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A Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaRebati by Fakir Mohan Senapati and Other Odia Short StoriesIn this episode I discuss the most popular Odia short story, which also happens to be the first modern Odia short story. It is called Rebati and it was written by Fakir Mohan Senapati in 1898. But that is not it. I also briefly tell you about some of the other classic Odia stories with the help of a book titled Maguni's Bullock Cart and Other Classic Odia Stories.
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Thank you for listening. Do not forget to subscribe if you want to listen to more conversations on book. Visit kalampedia.org to support us.2025-03-2716 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaAlain de Botton on Psychology of Love - Conversations with Natasha LunnIn her book Conversations on Love, Natasha Lunn explores the complexities of love through insightful discussions with experts. Let’s become a part of these conversations and read more about them, starting with Alain de Botton.
In this episode I narrate the conversation between Natasha and De Botton and what we can learn from this exchange. Visit Kalampedia.org to read more.2025-03-2616 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaAmbapali - A Spiritual PoemIn the next few episodes, I will narrate a poem from different Indian languages, its English translation, of course.
Today's poem is called Ambapali. It was Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari and translated into English by Sunita Jain.
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Keep listening to our podcast and visit www.kalampedia.org to share your feedback.2024-11-2908 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaThe Kamasutra - Audiobook - Part ThreeIn today's episode of our Kamasutra series, I narrate the chapter which describes the role and duties of a citizen. Let me know what you think of it. Thank you for listening. Visit www.kalampedia.org for more.2024-11-2420 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaThe Kamasutra - Audiobook - Part TwoIn the next chapter of the Kamasutra, the ancient Indian guide to pleasure, we explore the different kinds of arts and games it encourages us to explore. Of course the idea is to seek pleasure in the most balanced and meaningful way. Keep following more about the ancient Indian literature on www.kalampedia.org and do not forget to subscribe. Thank you for listening!2024-11-1318 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaThe Kama Sutra - Audiobook - Part OneIn the next few episodes, I will be narrating and discussing the Kama Sutra. It's an ancient Indian text, written by Vatsyayana, on the art of pleasure. Let's learn more about it. You can also visit www.kalampedia.org and read my recent posts on the subject there. Thank you for listening. Keep following.2024-11-1220 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaKalidasa's Winter in RitusamharaIn the fifth chapter of our Ritusamhara series, we read parts of Kalidasa's poetry where he discusses the chilly and frosty charms of winter.
Keep following us on www.kalampedia.org and do not forget to subscribe. Thank you for listening!2024-11-0111 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaRitusamhara - Kalidasa's Ode to Seasons - Part 1 - SummerRitusamhara is Kalidasa's ode to the six major seasons of India. It is an 1500 year old text which still describes India's seasons as wonderfully as it did back then. In this episode, I discuss the first chapter of this book. It is about the summer season. Hope you will like it. Feel free to share your thoughts on contactkalampedia@gmail.com and keep visiting kalampedia.org to support us.2024-10-2114 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaFolk Stories in Andaman's Bo Language | Anvita AbbiIn this episode, I narrate some short and wonderful stories from Anvita Abbi's book Voices from the Lost Horizon. In this book Abbi traces down and chronicles the stories and songs of Bo language of the Andaman islands, which has since gone extinct. Visit kalampedia.org to know more about the book. Keep sharing your thoughts and ideas.2024-03-2815 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaRK Narayan's Malgudi Days | Indradeep BhattacharyyaIn this episode I discuss a wonderful monograph written by Indradeep Bhattacharyya on life and works of RK Narayan. Visit www.kalampedia.org to read more about RK Narayan's works. If you have any queries or thoughts to share, please feel free to write at contactkalampedia@gmail.com.2024-02-2314 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaIndia Pakistan Partition | History Through BooksThe partition of India into two separate nations, India and Pakistan that is, was a significant event in history. I discuss some of the causes behind it in this episode. Please visit www.kalampedia.orgto read more on this subject. Also do check out our kalampedia.substack.com where you'll find some interesting content in the coming days.2023-08-1422 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaChasing the Monsoon | Alexander Frater's Travels in IndiaIn this episode -- since we are in the midst of the monsoon season -- I talk about