Vineet, Bhupal and Dhruv end season 1 of this podcast with a discussion of Pu La’s Raosaheb, a Belgaum man who is passionate and critical, while being well-intentioned. The story also features one of the most poignant endings in Pu La’s Vyakti

Bigari te Matric

Jan 3rd, 2022 37m 23s

Perhaps one of Pu La’s most relatable stories, Bigari te Matric presents scenes and themes from classrooms spanning Kindergarten to tenth standard. In addition to discussing some of the more interesting parts of this story, and drawing upon the

Punekar, Mumbaikar Ki Nagpurkar

Dec 27th, 2021 32m 8s

What lies behind the making of each one of us? In this episode, Vineet, Bhupal and Dhruv – all unabashed Punekars themselves - discuss Pu La’s sketch of three cities in Maharashtra that have imprinted their unique environments on the personalit

Chitale Master

Dec 20th, 2021 27m

There are teachers we barely remember, and expect would in turn barely remember us. Then there are teachers we will never forget. And then there is Chitale Master - a teacher for whom teaching is more about building relationships with students

Mi Aani Maza ShatruPaksha

Dec 13th, 2021 27m 28s

All of us have a few people in our lives who seem to specialize in annoying us while also generally being good of heart. As a result we cannot push them away, since they mean us no harm, and yet wish they had found someone else with whom to pas

Peston Kaka

Dec 6th, 2021 19m 53s

The purpose of travel is arguably to arrive at a destination. But every journey has within it the opportunity for much more. Trains in particular, with passengers sitting facing each other, offer a higher level of social connection than most ot

Antu Barva

Nov 29th, 2021 39m 42s

Pu La's Vyakti aani Valli sketch of Antu Barva is in many ways, a meeting of the urban and the rural. Ratnagiri's Antu Barva is quick to make his opinions known, and speaks from direct experience. Vineet, Bhupal and Dhruv unweave the ground tru

Paliv Prani

Nov 22nd, 2021 32m 33s

Birds, cats, dogs. And humans. In Paaliv Praani, Pu La examines both the similarities in our natures, and our relationships with each other. Is Paaliv Praani a social comment through the lens of our fellow urban companions? Is it a critique of

Mhais

Nov 15th, 2021 39m 29s

When a buffalo intercepts an ST bus on its way between Mumbai and Ratnagiri, a beautiful chaos ensues. In what must surely rank as one of Pu La’s most beloved stories, Mhais tells one story that houses within it many others, like buds on a tree

Narayan

Nov 8th, 2021 32m 38s

Pu La's vivid sketch of Narayan from his 1966 book Vyakti aani Valli paints a picture of sights, sounds and smells while revealing a man who gives of himself without taking anything in return, at that most important of times in our adult lives:

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