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Ep 22: The Chowpatty Cooking Club with Lubaina Bandukwala

15 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, host Suparna Chatterjee speaks to kidlit author Lubaina Bandukwala about her historical mystery book, set in 1942, during the Quit In...

Ep 21: A Demon in Dandi with Lavanya Karthik

14 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, host Suparna Chatterjee speaks to kid-lit author and illustrator, Lavanya Karthik, about her book, A Demon in Dandi. The year is 1930...

Ep 20: Gajanan Godbole with Salil Desai

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, author Salil Desai talks about his journey into novel writing, the influences and inspirations that have shaped his storytelling - fr...

Ep 19: Wildlife in Detective Fiction with Shoumo Bhattacharya

23 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Writers have consistently found ways to incorporate wildlife into interesting whodunit plots. In this episode, host Suparna Chatterjee delves into som...

Ep 18: Nobody's Child with Kanchana Banerjee

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, host Suparna Chatterjee talks to author Kanchana Banerjee about her book, Nobody's Child, published by @harpercollinsin, where a ...

Ep 17: The Mahabharata Murders with Arnab Ray

06 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this stimulating conversation, drawing from his vast knowledge of Hindi movies and popular culture, author Arnab Ray discusses what he thinks makes...

Ep 16: Tagore's Detective

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The name Rabindranath Tagore needs no introduction. In this episode, Suparna takes a look at his run-ins with the detective department of the Calcutt...

Ep 15: The Sensational 'Germ Murder' of 1933 - Concluding part

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the concluding part of the sensational germ murder case of colonial India.A sizeable inheritance, a disgruntled half-brother, a killer bacteri...

Ep 14: The Sensational 'Germ Murder' of 1933 - Part 2

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is Part 2 of the sensational 'Germ Murder' of 1933.A sizeable inheritance, a disgruntled half-brother, a killer bacteria and the plot of ...

Ep 13: The Sensational 'Germ Murder' of 1933 - Part 1

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A sizeable inheritance, a disgruntled half-brother, a killer bacteria and the plot of a Sherlock Holmes novel come together in the sensational royal m...

Ep 12: The Temple Hill mysteries with Meeti Shroff-Shah

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Desi Detective Show, author Meeti Shroff-Shah talks to host Suparna Chatterjee about the world of Temple Hill, that posh area i...

Ep 11: Byomkesh Bakshi

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I take a look at Saradindu Bandopadhyay's iconic creation, Byomkesh Bakshi.Host: Suparna Chatterjee (www.suparnachatterjee.com)In...

Bonus Ep: Shout Out to the Listeners

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are 10 episodes down, and I think this is a great time to thank all the listeners who have been very generous with their support, by sending feedba...

Ep 10: Murder in Old Bombay with Nev March

18 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, award-winning author Nev March talks about her book, Murder in Old Bombay, which draws inspiration from the unsolved 1890s mystery th...

Ep 9: Kuntalin

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does a hair oil brand have to do with detective fiction in India? And what was the scientific mystery story written by Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose?...

Ep 8: The Bangalore Detectives Club with Harini Nagendra

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, author Harini Nagendra talks about how she brings history, ecology and her love for cosy murder mysteries together to recreate the li...

Ep 7: Detective Mirza Ghalib with Raza Mir

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We all know Mirza Ghalib as the greatest writer of Urdu poetry. But Mirza Ghalib as a detective? Now, that's an interesting idea. In this stimulating ...

Ep 6: The Curious Case of the Bhawal Sanyasi - Concluding part

02 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this concluding part, I discuss the witness testimonies and the evidence presented in court, which established once and for all, whether this man c...

Ep 5: The Curious Case of the Bhawal Sanyasi - Part 2

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Curious Case of the Bhawal Sanyasi continues in this episode. Please do listen to Part 1 of the story, before listening to this episode. Host: Sup...

Ep 4: The Curious Case of the Bhawal Sanyasi - Part 1

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode (and the next 2), I talk about the case that resulted in one of the longest legal battles in colonial India - a case so absurd, so imp...

Ep 3: Origins

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just how old is the oldest whodunnit from India? Who were the first writers of detective fiction in this country? And who were their inspirations? How...

Ep 2: Decoding Feluda with Mir

21 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Numerous fictional detectives have been born in India. But in fame and popularity, none come close to Satyajit Ray’s Feluda. Today I take a look at ...

Ep 1: Meet the Desi Detectives

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

They have been sleuthing for more than a 100 years - in Mughal courts and in Rajput palaces, in the crooked by lanes of Benaras and the bustling citie...