Follow
Partner with Us
Rating

Rate and Review?

Your feedback will help us improve podcast experience.

Done Skip

Thank You!

Your valuable feedback is very important to make our content better.

Books and Authors

Books and Authors

Hindustan Times - HT Smartcast



In this podcast, National Books Editor Manjula Narayan tells you about books, authors and their journeys. This is a Hindustan Times production, brought to you by HT Smartcast

Books and Authors
Books and Authors
00:00 / 00:00

Available Episodes

59:33
A promoter and a patron
EPISODE 253

"As a writer and art critic Rudolf von Leyden was able to mentor artists in a certain capacity but for artists to live, to sustain a life as an artist, they need to sell their work ... Read more

09 May60 MINS
68:04
The story of a family; the story of a nation
EPISODE 252

"You can't leave caste behind but you can change religion so why won't you get attracted to another religion for whatever reasons? We are now paying too much attention to religious ... Read more

03 May68 MINS
58:07
Of rasa, Raja Ravi Varma, and Raza
EPISODE 251

"In 2010, I totally got wedded to Indian aesthetics. I decided to view art through the lens of the rasa theory. I went back to the Natya Shastra because that is where it all starts ... Read more

25 Apr58 MINS
48:18
Different stories about India
EPISODE 250

"The mytho-epic imagination is an integral part of the structure of our culture. The religious character of the mytho-epic imagination in the Indian subcontinent provides a shared ... Read more

18 Apr48 MINS
50:15
Of passportism and pseudiscovery
EPISODE 249

"The history of tourism is intricately connected to colonialism. Travel writing is a direct descendent of colonial exploratory writing and even today, modern tourism has that DNA. ... Read more

12 Apr50 MINS
58:29
Refreshing retellings of traditional tales
EPISODE 248

"Stories leave a deep impact on how our thinking is shaped. These stories are challenging some very traditional ideas that still exist heavily in society. There is a power in terri ... Read more

04 Apr58 MINS
39:09
On the complex Indian village
EPISODE 247

"Villages are complicated entities. There's always a power game. Now, money values have come in and villages are also changing. The lives between the village and the city are start ... Read more

28 Mar39 MINS
52:22
No last words in history
EPISODE 246

"While we must read histories produced by historians who have different perspectives on the past, it is very important not to get trapped in any particular ideological framework. F ... Read more

21 Mar52 MINS
52:53
A word to the wise
EPISODE 245

"Strangers matter online. We tend to put a lot of weight on reviews. But it is difficult to tell which ones are fake and which are not. Computer scientists are still working on it. ... Read more

14 Mar53 MINS
40:13
Of carpets and memories
EPISODE 244

I'm not an expert but I am a connoisseur and most of the carpets in this book are part of my collection. Carpets harbour a lot of stories but we seldom read about them because book ... Read more

09 Mar40 MINS
1 2 3 4 5 6 29
×

COOKIES AND PRIVACY

The Website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. If you continue browsing you will be providing your consent to our use of these.

Privacy Policy