a wonderful book on the monsoon. It's called Chasing the Monsoon. Please check out the latest newsletter at kalampedia.substack.com to see our complete reading list for the season.2023-07-1022 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaUnderstanding the Qur'an | Ramadan Series | IslamTo understand Islam, we have to understand its primary source, the Qur'an. In this podcast I discuss the approach we need while reading and interpreting the sacred text. Please share your feedback and questions at www.kalampedia.org.2023-03-2421 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaMan and Woman | Essay by TagoreTo conclude the week, I bring to you another one of Rabindranath Tagore's essays. In this essay, Tagore talks about the masculine and feminine, and how they have been traditionally viewed in society as well as literature. Keep following us on www.kalampedia.org as well as on the podcast here.2022-09-0310 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaHow Life Evolved on Earth | Natural History of India| Indica by Pranay LalToday I come to the next part of Pranay Lal's book Indica where he discusses how life evolved on Earth. Keep following the podcast for more conversations on books or visit www kalampedia.org to read.2022-08-1613 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaThings Emotionally Healthy People Know How to Do | Audio Essay by Brianna WiestBrianna Wiest is the bestselling author of 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think. Since I am narrating essays this week, I have picked one from this book. The essay is called Things Emotionally Healthy People Know How to Do. Hope you will enjoy it. Stay tuned for more essays this week. Don't forget to subscribe and visit www.kalampedia.org to check out more books related stuff.2022-06-0810 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaFriendship by Joseph Addison | Audio EssayThe greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover. Joseph Addison's profound words on friendship still hold great value even after more than 300 years. In this episode I narrate his essay called Friendship. Hope you will enjoy this and other audio essays to follow this week. Do not forget to subscribe. Visit www.kalampedia.org to know more.2022-06-0712 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaA Haunted House | Short Story by Virginia Woolf | Book PodcastA Haunted House is an interesting short story by Virginia Woolf. It is and is not a ghost story. In less than two pages of prose, Woolf explores, summons, and subverts the conventions of the ghost story, offering a modernist take on the genre. I narrate this story in today's podcast. Visit www.kalampedia.org to check out more interesting stories or follow the podcast here.2022-05-0107 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaPublishing a Book in India | Meghna Pant | Book PodcastMeghna Pant's book How to Get Published in India is an easy guide for all the aspiring writers in India that dream to get published one day. I discuss briefly what you will get out of this book in today's podcast. To know more, you can write us on contactkalampedia@gmail.com or visit www.kalampedia.org and check there.2022-04-2811 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaA Short Story from African Mythology | Anansi the Spider | Book PodcastAnansi is an Akan folktale character. He often takes the shape of a spider and is sometimes considered to be a god of all knowledge of stories. In this podcast I narrate a story which tells us about how he came to possess all the stories. Keep listening. Don't forget to subscribe. Visit www.kalampedia.org to know more.2022-04-2610 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaShashi Tharoor on British Colonialism | India Shastra | Book PodcastShashi Tharoor, in his book India Shastra, gives a broader perspective of India's history, culture, politics, social practices and much more. In one of the chapters, he talks about the atrocities committed by the British during the colonial period. I share this in today's podcast. Subscribe to keep listening to more such interesting stories or visit www.kalampedia.org to explore more.2022-04-2515 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaThich Nhat Hanh on Spirituality | The Art of Living | Book PodcastThich Nhat Hanh discussed Buddhist philosophy and mindfulness in the simplest ways possible. In his book The Art of Living, he educates us on some of the very basics of leading a good life. I discuss it briefly in today's podcast. Please visit www.kalampedia.org to support me.2022-04-2313 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaA Story from Persian (Iran) Mythology | Sohrab and Rustom | Book PodcastSohrab and Rustom is a narrative poem with strong tragic themes first published in 1853 by Matthew Arnold. The poem retells a famous episode from Ferdowsi's Persian epic Shahnameh relating how the great warrior Rustum unknowingly slew his long-lost son Sohrab in single combat. I narrate the story in today's podcast. