South Asian Films and Books
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Naseeruddin Shah
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to India's legendary actor Naseerudding Shah about his relationship with theatre and cinema and the relationship between these...
Amitava Kumar
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Amitava Kumar about his 2024 novel My Beloved Life, an absorbing, exceptionally moving novel that traces the arc of a man...
Yashica Dutt: Coming Out As Dalit
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to the award-winning writer Yashica Dutt about her book "Coming Out as Dalit." The book exposes the blurred lines between cast...
South Asian Feminism and Youth Activism
18 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with four highly accomplished and widely published, US-based South Asian scholars, professors, creative writers, and performan...
Shaunak Sen
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with the Indian filmmaker, Shaunak Sen, about his Academy Award-nominated best Documentary film "All That Breathes," which tel...
Mohsin Hamid
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Mohsin Hamid, the award-winning British Pakistani novelist about his latest 2022 novel The Last White Man. Set in an unsp...
Geetanjali Shree
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with the award-winning Hindi language writer Geetanjali Shree, about her latest novel Tomb of Sand which won the 2022 Internat...
Deepti Naval
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with India's acclaimed and award-winning actress, writer, and painter Deepti Naval about her memoir "A Country Called Childhoo...
Tanmeet Sethi
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, an integrative family medicine physician, and clinical associate professor at the University of Washin...
Kanu Behl
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with the award-winning film director Kanu Behl, about his film Agra, his second feature film, which had its world premiere at...
Vikram Chandra
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to the award-winning novelist and professor at UC Berkeley, Vikram Chandra, about his critically-acclaimed mystery/thriller no...
Lamia Karim
11 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Lamia Karim, a professor at the University of Oregon, about her new book, Castoffs Of Capital: Work and Love among G...
Zainab Fasiki: Hshouma
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Zainab Fasiki, Morocco’s most radical and disruptive feminist who transgresses the taboo on sexuality and the female bod...
Sonora Jha: Ep. 22
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Beautifully written and deeply personal, Sonora Jha's memoir follows the struggles and triumphs of one single, immigrant mother of color to raise an A...
J. Geetha: Ep. 20
06 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Geetha Jayaraman, a former journalist and a filmmaker who teaches film practice at the Culture Lab, Newcastle Univers...
Ramin Bahrani: Ep. 17
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Prof. Ramin Bahrani, director of his latest film The White Tiger based on Aravind Adiga's 2008 Booker-prize winner novel...
Fatima Bhutto Ep 2
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast I talk to Fatima Bhutto (@fbhutto) about her brilliant new book "New Kings of World: Dispatches from Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop," wher...
Japleen Pasricha Ep 9
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, I talk to Japleen Pasricha, the founder-editor of "Feminism in India," the country's leading digital feminist media platform.
Namita Gokhale Ep 8
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, I speak with Namita Gokhale, the founder-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, about her latest novel Jaipur Journals.
Kavita Krishnan Ep 7
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, I talk with Kavita Krishnan, India's leading feminist and Secretary of the All India Progressive Women’s Association, where I dis...
Nandita Das Ep 6
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, I speak with Nandita Das on her book "Manto & I," which is based on her 2018 biopic "Manto," South Asia's leading author, playwrigh...
Arundhati Roy Ep 5
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to Booker Prize-winner Arundhati Roy about her latest book "My Seditious Heart," which is a 1000-page compilation of her comple...
Shabana Azmi Ep 3
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of #SouthAsianFilmsAndBooks, I talk to Shabana Azmi, India's leading actress and feminist activist who has successfully straddled art ...
Shonali Bose Ep 4
20 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In my latest podcast on #SouthAsianFilmsAndBooks, listen to my interview with India's most formidable feminist filmmaker Shonali Bose talking about he...
Amitav Ghosh Ep 1
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the day of the world's very first Global Climate Strike, Alka Kurian talks to Amitav Ghosh about his new novel "Gun Island" a book about a world ra...