India Booked is a podcast that uses literature as a lever to bring multiple facets of India alive. A perfect podcast for bibliophiles, trivia junkies and people interested in learning more about India. Every episode focuses on a different theme and takes place via a conversation between the host with celebrated authors. Got feedback or want to feature an author? Write to us at indiabookedpodcast@gmail.com
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On Agla Station Adulthood, best friends Rytasha Rathore and Ayushi Amin ride through the various stations of life. Whether you're in your mid-twenties, just entering them, or about to cross into the next decade, there seem to be a bunch of issues that we're all going through. After all, nobody is perfect. We've had first jobs, second jobs, we've blown our paychecks, and invested a little too. Half of us even moved into our own place. We swiped right, we swiped left, we've loved, we've been l ...
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The Chowpatty Cooking Club | Lubaina Bandukwala | Songs of Freedom Series
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Set in Bombay during the Quit India movement, the book is about three children—Sakina, Zenobia and Mehul—who are eager to be a part of Indian freedom struggle. When Sakina realises that there’s an underground radio network and her Bela aunty is a part of it and that she might be ousted to the British Government, she and her friends help the Undergr…
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That Year at Manikoil by Aditi Krishnakumar | Songs of Freedom Series | India Booked
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Based on the repercussions of the Burma War between British India and the Japanese Army, the book centres around Raji and her sisters who are sent off to live in Manikoil, in their mother’s village in 1944. Away from the war but also terribly embroiled in it through her brother who decides to enlist in the British Indian Army, Raji feels the whiff …
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In the Shadows - Unknown Craftsmen of Bengal | Payal Mohanka | India Booked
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Through six chapters dedicated to a mostly unknown village in Bengal and its craft, Payal Mohanka paints a picture of the rural crafting communities that produce rather unusual crafts objects like wigs, decorative lights, polo balls, boats, shuttlecocks and jeans. As a journalist, when Payal was filing four-minute capsules on each of these activiti…
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The Train to Tanjore | Devika Rangachari | Songs of Freedom Series
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Tanjore, 1942 There are few excitements in Thambi's quiet life. There is the new hotel, disapproved of by elders, which lures him with the aroma of sambar with onions. There are visits to the library to read the newspaper, and once in a while, a new movie at the Rajaram Electric Theatre. More disagreeably, there are fortnightly visits from his uncl…
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A Conspiracy in Calcutta | Lesley D. Biswas | Songs of Freedom Series
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Calcutta, 1928 As the student protests gather momentum all across Calcutta, and police atrocities grow, ten-year-old Bithi wants to join in the struggle for freedom. But living in a society where her best friend is to be married and just the fact that she is going to school is regarded with disapproval, how can Bithi play a substantial part? How ca…
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Muthulakshmi Reddy: A Trailblazer in Surgery and Women's Rights | VR Devika
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Join author VR Devika and host Ayushi Mona as they describe the indomitable spirit of a woman who campaigned to get rid of the practice of wet nurses, fought for girls’ education and widow remarriage, equal property rights for women, education reform, and rural healthcare for women. She took up the case of getting the practice of dedicating young g…
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Iridescent Skin : A Multispecies Journey of White sharks and Caged Humans | Raj Sekhar Aich | Season 2 | India Booked Podcast
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Iridescent Skin is the first of its kind multispecies ethnography on humans and white sharks, entangled through the practice of cage diving at the very end of New Zealand. It is based on an immersive field work of marine anthropologist Prof. Raj Sekhar Aich, and his friend, research assistant, and anthropologist—Soosan Lucas, as they go in search o…
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Primer on Money and Investing with M. T. Raghunath | India Booked Podcast | Season 2
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Are you someone who asks a lot of questions that contains, but why?. Why did humans invent money? Why do we need to pay interest when we borrow money? Why are so many people trying to sell me insurance-linked investments? Why do experts suggest investing in stocks when the prices swing all over the place? Why do some swear by index funds, while som…
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India Booked Podcast | Biman Nath on Homi Bhabha
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Homi Jehangir Bhabha was a nuclear physicist who pioneered the Indian nuclear research programme. Often hailed as the father of India’s nuclear power project, his ambition, far sightedness and enterprise shaped the development of modern science in India. Understanding the need for achieving self-reliance, he laid the framework for nuclear research …
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India Booked | The Worlds Within You | Shreya Ramachandran
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The Worlds Within You tells the story of Ami Shekar, who has decided to take a break from her first year of university in the UK and return to her home in Chennai. Ami is stuck, and finds herself fretting, overthinking and retreating into her own head. But she knows that whatever it is that makes her feel 'weird' all the time must have a name to it…
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India Booked Podcast | Everyday Superfoods | Dr Nandita Iyer
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In Everyday Superfoods, bestselling author and nutritionist Dr Nandita Iyer brings to you everything you need to know about easily available local superfoods and ways to incorporate them into your diet. Through 60 simple recipes using an arsenal of 39 superfoods easily found in Indian kitchens, this book will not just help you understand your relat…
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India Booked Podcast | Billions Under Lockdown | Abantika Ghosh
