Nayantara Alva: Finding Love In Unexpected Places, Two New Coming of Age Stories
What do a privileged student with a saviour complex and an ambitious outsider in Bollywood have in common? Debut authors Nayantara Alva and Puneet Sikka take us into two very different Indias—one set in a liberal arts coll...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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1:07:15
8.1 Atharva Pandit: On Fictionalising Crime Without Compromising Truth
Tara talks to journalist and debut author Atharva Pandit, whose novel Hurda is inspired by a real-life case that briefly made headlines in 2013, and then vanished.What begins as a mystery about three missing girls ...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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40:53
7.16 Ministhy S & Arunava Sinha: Leaping Out Of A Page - Translation is More Than Putting Pen to Paper
Ever wondered how translators breathe life into stories across languages? Or what it takes to bring the essence of one culture into another?In this episode of Books and Beyond, Tara and Michelle unravel the secrets of literary t...
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Season 7
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Episode 16
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1:04:14
7.15 Anisha Lalvani: Love, Crime, and Coming of Age in Noida
Curious about how contemporary fiction explores women's sexuality, family, and the messy transition into adulthood?In this episode of Books and Beyond, Tara and Michelle sit down with Anisha Lalvani to discuss her debut novel, <...
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Season 7
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Episode 15
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7.14 Saania Saxena: Friendships, Crushes and Growing Up
How do teenage years shape the way we view the world around us?In this episode of Books and Beyond, Michelle and Tara chat with 20-year-old author and philosophy blogger Saania Saxena about her debut book, Teenage Chronicles. Sa...
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Season 7
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Episode 14
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7.13 Prayaag Akbar: Love, Social Media, Class Struggles in Delhi’s Urban Chaos
What do a right-wing YouTube creator and a small-town salesgirl have in common? In this episode of Books and Beyond, Michelle and Tara sit down with Prayaag Akbar, author of Mother India, to explore the intersectio...
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Season 7
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Episode 13
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7.12 Ram and Ammar: Exploring Identity, Migration, and Mystery in Fiction
Curious about how fiction unravels the complexities of identity and migration?In this episode of Books and Beyond, Michelle and Tara sit down with Ammar Kalia, author of A Person is a Prayer, and Ram Murali, author of <...
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Season 7
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Episode 12
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7.11 Sriram Devatha: How Did an Indian Whiskey Brand find Global Market?
As India rises on the world stage, what stories and narratives are we ready to share?In this episode of Books and Beyond, Tara and Michelle speak with author Sriram Devtha the author of Amrut: The Great Churn. Div...
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Season 7
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Episode 11
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57:10
7.10 Dr. Ramchandra Guha: What Can We Learn from India's Environmental Heroes?
Curious about India’s unique relationship with the environment and the often-overlooked heroes who shaped it?In this episode of Books and Beyond, Michelle and Tara welcome celebrated historian Dr. Ramachandra Guha, and talk abou...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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50:19
7.9 K. Hari Kumar: Oracles, Daivas, and Spirit Worship in Tulu Nadu
Ever been captivated by the supernatural or curious about the secrets behind spirit worship?In this episode of Books and Beyond, Michelle sits down with Hari Kumar, author of Daiva, who takes us into the fascinating wor...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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1:02:14
7.8 Dharini & Rupleena: Interfaith Romance, Identity and Coming-of-age Stories of Women in India
Curious about how fiction explores the intersection of identity, memory, and love? In this episode of Books and Beyond, Michelle and Tara sit down with Dharini Bhaskar author of ‘Like Being Alive Twice’ and Rupleena Bose au...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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50:11
7.7 Manjiri Prabhu: Unraveling Secrets and Mysteries in Portugal’s Wine Country
Ever wonder how a destination can inspire an entire mystery novel?In this episode of Books and Beyond, Tara and Michelle chat with Manjiri Prabhu, India’s first female mystery writer to break into the international scene. She ta...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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39:24
7.6 Abhishek Anicca: Disability, Desire, and Dating
Ever wondered what it’s like to live with a disability? Or how writing can help navigate the toughest of life’s challenges? In this episode of Books and Beyond, Michelle and Tara chat with Abhishek Anicca, author of Gra...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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49:32
7.5 Priyanka Pathak Narain: A Treasure, A Secret, and India’s Mystical History
Ever wonder how historical mysteries unfold in fiction? In this episode of Books and Beyond Tara and Michelle chat with Priyanka Pathak Narain, author of The Somnath Cipher. Her novel is packed with ancient puzzles...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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50:19
7.4 Laksh & Ashish: The Creative Duo Behind a Unique Myth-Fantasy Fusion
In this episode of Books & Beyond Tara and Michelle dive into the thrilling world of ‘The Descendants’ by Laksh Maheshwari and Ashish Kavi. The novel begins with a meteor landing where Jay and his mentor Kaka find a fascinating element in t...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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40:27
7.3 Ravi Wazir: A No-nonsense Roadmap to Becoming a Restaurateur in India
Ever dreamed of opening your own restaurant? Wondering what it takes to turn that dream into reality? In this episode of Books and Beyond, Michelle and Tara chat with Ravi Wazir, author of Beyond the Menu who has o...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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7.2 Minakshi Dewan: How Does India Mourn Its Dead?
How are mourning practices in India varied? Are mourning rituals gendered? In this episode of Books and Beyond, Tara speaks with Dr. Minakshi Dewan about her book The Final Farewell: Understanding the Last Rites and Rit...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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58:46
7.1 Tara & Michelle: Why Are Books By Indian Influencers On the Rise?
Are influencers rewriting the rules of publishing?Back with a brand new season of Books and Beyond, in this episode Tara and Michelle discuss the rise of influencer books and what it means for the Indian publishing scene. From t...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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34:49
6.25 Nitin & Nirmalya: Business Wars, Data Paradoxes, and the HiPPO Effect
How can data make or break a company? Is all data useful? And can data be “too much of a good thing”?In this episode of Books and Beyond, Tara speaks to Nitin Seth, CEO at Incedo and the author of Mastering the Data Paradox and ...
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Season 5
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Episode 25
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57:24
6.24 Mitali Mukherjee: Why is India Falling for Crypto Scams?
In this episode of Books and Beyond, Tara speaks to Mitali Mukherjee about her book Cryptocrimes.Tara and Mitali dive into the chaotic world of cryptocurrency, and discover why Mitali compares it to a naughty child running amok ...
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42:27
6.23 Gigi Ganguly: A World Where Clouds, Crows and Cocoons Are One
Can a corvid detective solve a murder? Why does the weather department need a singer? And how does a cloud herder take care of his flock? Find out the truth behind all these stories in Gigi Ganguly’s new book “Biopeculiar”. This is ...
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Season 6
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Episode 23
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55:55
6.22 Liz Nugent: The Secret to Award-Winning Irish Crime Thrillers
Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died.This is the basic plot of ‘Strange Sally Diamond’ whose author, Liz Nugent j...
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Season 6
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Episode 22
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1:05:54
6.21 Vibha Kagzi: Cracking the Code to MBA Admissions With the Best
In this episode, Tara and Michelle speak to Vibha Kagzi, author of ‘Break The MBA Code’ - a book that goes into detail about how to get into Ivy League colleges and what a person should do to make their admission application more appealing....
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Season 6
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Episode 21
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