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Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
EP 12: Spice Ports by Nicholas Nugent
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Nugent, former BBC broadcaster and author of a new book ‘Spice Ports: Mapping the Origins of Global Sea Trade’, is in conversation with b...
EP 11: Lost To The World by Shahbaz Taseer
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shahbaz Taseer is in conversation with Pervaiz Alam, discussing his book ‘Lost to the World: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Five Years in Terrorist ...
EP 10: I Kick and I Fly by Ruchira Gupta
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy Award–winning journalist and professor at New York University, Ruchira Gupta, is in conversation with Loveleen Kacker in this 10th episode of C...
EP 09: Irrfan: A Life in Movies by Shubhra Gupta
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The life and work of Indian film actor Irrfan Khan (1967 – 2020) is the subject of a new book ‘Irrfan: A Life in Movies’ by Shubhra Gupta who is...
EP 08: Why I Write: Essays by Saadat Hasan Manto, Edited and Translated by Aakar Patel
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Aakar Patel discusses Saadat Hasan Manto and his writings with Loveleen Kacker in this 8th episode of My Book Podcast Show, produced by Cine Ink. 'Why...
EP 07: No Return Address: Partition and Stories of Displacement by Manjira Majumdar
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The composite linguistic zone of Bengal witnessed four partitions in the 20th century. Against that backdrop, ‘No Return Address: Partition and Stor...
EP 06: Temple Lamp/ English Translation of Mirza Ghalib’s Chiragh-e-Dair by Maaz Bin Bilal
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chiragh-e-Dair by Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797-1868) is a long poem in Persian on the Indian holy town, Benares. In the 6th episode of Cine Ink p...
EP 05: The Queen of Erotica Alka Pande Discusses Her Kamasutra Books
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Once known as the Queen of Erotica, Dr Alka Pande, author of four books on Kamasutra, discusses the art of seduction with Loveleen Kacker in this 5th ...
EP 04: Adeel Hussain discusses his book Revenge, Politics and Blasphemy in Pakistan
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adeel Hussain, author of ‘Revenge, Politics and Blasphemy in Pakistan’, discusses the history of blasphemy in South Asia with Loveleen Kacker in t...
EP 03: Queer Sapien’s Author Sharif Rangneker On LGBTQIA And His Life As A Gay Man
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Delhi-based Sharif D. Rangnekar, a gay man, writer, diversity evangelist and CEO of a PR and Marketing company discusses his latest book, Queer Sapien...
EP 02: The Greatest Kashmiri Stories Ever Told by Neerja Mattoo
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prof Neerja Mattoo – academic, writer and translator from Kashmir – discusses her book The Greatest Kashmiri Stories Ever Told, a collection of sh...
EP 01: Migrants: The Story of Us All by Sam Miller
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Author, broadcaster and traveller, Sam Miller, discusses his latest book ‘Migrants: The Story of Us All’ with Loveleen Kacker in this first episod...