Books on Toast | Episode 37: Diwali Special: Books about Indian Culture with Namit Das @BooksonToast | Uploaded November 2018 | Updated October 2024, 17 hours ago.
From us to you, Happy Diwali. Don’t burst crackers, read books instead. An interesting BoTcast with actor/musician Namit Das and the ladies of Books on Toast about books that help you understand and peer into the Indian culture.

Enjoy and happy holidays!

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Books Discussed which you can listen to:


Ravanayan by Indrayani Savarkar
Book: amzn.in/d/1hbj0cY

Ramayana For Children by Arshia Sattar
Book: amzn.in/d/6tSYWXt

Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of Ramayana by Devdutt Pattanaik
Book: amzn.in/d/gFbdYoh
Kindle: amzn.in/d/9CXpgfV

The Indian Epics Retold: The Ramayana, The Mahabharata, Gods Demons and Others by R. K. Narayan
Book: amzn.in/d/bkIrEdX

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
Book: amzn.in/d/dtMJs4a

White Mughals by William Dalrymple
Book: amzn.in/d/4NtCoTZ
Kindle: amzn.in/d/hx6HW1L

Bhimsen Joshi, My Father by Raghavendra Bhimsen Joshi
Book: amzn.in/d/fdBMfRF

Kaljayee Kumar Gandharv by Kapalini Komkali
Book: amzn.in/d/diOgwaJ

Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry
Book: amzn.in/d/jgyf8Fa
Kindle: amzn.in/d/bs0y5AV

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Book: amzn.in/d/43bkeGb
Kindle: amzn.in/d/2z43yOG

Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh
Audiobook on Storytel: bit.ly/2N1I7RZ

The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh
Book: amzn.in/d/dgj8MI5
Kindle: amzn.in/d/11Afrta

That Long Silence by Shashi Deshpande
Book: amzn.in/d/8kjYz6v
Kindle: amzn.in/d/7p2WB3l

The Music Room by Namita Devidayal
Book: amzn.in/d/2SOb1Go
Kindle: amzn.in/d/iEl2vHM

My Name is Gauhar Jaan: The Life and Times of a Musician by Vikram Sampath
Book: amzn.in/d/4ydVF5c
Kindle: amzn.in/d/fZ1voUa

Interpreter of Maladies: Stories of Bengal, Boston and Beyond by Jhumpa Lahiri
Audiobook on Storytel: bit.ly/2C5ar1o

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Book: amzn.in/d/gmhxhkR
Kindle: amzn.in/d/gs1zo6j

The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
Book: amzn.in/d/1iDm1oe
Kindle: amzn.in/d/1AMDOuR

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Book: amzn.in/d/6nTACK0
Kindle: amzn.in/d/a91gcyN


The Books on Toast BoTCast is a weekly show where we discuss literature: the good, the bad, the time pass, the serious, the best, the worst and everything else in between. We have a new guest and topic in every episode, so be sure to check back every Wednesday to see waddup!

Episode 37: Diwali Special: Books about Indian Culture with Namit Das

Shot and edited by: Yohann Benson
Sound Recording and Mixing: Nishant Agarwal, Culture Shoq Productions
Venue: Cuckoo Club, Bandra, Mumbai (facebook.com/toocuckoo)

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