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When WHO first declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020, there was a great deal of apprehension about how India - the country with the highest TB cases and diabetes, inadequate health infrastructure and a population of 1.3 billion - would fare. Between the Janata Curfew and the first vaccinations, a piece of massive machinery has been work…
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We scored a Century and celebrated with a live recording on YouTube with our beloved listeners joining us as we spoke about how this show has been our little golden child, the various ways life, situation, and persona have transformed overtime (for good), and all the amazing things we have learned from our guests. We want to thank our listeners for…
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Own Who You Are ft. Sikandar Kher, Actor
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It's not every day that we come across a 40-year-old who doesn't talk in philosophy or sugar-coats his words, but says it like it is. In this episode, just before we hit a century, we spoke to one of the ultimate adults- Sikandar Kher. We ask him for life advice and he doesn't complicate it but explains his POVs to us in the best way possible, and …
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Thirty & Thriving ft. Priyam Saha- Writer, Comic
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We're all guilty of wanting to 'live it up in the city' and have almost always referred to flawed representations of the same in films. Our fellow adult today did the same- inspired by 'Wake Up Sid', and life in general, moved to Mumbai when she was just 20. Today, 10 years on, she reflects on the time gone by and is super proud of it! It's Priyam …
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Strangers to Friends and Vice Versa ft. Marissa Meizz, Curator, No More Lonely Friends
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She went viral in the big city of New York a few months back and people knew her as the 'one with no friends'. And she managed to turn that around into a community of people who come together for friendship and make sure no one is lonely again. In this episode, Rytasha & Ayushi are joined by Marissa Meizz, a 24-year-old, baby adult livin' it up in …
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Leading with Empathy ft. Nikhil Taneja, Co - Founder & CEO, Yuvaa
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The world might be moving towards Robots, AI, Cryptocurrency, Metaverse and what not. But at the end of the day, we are all human- flesh, blood and a plethora of emotions in a complicated universe of communication where the mask of technology isn't sustainable. What is that one superpower that helps protect everyone's heart? It's empathy. To respec…
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Mini Episode: Mix & Match ft. Priyanka & Tanisha, Co-Founders, Not So Arranged
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Meeting the perfect partner is something most of us wish for. We sign up on matrimonial websites, or dating apps; hope to find love at hopeless places and what not. Here is a carefully curated matching platform that uses a compatibility test designed by psychologists, a verification process to keep the creeps away, and a plan that takes into consid…
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Citizen of the World ft. Pallavi Aiyar, Journalist
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How is the life on someone who hasn't let the idea of settling down deter their aspirations and has just gone with the flow only to have had rich experiences? We often overthink things and fear consequences, and as a result miss out on opportunities while our guest today encourages us to take risks and invite moments of serendipity instead. She is …
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4 Decades Young ft. Ekta Rajani, Fashion Stylist
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We all agree, it's not the best time to be an adult. There is confusion, gloom, bitterness, disappointment and what not. But there has always been, and will always be, Hope. Older adults swear by that. And we will experience and eventually live to tell the tale. And pass it on to the younger folks as well. To give us hope, wisdom, and useful tips t…
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Skin Care ft. Dr. Punit Saraogi, Clinical & Cosmetic Dermatologist & Trichologist
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The largest organ in the human body gets the least attention usually. It is subtly affected by so many factors of our lifestyle- stress, food, environment, to name a few. But it also can be maintained and kept healthy by some very basic habits and routines. So to talk about it, we have on board, Dr. Punit Saraogi from Everything Skin and Hair clini…
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Be Your Own Boss ft. Ananya Mehta, Co - Founder, Urban Mom
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Our Bestie Ananya Mehta, an entrepreneur who runs a successful business of healthy, great quality home made nut butters and more- and that to with her mom- joins us on the pod today. She tells us about the business, the journey towards entrepreneurship, which is never easy btw. One is not born a boss but when you believe in yourself and take a stan…
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Girl Talk ft. Dr. Sakina Radiowala, Gynaecologist
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Constantly bombared by 'biological clock' statements because you aren't married or planning motherhood? Period cycle not following the monthly map and just roaming around the calendar? Sexually active with protection still worried about STIs? In a love-hate relationship with your breasts? Welcome to Womanhood and that 'ripe' age where you are expec…
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Most of us dread sitting alone with our thoughts. Like the day Whatsapp, Facebook & Instagram were down, we immediately switched to Twitter/ YouTube, or downloaded Hike/ Telegram; but refused to sit alone keeping that phone aside. We always have music/radio/podcast on while going about our mundane activities and the only silence we know is when we …
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A month is substantial growth especially while you're adulting. And we definitely had a substantial September and are back on the pod with loads to unload and discuss. Today, we talk about how decision making- from little things like what to wear and eat, to the big stuff like moving back home after having lived away and whether to have kids or not…
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Laws & Flaws ft. Poulomi Pavini Shukla, Lawyer, Supreme Court of India.
