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Filled with serpent kings, long-lost lovers, magical birds and seductive witches, The Legend of Himal and Nagrai is an enchanting collection of folk tales from a land as beautiful as it is misunderstood—Kashmir. In the title story, the serpent
In 2019, the BJP came into power once again on the back of one of the most significant electoral mandates in recent years. Since then, the Narendra Modi-led government has seen a tumultuous few years as they have implemented far-reaching legisl
Author Anshul Chaturvedi talks to us about his book which he calls an essential guide to apply the principles of Swami Vivekananda’s teachings to one's everyday life.Anecdotal and thought-provoking, The Vivekananda Handbook for Everyday Living
Join us for a chat with author Tanushree Podder about her latest book 'The Girls in Green', about a group of girls from different backgrounds and their experiences at a military academy where they have been admitted to train as soldiers. We als
Greater Kashmir columnist and Srinagar resident, Emaad Makhdoomi, weighs in on Article 370, Naya Kashmir, the Separatist movement and responds to Omar Abdullah's recent claims on Times Now channel.
Author Koral Dasgupta talks to us about her 'Sati' series about the lesser known aspects of the lives of five iconic women from the Indian epics: Ahalya, Kunti, Draupadi, Tara, Mandodari
Sonam Kachru, Buddhist scholar, joins us for a fascinating and occasionally hilarious chat about his latest book on Vasubandhu, the Buddhist theory of multiple realities, the truth about the four noble truths, Theravada versus Mahayana Buddhism
Author and teacher Devdip Ganguly of Pondicherry tells us about his life-long engagement with the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Diivine Mother. He talks to us about the chapter on nationalism that he authored in Gautam Chkermane's new book
In this riveting session, Vikram and Rahul discuss the forced expulsion of Kashmir's hindu minority, early childhood trauma of being uprooted from kashmir and seeing his brother killed by militants, media hypocrisy on the Kashmir conflict, how
Rajat Ubhaykar in conversation with Vikram Zutshi about his quirky travelogue 'Truck de India' which traces his 10,000 mile journey across India in trucks.About the book: "The share auto I squeeze into next seems unusually vulnerable after
Namrata Wakhloo talks about what it was like staying back in Kashmir for ten years after the Great Exodus, the challenges of making a new home in mainland India, how she feels when she goes back every year, Article 370, religious fundamentalism
Sajit Warrier, director of Web series Chakravyuh talks to us about the inspiration behind his show and the OTT revolution in India.
Historian and Biographer Vikram Sampath talks to us about the long awaited sequel to his biography on V.D Savarkar (releasing on May 28th). We discuss the little known facets of this enigmatic and controversial personality aka the "Father of Hi
Rituparna and Vikram talk about what it takes to heal from severe childhood trauma, how spiritual practices can help the healing process, writing candid memoirs in the west versus conservative societies such as India's, the world of publishing,
In this riveting segment we explore the common origins of Tantric Shaivism and Buddhism in Kashmir and discuss how these powerful practices can be applied to modern lifestyles.
Poet and literary critic Urvashi Bahuguna talks about 'No Straight Thing Was Ever Made', a collection of personal essays on mental health, providing deep and poignant observations about the writing life, therapy, dating, social media and parent
Most people automatically associate Kashmir with Islam and Hinduism but not many people know that it once was a major hub of Buddhist culture and learning. In this episode, we once again have Prof. Subhash Kak talking about the origins and peda
Curator and Poet Ranjit Hoskote talks about the inspiration behind his latest collection of poetry 'Hunchprose' as well as his earlier work on the Kashmiri mystic Lalleshwari. Vikram and Ranjit discuss symbolist and surrealist poets such as Ri
Subhash Kak is a computer scientist, poet and Sanskritist. In this episode we talk about Religion as a great unifier and a divider, the politics of Religion, the distortions of hinduism in the western academy and whether Artificial intelligence
Arunava Sinha is a prolific literary translator and the Books Editor at Scroll.in. He also teaches Creative Writing at Ashoka University in New Delhi. In this episode of the Big Turtle we talked about the Burden of Representation faced by diasp
Since everyone is talking about conspiracies, our next episode should be of great interest: "Conspiracy Theory versus Conspiracy Fact" In which we discuss the origins of the CIA, the assassination of JFK, invasions of Vietnam and Iraq, false
For the 1st episode of 2021 we bring you Yhamir Chabur with Latin American solidarity group ANTICONQUISTA and co-host Vikram Zutshi discussing U.S hegemony in Latin America, CIA sponsored coups in Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Nicaragu
Anjali Pathak is the founder trustee of URJA, a non-profit organisation, working with marginalised and underprivileged women and children, especially migrant women, women in prostitution and women in distress. URJA, established in 2011, is work
Atul and Vikram talk about the upcoming elections via a vis the narrative set by the mainstream media in the United States: what information is privileged and what is omitted by legacy media to enable voters to make up their minds about key iss
In recent years, an increasing number of experts and think tanks have suggested that we need a new economy, beyond old style capitalism and socialism. The authors of Growing a New Economy, Roar Ramesh Bjonnes and Caroline Hargreaves, attempt to
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