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Books and Beyond with Bound

Bookworms Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D"costa chat with India"s best contemporary writers like Manu Pillai, Lisa Ray, Avni Doshi and more. If you"ve always wanted to know about your favourite writers" routines, where they get their ideas from, how they deal with rejection and more, then this podcast is for you. Listen to some of India"s most talented minds reveal their creative secrets!

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3.15 Tara and Michelle: Should Stories Have A Moral...

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2021/08/24

In this season finale, Tara and Michelle talk about cancel culture, trigger warnings, and their favourite season 3 episodes.From Lolita to Friends to Harry Potter, Tara and Michelle discuss the question of problematic stories and their implications in today’s society. They talk about their favourite childhood stories (P.S. they involve animals) and the importance of telling and highlighting untold stories. Why has sensitivity reading become important? Does political correctness hamper

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3.14 Anubha Yadav: Capturing The Darkest Secrets of Men

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2021/08/18

Find out how she explores masculinity in India through the coming of age story of 3 brothers in her book, ‘The Anger of Saintly Men’.Anubha shares how she came up with the idea of writing about the tale of three brothers in Haryana and how it was challenging to write a fiction book that comments on caste and sexuality in India. Michelle loves how she uses Mahatma Gandhi to show the contradiction in male gender norms. Tara loves the experimental structure of the book. Why did she decide to write a

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49:32

3.13 Janaki Lenin: Bringing The Wildlife Into Every...

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2021/08/18

Find out how she brings animal science and wildlife conversation to life in her latest book, ‘Every Creature Has a Story’.Janaki talks about how she accidentally got into wildlife research and how she wrote the book to bring the wilderness stories into people’s homes. She talks about her relationship with an editor and how a great editor can push a writer to develop their craft. Tara loves finding out so many facts about animals that she didn’t know before. Michelle thinks it’s important to talk

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57:29

3.12 Aanchal Malhotra: Remembering Partition Through...

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2021/08/04

Find out how she uses objects to uncover untold stories about the Partition for her book, ‘Remnants of a Separation’. Aanchal shares her family’s history with partition and why she decided to use objects to ask people about sensitive and traumatic memories. She discusses her experience of interviewing people in Pakistan and how her guide Khizarji helped her navigate difficult interviews. Tara can relate to Aanchal due to her own partition family history. And Michelle appreciates how Aanchal is so

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3.11 Farah Bashir: A Window To Growing Up In 1990s...

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2021/08/04

Find out how she provides a glimpse into the experiences and challenges of growing up in war-torn Kashmir through her memoir, ‘Rumours Of Spring: A Girlhood In Kashmir’. Farah tells us why she decided to write this book and how it was challenging to relive some painful memories. She talks about her grandmother, Bobeh, who was a strong female figure in her coming-of-age story and why she decided to structure the book around her death. Tara loves this as she’s also close to her grandmother! Michelle

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3.10 Yasser Usman: The Biographer That Captures...

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2021/07/19

Find out how he uncovers the untold stories and troubled lives of Bollywood celebrities like Rajesh Khanna, Rekha, Sanjay Dutt and Guru Dutt in his biographies.Yasser breaks down his research process - from approaching the celeb for interviews to going through old articles and talking to people who knew them well. He shares some interesting anecdotes about Rajesh Khanna and Rekha, and how the media only focused on certain parts of their lives. He also reveals how his interactions with Guru Dutt’s

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56:16

3.9 Saba Karim Khan: Writing An India-Pakistan Love...

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2021/07/15

Find out how she captured the red-light district of Lahore and wrote a compelling and nuanced love story in her debut novel, ‘Skyfall’. Saba shares how her writing is inspired by her father and why she decided to explore the exact opposite through the villainous father figure in her novel. She tells us why she made her main character Rania a tour guide to show women accessing public spaces. Tara edited her book and knew it was going to be a bestseller. Michelle loves how Saba captures the love and

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53:07

3.8 Rohini S. Rajagopal: Breaking The Silence On...

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2021/07/07

Find out how she captured her journey with infertility and years of medical research into her one-of-a-kind medical memoir, ‘What's a Lemon Squeezer Doing in My Vagina?'Rohini shares her writing process: from storing all her medical documents to writing for 30 minutes at a time to coming up with the title. She recounts how her brother acted as her sounding board and beta reader: convincing her to write this book as a memoir instead of a nonfiction how-to book. Tara loves how Rohini was able to cover

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49:33

3.7 Moni Mohsin: Using Social Satire To Capture The...

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2021/07/07

Tara talks to the talented Pakistani writer, Moni Mohsin, about how she uses social satire to comment on current events in her 2 bestselling books ‘The Diary of a Social Butterfly’ and ‘The Impeccable Integrity of Ruby R’.Moni shares how the ‘metoo’ movement inspired her to write her latest politically charged novel. And how the male politician character is inspired by Trump and 1970s Amitabh Bachchan! Tara loves how her opening line, ‘Haww’, immediately drew the attention of publishers. How did she

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3.6 Arunava Sinha and Anita Agnihotri: Translating A...

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2021/06/17

Tara and Michelle talk to bestselling Bengali author Anita Agnihotri and expert translator of 60+ books, Arunava Sinha, about their latest book ‘The Sickle’, the writer-translator relationship and the growing popularity of regional writing and translations in India.Jump to 30:00 to listen to Arunava’s part of the interview.In the last few years, translations are getting the attention they rightly deserve in India from readers and literary awards like the JCB prize. We chat with Anita about the

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3.5 Sonia Faleiro: What Really Happened To ‘The Good...