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We hear of babies being dumped in garbage, being left on the streets, abandoned in hospitals. Ever wondered what happens to them? The risk that these little lives have- of being contracted with diseases, of being left to die, of being adopted by persons for illegal activities- rarely is anyone fortunate to fall in safe hands that secure their futur…
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Left Right Left ft. Jalasmi Hathi, Our Producer - IVM Podcasts
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It's 2021 and just like a lot of our life is governed by algorithms, so is Love. And by that we mean dating apps. While we are not zooming or scrolling miles on Instagram, an occasional break is that of swiping left and right to the various apps in the hope that we might just find our prince charming and all will be rosy again. But alas, that is no…
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All You Need Is Josh by Supriya Paul | India Booked | Season 2 Episode 1
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All You Need is Josh: Inspiring Stories of Courage and Conviction in 21st Century India is a book of hope in a world of cynicism. The book is a stories of individuals across India – of the aspiring astrophysicist who wanted to walk on the moon; the first person with a disability to top the civil services examinations; the domestic help who is now a…
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Rakhi Special with the Fit Siblings ft. Kunal & Shivani Rajput
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We encourage all things good and healthy, and fitness is one of the main ingredients to a great adulthood experience. And to celebrate fitness and Rakhi, we invited our monster trainer Kunal Rajput and his sibling, a baby adult but so self-aware, Shivani Rajput. Kunal is a certified fitness coach and a Nike ambassador from India while Shivani runs …
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S2 E35: The future is Organic ft. Siddharth Sanghai, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Fresh India Organics
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Organic is not a fad. It is a scientific way of growing food in the most healthy, sustainable way. These techniques are similar to what our grandparents and the generation before them always employed to grow their crops, now with a dash of Science and Technology. To explore more, we invited Siddharth Sanghai of Fresh India Organics who tells us the…
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S02 E34: Armed & Ready ft. Tanushree Podder, Author
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Ever wondered how is life in the Army? Imagine a young adult thrown into the strict, disciplined and tedious routine of the army. Dealing with adults who seem evil, with exercises that make you exhausted, where thinking about luxury is luxury, and the only goal to attain is to be an officer and serve the country. And ever thought about the life of …
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S02 Ep33: Pets, Plants and Unconditional Love ft. Natashja Rathore
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A very special kind of love, that not everyone has the access, or the affinity to, is the love that pets give us. They can't talk but communicate so effectively, they can't think but make us so thoughtful, they aren't educated but teach us so many valuable life lessons. And pets are family, pets are children- the most beloved and naughtiest kind. T…
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S02 E32: A Real Adult ft. Viraj Ghelani, Content Creator
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Agla Station Adulthood presents the real, relatable adult, Gujarati represent, from the lanes of SoBo (South Borivali) and Instagram- Viraj Ghelani! Tune in to know the man behind the reels, his story, his passion, his journey until now. From being an engineering student to leaving it to follow his passion, having seen financially good and bad days…
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We also cannot believe that we are halfway through the year already! And the way it's ZOOMING past, we'll be in 2050 in no time! But today, let's slow down and smell the roses, introspect, catch up. How are you'll doing? Have your offices begun? Is everyone vaccinated? Welcome to our mid-year check in where we discuss life in general, tell you abou…
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S02 E30: Madhur Vaani ft. Nisa Shetty, Singer & Songwriter
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Among the list of things that we turn to when we are spiralling, music is the most dependable. While for most of us it is a gift, some of them are gifted. Gifted with the ability to create new music and help us get through life. One such person is our dear friend, singer-songwriter, Nisa Shetty. She talks to us about her journey in the world of mus…
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S02 E29: Father's day special Part 2 Ft. Mr Siddharth Raman Amin
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When in distress, we might scream for mom but when it comes to rescuing, we always reach out to our fathers. They are this safe space, their presence feels secure, and everything seems solvable when they are around. But at the same time, we are slightly scared of them as well, we try to avoid upsetting them and their anger makes us tear up. But tha…
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S02 E28: Father's day special Part 1 Ft. Dr. Vipul Roy Rathod
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When was the last time you had a heart-to-heart conversation with your father? You sat him down and asked questions upfront only to receive pearls of wisdom and some hard-hitting facts on life? A conversation that left you a better person, in awe of your dear dad, and so so glad you did that! That's what Rytasha did this week on a gloomy Tuesday mo…
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S02 E27: Sustainable Menstruation ft. Kathy & Jessamijn, Eco Femme
