Hymn to Hanuman
"As a child I lived in a hostel away from my parents and I was always scared so my parents told me to recite the Hanuman Chalisa. That's how the text ...
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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
Following her own beat
"When we write about music history, we are mostly talking about artists. There are also fewer biographies, autobiographies and memoirs by instrumental...
Brayed of tongue
"Generally in India, the moment you see deviant behaviour, you immediately label the person 'mad'. But at least now, in some circles, the attitude tow...
Of public chaos and amateur Indians stranded on islands of privilege
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Of Hawa Hawai and writing for his life
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Homage to the fruit of the gods
"In India, in the Philippines, and in the Caribbean, in places where the mango grows, it's viewed with universal adoration. We Americans are good at t...
Awe-inspiring ophiolatry
"If you look at primordial deities, they are serpents, eggs, the sun and the moon - early humans associated divinity with these things that they could...
The Hymn to Nikkal, Einstein's violin, musical space odysseys and beyond
"Music connects us with something deeper. We know there's stuff around us that science cannot explain. Consciousness, for example, is hard to explain ...
Of promises broken over centuries
Pastoral and indigenous communities in Nagarhole, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal, and the Van Gujjars in Uttarakhand are the ones who are p...
Of anda halwa, taar gosht and more
"Being able to experience the love of a grandparent is one of the most special things I've had in my life. It's the only selfless love you'll ever exp...