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2021/06/17

Tara and Michelle talk to Sonia Faleiro about how she investigated the death of 2 teen girls in UP for her latest narrative nonfiction bestseller, ‘The Good Girls’.Sonia talks about what made her choose this particular case and how she spent 5 years writing about it! She shares interesting anecdotes about how she was able to get the villagers to share their stories by actively listening and asking questions that no one had asked them before. Michelle was deeply moved by Sonia’s concern for the

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3.4 Rituparna Chatterjee - How She Transformed Her...

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2021/06/03

Tara and Michelle talk to Rituparna Chatterjee about how she uses magic realism to explore the heavy theme of child abuse in her memoir ‘The Water Phoenix’.We’ve joined #PodForChange to raise donations for Covid relief. Donate here: www.auwa.in/podforchangeRituparna recounts how real-life events inspired her to start writing this book as a fictional story and how her editor convinced her to turn it into a memoir. She shares how readers have reached out to her with their stories of abuse. Tara enjoys

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3.3 Clyde D’Souza - Escape Into The Villages Of Goa...

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2021/05/25

Tara and Michelle chat with Clyde D’Souza about how he captures the essence of Goan villages, food and culture in his latest book Susegad: The Goan Art of Contentment.We’ve joined #PodForChange to raise donations for Covid relief. Donate here: www.auwa.in/podforchangeClyde talks about all things Goa! From the free ferry system to why Goans like fish curry and mango pickle! He calls Susegad a ‘self-happy’ book. We discuss the meaning of the Konkani word ‘Susegad’ and his favourite stories and recipes

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3.2 Diksha Basu: Old Families, New Money - Capturing...

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2021/05/19

Tara and Michelle talk to Diksha Basu, critically acclaimed author of The Windfall and Destination Wedding, about how she creates memorable characters with humor and empathy.This episode is sponsored by Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, who roast + brew India's best Arabica coffee. Use the code mentioned in the episode to get a 10% discount on all coffee purchases over INR 400. Offer valid till 31st July, 2021.Diksha shares how her mentor, Gary Shteyngart, gave her the confidence to create characters

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3.1 Tara and Michelle - On How To Beat The Reader's...

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2021/05/11

We are back with season 3! Tara and Michelle discuss what creativity means to them and how they have developed small habits or rituals to help them be more relaxed and productive.Tara and Michelle’s first creative act was writing fanfiction! Tara wrote Enid Blyton fanfiction while Michelle was inspired by R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps series. They discuss why reading newspaper articles, short stories, and newsletters is as important as reading books. Michelle sets annual reading goals instead of

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S2, Ep 11: Udayan Mukherjee - Writing Essential...

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2020/11/03

From migrant workers to British expats, from the hills of Uttaranchal to the heart of Mumbai's metropolis, find out how Udayan captures India's lockdown experience in his timely short story collection.On this episode of Books and Beyond with Bound Season 2, we talk to Udayan Mukherjee about his short story collection, “Essential Items: Stories from a Land in Lockdown”, recently published by Bloomsbury. Udayan shares how writing during the pandemic kept him sane. He finished the book in three

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S2, E10: Tahira Kashyap Khurrana - On Writing About...

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2020/10/27

Find out how she reveals the most private details of her life in this bold and funny celeb memoir. On this episode, we talk to Tahira Kashyap, whose memoir “The 12 Commandments Of Being A Woman” is receiving heavy praise from Bollywood celebrities and Indian authors alike. Tahira shares the funniest / most embarrassing moments with us: her first visit to a gynaecologist, how her mother-in-law gifted her lingerie, and how her editor Chiki Sarkar now knows the most intimate details of her life,

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S2, E09: Rheea Mukherjee - Exploring Unconventional...

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2020/10/20

Find out how she explores unfamiliar concepts like polyamorous relationships and the Munchausen syndrome in her literary novel. On this episode, we talk to Rheea Mukherjee, whose literary novel “The Body Myth” artfully explores polyamorous relationships, mental illnesses like the Munchaussen syndrome, and how people respond to grief. Her manuscript was rejected 40 times before she finally submitted it for “Pitch Wars”. Rheea tells us how a writing mentorship changed her life and transformed her

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S2, Ep 08: Parmesh Shahani - Writing A Genre-Bending...

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2020/10/13

Find out how he balanced research, personal stories, Bollywood masala, and more to write a business book that will change the way we think about work-places. On this episode of Books and Beyond with Bound Season 2, we talk to Parmesh Shahani, whose latest book “Queeristan: LGBTQ Inclusion in the Indian Workplace” is described as ‘part memoir, part manifesto’. He shares the challenges of writing a book for multiple audiences - queer and straight, business and non-business. Find out how he turned

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S2, Ep 07: Damyanti Biswas - Tackling Social Issues...

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2020/10/06

Find out how a one-of-a-kind literary thriller can address the issue of acid attacks in India. On this episode of Books and Beyond with Bound Season 2, we talk to Damyanti Biswas, author of the fascinating literary thriller, You Beneath Your Skin. She tells us about her process of writing this debut novel, which included fifteen drafts! Damyanti spoke to police officers, psychologists, and acid attack survivors to make sure her story and characters were realistic. Tara is fascinated by the amount

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