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We buy it, we use it, and we wrap it in a piece of paper and let it go. What happens next? What happens is that it rests in a landfill beyond us and our future generations ignoring the earth's requests to just decompose and move on. The pads. Layered with perfume and plastic. This World Environment Day 2021, we feel it is a good time to reconsider …
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S02 E26: Self Love & Self Branding ft. Dr Falguni Vasavada
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One of the biggest antagonists of our life is Patriarchy- a toxic philosophy that has governed so much of our existence. From simple things like not wearing shorts and exposing those sexy legs, to being pulled out of school for getting periods, the spectrum is huge and we all fit in somewhere or the other. And as a generation, we try to defy but th…
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S02 E25: The Successful Adult Ft. Naveen Richard
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It's the silver jubilee episode for us and we decided to invite a more successful adult on the show! And who better than a wise Uncle Francis, a concerned Pankaz and an absolute star boy who taught us the use of 'da' & 'macha'- Naveen Richard!!! Join us as we talk to him about the fruits grown in his hometown in Kerala and life there, his lockdown …
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S02 E24: Crying over Crypto Ft. Aaryaman Vir & Rahul Sanghi
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If hearing the words Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, NFTs, mining, nodes, make you sweat while nervously looking around if someone notices you don't know what they mean - then this is the episode for you. From newspapers to social media, this stuff is fast becoming something you need to know about. Governments are trying to…
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S02 E23: MOM=WOW (Part 2) ft. Purnima Rathod
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Once a woman attains motherhood, she is revered by society. That becomes her principal role in life. But we rarely acknowledge the woman behind the layer. She could have been so many other things- a sister, a daughter, an artist, a friend, a buddy, a lover. But when she becomes a mom, there is no going back. At least not until the kids grow up, whi…
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S02 E22: MOM=WOW (Part 1) Ft. Neha Amin
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Most of us are at an age when our moms had already given birth to us/our older sibling. They were married, had taken on the responsibilities of running a house, were managing ties with people from 2 families, and a lot of them were juggling a job as well. They had, maybe, lost touch with hobbies, friends, careers, lovers; had kissed goodbye to a lo…
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Honestly, we just needed a laugh and thought you’d like one too. We’re sharing our top embarrassing moments in the desperate hope that it makes you cackle/giggle/smile/smush your face into a pillow cause you’ve felt the exact same way. Tune in for a fun episode which we hope makes all of us smile and then when you try to sleep at night, your person…
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Work and Life locked in the house To stay safe and operate remotely Life fell down, losing its balance And work went tumbling shortly. Major relate? Us too! Terms like Work-Life Balance are casually thrown around in the present times and yes, there are multiple studies that show how it has gone for a toss but is it so? In a time when work can be of…
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S02 E19: Sexual Wellness Ft. Anushka & Sahil Gupta
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This episode, we address a very important aspect which is Sexual Wellness. Everyone talks about sex but what about pleasure, comfort, foreplay, creating an ambience, and hygiene? India saw a huge rise in the sale of sex toys and intimate products like lubes and oils, in the lockdown. Clearly, people are exploring this side as well. And as a country…
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S02 E18: Fantasizing about life post Covid
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The last year felt like those few minutes after a nap that was aimed to be quick but lasted fashionably longer than we thought- unproductive and clueless and panicky. And this year feels like we badly need a nap but are avoiding it, dreading those post-nap feelings. In both cases, we are miserable and helpless. Take a break from all of this, close …
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Last year, life gave us a lockdown and we made memes, music, art, cakes and Dalgona coffee out of it. And now that another lockdown is staring at us, we'd rather make ourselves the regular chai/coffee and sit back and relax because no, we have no energy or creativity left. Relate to it? Then this episode is for you. And there comes a time in life, …
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S02 E16: Life in Rhyming Scheme Ft. Rabia Kapoor
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Gone are the days of heavy words and melancholy filled Shakespeare poetry. It's the time of relatability and rebellion. Poetry in the present day and age, for us millennials, is a way of expression. A lot of us are independent, often lonely, facing an identity crisis, and are still getting used to life as an adult. Many times, the emotions faced ar…
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It takes just that one person to make or break the day, their sight like a beautiful sunset, bringing so much joy in the heart and a swarm of butterflies in the gut. Every romantic song is strongly felt and emotions overflow like never before. The day is consumed in their thoughts and often we find ourselves looking somewhere faraway grinning like …
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