The Reader's Room by ThisDay

In this episode of The Reader's Room Podcast, Aanchal Malhotra discusses her book, 'In the Language of Remembering', with host Mohit Satyanand. The conversation focuses on how partition changed lives not only of those who lived through it, but also of the generations that have since been born.  Aanchal talks about how people she interviewed were affected by partition, and also narrates some personal experiences from her own family. Do check out thisday.app for interesting stories related to the history, heritage, arts, and culture of India! You can also check out our app on the Google Play Store  or on the iOS app store.  Make sure to subscribe to The Reader's Room to  listen to more such conversations!

 In this episode of The Reader's Room, Aakar Patel discusses his book, 'The Anarchist Cookbook', with host Mohit Satyanand. The conversation ranges from rights of the citizens vs powers of the state - and provides an excellent narrative of how protests and civil rights movements have had an impact over the years.  Do check out thisday.app for interesting stories related to the history, heritage, arts, and culture of India! You can also check out our app on the Google Play Store  or on the iOS app store.  Make sure to subscribe to The Reader's Room to  listen to more such conversations!

In this episode of The Reader's Room, Nitin Pai discusses his book 'The Nitopadesha' with host Mohit Satyanand. The conversation ranges from how good citizens should act in a democracy to the 'dharma' of an electrical engineer during an emergency situation - and how it connects to the larger democratic system. An enriching and unmissable conversation that takes you through the depths of Indian philosophy!  Do check out thisday.app for interesting stories related to the history, heritage, arts, and culture of India! You can also check out our app on the Google Play Store  or on the iOS app store.  Make sure to subscribe to The Reader's Room to  listen to more such conversations!

In this episode of The Reader's Room, Rajeev Bhargava discusses his book, Between Hope and Despair: 100 Ethical Reflections on Contemporary India with host Mohit Satyanand. This conversation addresses various aspects of the Indian democracy - through the lenses of hope, despair, and ethics.   Do check out thisday.app for interesting stories related to the history, heritage, arts, and culture of India! You can also check out our app on the Google Play Store  or on the iOS app store.  Make sure to subscribe to The Reader's Room to  listen to more such conversations!

In this episode of The Reader's Room, Veena Venugopal discusses her book, Independence Day: A People's History with host Mohit Satyanand. The conversations range from some personal stories about the partition to the process of collecting these stories, as well as highlights some of the key narratives from the book.  Do check out thisday.app for interesting stories related to the history, heritage, arts, and culture of India! You can also check out our app on the Google Play Store  or on the iOS app store.  Make sure to subscribe to The Reader's Room to  listen to more such conversations!

In this episode of The Reader's Room, Tripurdaman Singh discusses his book 'Nehru: The Debates that Defined India' with host Mohit Satyanand. Jawaharlal Nehru is a complex political figure, and this conversation, much like Tripurdaman's book, touches upon various decisions that Nehru took - and the impact that they've had.  Do check out thisday.app for interesting stories related to the history, heritage, arts, and culture of India! You can also check out our app on the Google Play Store  or on the iOS app store.  Make sure to subscribe to The Reader's Room to  listen to more such conversations!

In this episode of The Reader's Room, Peggy Mohan discusses her book 'Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through Its Languages' with host Mohit Satyanand. The conversation delves into the origin of various languages spoken in India today, as well as explores how these languages have evolved over the centuries.  Do check out thisday.app for interesting stories related to the history, heritage, arts, and culture of India! You can also check out our app on the Google Play Store  or on the iOS app store.  Make sure to subscribe to The Reader's Room to  listen to more such conversations!

On the first episode of 'The Reader's Room', Ruben Banerjee talks about his book 'Editor Missing'. Tune in to listen to Ruben talk about his time at Outlook, the conflicts and challenges of running a media organization in India, and the ever changing role of the editor in Indian media houses.  Do check out thisday.app for interesting stories related to the history, heritage, arts, and culture of India! You can also check out our app on the Google Play Store  or on the iOS app store.  Make sure to subscribe to The Reader's Room to  listen to more such conversations!

Welcome to The Reader's Room - an all new podcast from ThisDay.   Hosted by Mohit Satyanand, the podcast features conversations with authors of non-fiction books, and delves deep what goes on in a writer's mind while they are writing a book. The Reader's Room is a podcast that every bibliophile will enjoy, as it takes them closer to their favorite authors. Warning: This podcast will make you want to pick up a book right away! You can follow Mohit on Twitter and Subscribe to his Substack.  For stories related to the world of history, heritage, art, and culture, we urge you to visit ThisDay. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter.