Hello and welcome to Episode 41 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Thank you for tuning in. Today, in the #DesiReads segment, we have Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai reading from a new collection titled The Owl Delivered the Good News All Night Long: Folktales, Legends, and Modern Lore of India. These stories were selected and edited by her from various authors and sources.
Hello and welcome to Episode 40 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Thank you for tuning in. Today, in the #DesiCraftChat segment, we have Saumya Roy, who has a debut nonfiction out this month titled Castaway Mountain: Love and Loss Among the Wastepickers of Mumbai. In this conversation, we talked about how she avoided some of the expected clichés when writing about Mumbai's slums, how she did her research, how her usual journalism work and this book are different, her literary influences, and more.
Sushma Subramanian discusses her latest book, How to Feel: The Science and Meaning of Touch, and her own favorite desi books in #DesiBooks10QA.
Hello and welcome to Episode 39 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Today, in the #FiveDesiFaves segment, we have Veena Muthuraman, who has a debut historical novel out titled The Grand Anicut. She’s sharing her five favorite desi books.
Murali Kamma discusses the work being done by Khabar Magazine on #DesiLitBiz.
Hello and welcome to Episode 38 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Thank you for tuning in. Today, in the #DesiReads segment, we have Ranjani Murali reading from their new poetry collection, Clearly You Are ESL.
Hello and welcome to Episode 37 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. In today’s episode, we have Jai Chakrabarti who has a debut historical novel out this month titled A Play for the End of the World. In this conversation, we talked about the play that the story centers on, Tagore, WWII, how art and politics are intertwined, how the past lives on in the present, how he gets into the heads of his characters, his journey as a writer, and more.
Pallavi Aiyar discusses her latest book, Orienting: An Indian in Japan, and her own favorite desi books in #DesiBooks10QA.
Hello and welcome to Episode 36 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Today, in the #FiveDesiFaves segment, we have Sara Nisha Adams, who has a debut novel out titled The Reading List. She’s sharing her five favorite desi books.
Shikha Malaviya discusses the work being done by The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective on #DesiLitBiz.
