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The Hindu On Books

The Hindu on Books is a weekly podcast from India's national newspaper on the latest and the best from the world of literature.

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Shyam Saran on the authoritative view of India-China relationship

Shyam Saran on the authoritative view of India-China relationship

In this episode we are in conversation with the former chairman of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) Shyam sar... Read more

1 Jul 2022

44mins

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Rahul Sagar on How Nineteenth Century Indians Saw Their World and Shaped Ours

Rahul Sagar on How Nineteenth Century Indians Saw Their World and Shaped Ours

In this episode, we are joined by Rahul Sagar, author of a new book that sheds light on how Indian thinkers in the 19th ... Read more

10 Jun 2022

33mins

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Rasheed Kidwai on the defining figures in Indian politics

Rasheed Kidwai on the defining figures in Indian politics

In this episode of On Book Podcast with The Hindu, we are joined by senior journalist Rasheed Kidwai author of “Leaders,... Read more

29 Apr 2022

30mins

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Jan Breman and Ghanshyam Shah on Gujarat as the cradle of identity politics

Jan Breman and Ghanshyam Shah on Gujarat as the cradle of identity politics

In this episode, we are joined by two distinguished scholars who have closely documented the changing social and politic... Read more

15 Apr 2022

50mins

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Shrayana Bhattacharya on ‘Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh’ and women’s agency

Shrayana Bhattacharya on ‘Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh’ and women’s agency

In this episode, we are joined by Shrayana Bhattacharya author of ‘Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India’s Lonely Young W... Read more

13 Apr 2022

30mins

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Ananth Krishnan and Stanly Johny on China and Afghanistan’s central role in global politics

Ananth Krishnan and Stanly Johny on China and Afghanistan’s central role in global politics

Disturbed Afghanistan has always fascinated writers and journalists. Its history has drawn people in. The absence of Cen... Read more

7 Apr 2022

29mins

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Barkha Dutt on the hardships Indians faced during the carnage of COVID

Barkha Dutt on the hardships Indians faced during the carnage of COVID

The story of Covid could not be told sitting in the studio, says journalist, anchor, columnist and author Barkha Dutt. W... Read more

27 Mar 2022

37mins

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How India became a BJP-centric polity

How India became a BJP-centric polity

In this episode, we are joined by Nalin Mehta, author of ‘The New BJP: Modi and the Making of the World’s Largest Politi... Read more

16 Mar 2022

43mins

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Isaac Stone Fish on how America’s elites have helped make China stronger and the lessons for India

Isaac Stone Fish on how America’s elites have helped make China stronger and the lessons for India

In this episode, we are joined by Isaac Stone Fish, author of America Second: How America's elites are making China stro... Read more

28 Feb 2022

23mins

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Rukmini S on what data can and cannot tell us about modern India

Rukmini S on what data can and cannot tell us about modern India

In "Whole Numbers and Half Truths", data journalist Rukmini S delvesdeep into a range of numbers to answer some of the b... Read more

4 Jan 2022

26mins

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