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast. Visit www.kalampedia.org to know more.2022-04-2214 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaA Book A Day podcast, hosted by Deepak Rana and KalampediaIntroduction about this project that I have undertaken. Welcome to the world to the world of books!2022-04-0701 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaBeautiful Passages from English Literature | Classic Books | Book PodcastIn this podcast, I narrate some of the beautiful passages that you will find in the English literature. I have picked these passages from my favourite books. Visit kalampedia.org to read more of such passages.2022-04-0308 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaA Short Course on Buddhist Meditations | Book PodcastHow much can we learn through books? Don't worry, it's a rhetorical question. But that has been the idea behind Kalampedia. Now, taking this idea forward, let's learn some valuable meditation techniques from the books of Kathleen McDonald, a Buddhist teacher and writer.2022-01-3007 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaStories from India: The Caste | Bookcast #67In this short story, I will bring your attention to the lower castes of Hindus in India.2021-02-1008 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaStories from India: The Monsoon | Bookcast #66A lot has been written on Indian monsoons. I share a short piece with you.2021-02-0905 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaBenedict Anderson on Nationalism (Imagined Communities) | Bookcast #65I read out a few excerpts from this wonderful book.2021-02-0807 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaIntroduction to Zen (Buddhism) | Bookcast #64I briefly explain the idea of Zen through the words of Zen masters.2021-02-0707 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaTagore on (Indian) Nationalism | Bookcast #63Rabindranath Tagore, the great Indian writer, had quite strong views on Nationalism. I read a few passages from his writings.2021-02-0615 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaAryan Invasion/Migration Theory | Bookcast #62Is the Aryan Invasion Theory a myth or plain truth? I explore some literature on the subject.2021-02-0510 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaSigmund Freud on Psychoanalysis | Bookcast #61Psychoanalysis introduced by the founder of the subject himself.2021-02-0413 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaTravels in India by Pankaj Mishra | Bookcast #60Pankaj Mishra wrote his first book in 1995 where he described his travel experiences in the small-towns of India. I read through some of the pages.2021-02-0311 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaThomas Sowell on Race | Bookcast #59What does one of the brightest mind on earth has to say on Race? Let's find out.2021-02-0217 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaUnderstanding Myanmar (Burma) Crisis | Bookcast #58There was a military coup in Myanmar today. What's the story behind? Let's explore that from the pages of history.2021-02-0111 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaFranz Kafka's Short Notes | Bookcast #57Franz Kafka left behind a large repository of unpublished works which deserve to be read. I read a few really short pieces here.2021-01-3107 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaThe Meaning of Art by Herbert Read | Bookcast #56What is Art really? This book by Herbert Read provides some answers.2021-01-3007 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaThe Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | Bookcast #55I read the first few pages of this 20th century masterpiece.2021-01-2921 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaKamasutra on Kissing | Bookcast #54Kamasutra is a treasure when it comes to learning intimacy. I read the chapter on kissing.2021-01-2810 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaTrain to Pakistan | Bookcast #53Khushwant Singh's much acclaimed novel still carries a lot of value. I read the first few pages.2021-01-2813 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaMahatma Gandhi on Ahimsa | Bookcast #52Mahatma Gandhi's principle of non-violence in his own words.2021-01-2711 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaAlain de Botton on Status Anxiety | Bookcast #51I read out excerpts from Alain de Botton's bestselling book Status Anxiety.2021-01-2605 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaShortest Funniest Stories | Bookcast #50In the 50th episode, I bring you some funny short-stories from a book called The Book of Heroic Failures.2021-01-2505 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaThe Road Not Taken by Robert Frost | Bookcast #49The two roads diverged and which one did I take? Let's recite this beautiful poem.2021-01-2401 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaThe Story of First World War | Bookcast #48It's very hard to give a brief idea of this huge event but I try my best.2021-01-2410 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaStill I Rise by Maya Angelou | Bookcast #47I recite this passionate poem by Maya Angelou.2021-01-2302 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaThe Kerala Story by Shashi Tharoor | Bookcast #46In this episode, I read out some excerpts from Shashi Tharoor's book India: From Midnight to the Millenium.2021-01-2112 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaWe Wear The Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar | Bookcast #45I recite this poem on The Mask. Not the ones we are wearing during the pandemic but the ones we have been wearing all alone.2021-01-1801 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaIntroduction to The Theory of Evolution | Bookcast #44It's a good idea to discuss some really good ideas out there. Which is exactly what I am doing in this podcast.2021-01-1717 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaArthur Schopenhauer on Authorship | Bookcast #43Schopenhauer's perspective on writers and authors is quite interesting. Here I narrate one of essays on the subject.2021-01-1518 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaI Travelled Among Unknown Men by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH | Bookcast #42I recite this famous poem from an English poet.2021-01-1402 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaA Journey Around My Room by Xavier de Maistre | Bookcast #41In this episode, I read out a passage from an 18th century book which can help you survive a quarantine.2021-01-1308 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaI Sit Beside the Fire and Think by JRR Tolkien | Bookcast #40I recite this poem remembering Bilbo Baggins and the poet Tolkien himself.2021-01-1201 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaHow to Write a (Humorous) Story by Mark Twain | Bookcast #39Mark Twain, perhaps the greatest humourist to have ever lived, also wrote on writing humour. I read from his writings.2021-01-1206 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaStationary Point by Pablo Nerudo | Bookcast #38I recite the English translation of a Nobel-prize winning poem from Pablo Neruda. It is called "Stationary Point” and was published in Voyages and Homecomings, 1959, in Spanish.2021-01-1101 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaJonas Jonasson on Donald Trump | Bookcast #37Jonas Jonasson's comic novel The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred Year Old Man covers some of today's world politics. I read a passage from the novel.2021-01-1009 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaYou're by Sylvia Plath | Bookcast #36I recite this short and beautiful poem by Sylvia Plath.2021-01-1001 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaMalgudi Days by RK Narayan | Bookcast #35Let's visit a small fictional town in India called Malgudi.2021-01-0918 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaO Me O Life by Walt Whitman | Bookcast #34Reciting this beautiful poem from Walt Whitman.2021-01-0701 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaInvictus by William Ernest Henley | Bookcast #33A poem that never gets old.2021-01-0601 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaHow to Get Published in India | Bookcast #32Meghna Pant's new book tries to answer this age old question: how does one publish a book in India?2021-01-0610 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaJanuary by Ruskin Bond | Bookcast #31How the life is like in January -- from the notebook of Ruskin Bond.2021-01-0506 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaIntroduction to Buddhism | Bookcast #30Let's talk about Buddhism.2021-01-0511 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaIntroduction to Jainism | Bookcast #29Let's learn about Jainism or Jain Dharma.2021-01-0412 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaIf by Rudyard Kipling | Bookcast #28Narrating this famous poem in this podcast.2021-01-0402 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaBooks Banned in Pakistan | Bookcast #27The list of books banned in Pakistan is really long. I try to give you some idea about it in this short podcast.2021-01-0310 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaOn Lying in Bed by GK Chesterton | Bookcast #26GK Chesterton wrote some beautiful essays in his lifetime. It would be unfair to not share them. I will bring more essays in the coming podcasts.2021-01-0211 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaManto: Why I Write | Bookcast #25I bring you the essay written by Saadat Hasan Manto. It's called Why I Write.2021-01-0105 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaGeorge Orwell: Why I Write | Bookcast #24From the pages of George Orwell's famous essay Why I Write.2020-12-3106 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaDecember by Ruskin Bond | Bookcast #23From now on, every month I will bring a passage from Ruskin Bond's writing journals.2020-12-3007 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaAlbert Camus on Suicide | Bookcast #22There has been a long tradition of philosophers who explored the question of suicide. In this podcast, I read a chapter from Albert Camus's famous work The Myth of Sisyphus.2020-12-2818 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaSir Roger Scruton on Beauty | Bookcast #21Sir Roger Scruton, in his book Beauty, explores the concept of beauty, asking what makes an object — either in art, in nature, or the human form — beautiful. Let's discuss.2020-12-1618 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaReading Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude | Bookcast #20One of the greatest novels of the 20th century One Hundred Years of Solitude is a classic example of magical realism. There is the historical element in it, there is magic, and there is a beautiful use of the language with long sentences, powerful imagery and subtle humour. I read the first couple of pages in this episode.2020-12-1413 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaHow Will You Measure Your Life | Bookcast #19In this episode, I read an excerpt from Clayton Christensen's bestselling book How Will You Measure Your Life.2020-12-1309 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaReading Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children | Bookcast #18In this episode, I read out a few pages of Salman Rushdie's Booker-winning novel, Midnight's Children.2020-12-1212 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaReading Saadat Hasan Manto Part 2 | Bookcast #17Toba Tek Singh is one of the most popular short stories of Manto. I narrate the story in this podcast.2020-12-1120 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaReading Saadat Hasan Manto Part 1 | Bookcast #16Saadat Hasan Manto was among the most powerful Urdu writers of all times. In this podcast, I read one of his satirical pieces where he is mocking the idea of a religious state.2020-12-1019 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaA Story from The Upanishads | Bookcast #15Narrating the story of Shvetaketu, a young boy who learns some profound lessons on the Hindu ideas of the Self from his father, Rishi Uddalaka.2020-12-0911 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaThe Travels of Ibn Battutah | Bookcast #14Ibn Battutah was a traveller from Morocco who travelled across Africa, middle-East, Europe, central Asia, India and China. Let's travel through his travels.2020-11-0519 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaThe Story of Tea | Bookcast #13Let's discuss the story of tea and how it became such an important part of our lives.2020-10-2813 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaWhy Men Rape ft. Tara* Kaushal | Bookcast #12In this episode, I discuss the causes and various theories of rape. Author Tara* Kaushal joins me with her expertise on the subject.2020-10-0615 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaIndia, Colonialism and Freedom | Bookcast #11India just celebrated its idependence day and it's worth looking at the history of colonialism in India and how the country got its freedom.2020-08-1611 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaUnderstanding Rabindranath Tagore's World | Bookcast #10Rabindranath Tagore was a poet, lyricist, novelist, playwright, short story writer, philosopher among many other things. In order to understand the vast body of works that he has left behind, we must learn what it is all about.2020-06-3011 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaReading Richard Dawkins' Books | Evolutionary Biology and Atheism | Bookcast #9Richard Dawkins has spent his life advocating the value of reason as opposed to organised religion. Let's understand his ideas through the books that he has written.2020-06-2914 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaBooks for Monsoon | Bookcast #8As the monsoon arrives, what books can we look forward to? Especially that so many of us are stuck in our homes, it presents a perfect time to read more books as we watch the rains.2020-06-2309 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaBooks Banned in India | Bookcast #7I discuss the books that were banned in India in the last one hundred years and the reasons why they were banned.2020-06-2211 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaStory of Prophet Muhammad | The First Muslim | Bookcast #6We don't witness history. But, through books, we can understand it. Let's visit the life of Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam.2020-06-2109 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaMandukya Upanishad | Aum Mantra in Hinduism | Bookcast #5Upanishads are important texts in Hinduism. In this episode, I discuss the shortest of them, perhaps most complicated. The Aum sound is important part of this text and is used to represent the states of consciousness.2020-06-2011 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaUnderstanding Alain de Botton | Bookcast #4I go through the works of Alain de Botton and discuss some of his books which you should read.2020-06-1914 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaIs Morality Subjective or Objective? | Bookcast #3Is morality subjective or objective? Can we have right and wrong answers on morality? I discuss Sam Harris's book The Moral Landscape and try to answer these questions.2020-06-1811 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaPhilosophy of Liberals and Conservatives | Bookcast #2Let's understand the philosophy of liberals and conservatives through the lens of morality, psychology, and social behaviour.2020-06-1717 minA Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from IndiaHow to Travel in Lockdown | Bookcast #1Thank goodness! If not for books, we would find it so hard to experience the joys of travelling during the lockdown. But, what to read? Don't worry. We will help you out.2020-06-1606 min