Books and Beyond with Bound
Welcome to India’s No. 1 book podcast where Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D’costa uncover the stories behind some of the best-written books of our time. Find out what drives India’s finest authors: from personal experiences to jugaad research methods, and insecurities to publishing journeys. And how these books shape our lives and worldview today.
Tune in every Wednesday!
Created by Bound, a storytelling company that helps you grow through stories. Get in touch with us at [email protected].
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 173
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
8.15 Shikhar Goyal: On Writing Love, Obsession, and the Road to Publication
When carefully laid plans go up in smoke, is it fate playing its hand, or the works of a silent puppet master pulling the strings?
In this episode, engage in a candid conversation with Shikhar Goyal, …
8.14 Tara & Michelle: Goodbye Michelle!
The goodbye you can't miss! Michelle returns to the mic with Tara for a special, unfiltered conversation you won’t want to miss. From a sneak peek into her upcoming novel to never-before-told stories…
Re-release. Devashish & Nidhi: Enter The Psyche Of Indian Psychological Thrillers
What happens when two women find themselves in the midst of horrendous crimes?
Join us as Tara and Michelle speak to two avid thriller writers– Devashish Sardana and Nidhi Upadhyay. In this episode, …
Re-release. Abhishek Anicca: Disability, Desire, and Dating
Ever wondered what it’s like to live with a disability? Or how writing can help navigate the toughest of life’s challenges?
In this episode of Books and Beyond, Michelle and Tara chat with Abhishek A…
8.13 Reenita Hora: On Fiction as a Weapon Against Forgetting
What happens when the wounds of Partition run deeper than history books will ever reveal?
In this episode, Reenita Hora joins Tara to discuss her searing historical novel Vermilion Harvest, set again…
8.12 Dr. Samir Parikh & Divya Jain: Why Mental Fitness Wins the Game
What sets a legend apart from just another player? The answer lies in the mind.
In this episode, Tara dives deep into the psychology of peak performance with Dr. Samir Parikh and Divya Jain, authors o…
8.11 Manasi Chaudhari: Are You Legally Protected, Or Just Hoping for the Best?
A pepper spray in your bag is smart, but knowing your legal rights as a female citizen of India might be what truly saves your case.
In this episode of Books & Beyond, lawyer and Pink Legal founder M…
8.10 Yuvan Aves: On Losing Nature and Learning to Care
What if the key to environmental action isn’t outrage, but observation? And what if the real climate crisis is a crisis of attention?
In this powerful conversation, nature writer and activist Yuvan Av…
8.9 Bhawana Somaaya: What Partition Stole, and Writing Restored
What happens when a celebrated film journalist turns the camera inward?
In this moving episode, veteran critic and author Bhawana Somaaya unpacks her memoir Farewell Karachi. Known for her decades-lo…
8.8 Bhavika Govil: On Growing Up, Growing Apart, and Grieving Secrets
What if one secret could shatter everything you thought you knew about your family?
In this episode, Bhavika Govil dives into her haunting, lyrical novel Hot Water, a coming-of-age story about the sil…
8.7 Ankush Datar: On Health and Wealth; Two Goals, One Answer
Tried a fad diet and a get-rich scheme, but failed to do both? Let's talk about what actually works.
Ankush Datar, the author of The Health and Wealth Paradox, breaks down the complexities of health a…
8.6 Gowri Ramnarayan & Kamlakar Bhat: On Why South Indian Lit Should Be Your Next Obsession
Lost in Translation? Or Found in the Process?
In this episode, we talk to Gowri Ramnarayan and Kamalakar Bhat, two translators dedicated to bringing Tamil and Kannada texts to life in English.
Gowri s…
8.5 Sanjana Ramachandran: Turning 90s Chaos into Literary Gold
What happens when the love of family feels more like a battlefield?
In her debut novel Famous Last Questions, Sanjana Ramachandran explores the messy, painful, and sometimes beautiful struggle of grow…
8.4 Jennifer Sundberg: How Smart Teams End Up Doing Dumb Things
Are the wrong people making the biggest decisions at your company?
Tara and Michelle talk to Jennifer Sundberg—co-founder of Board Intelligence and co-author of Collective Intelligence—about why most …
8.3 Tara & Michelle: Can You Love a Book But Hate the Author?
Should we boycott problematic authors—or just read them with guilt? Tara and Michelle dive into the messy politics of author scandals, from cancel culture to complicity. Plus, what happens when AI wr…
8.2 Puneet Sikka and Nayantara Alva: Finding Love In Unexpected Places, Two New Coming of Age Stories
What do a privileged student with a saviour complex and an ambitious outsider in Bollywood have in common?
Debut authors Nayantara Alva and Puneet Sikka take us into two very different Indias—one set…
8.1 Atharva Pandit: On Fictionalising Crime Without Compromising Truth
Tara talks to journalist and debut author Atharva Pandit, whose novel Hurda is inspired by a real-life case that briefly made headlines in 2013, and then vanished.
What begins as a mystery about three…
7.16 Ministhy S & Arunava Sinha: Leaping Out Of A Page - Translation is More Than Putting Pen to Paper
Ever wondered how translators breathe life into stories across languages? Or what it takes to bring the essence of one culture into another?
In this episode of Books and Beyond, Tara and Michelle unra…
7.15 Anisha Lalvani: Love, Crime, and Coming of Age in Noida
Curious about how contemporary fiction explores women's sexuality, family, and the messy transition into adulthood?
In this episode of Books and Beyond, Tara and Michelle sit down with Anisha Lalvani …
7.14 Saania Saxena: Friendships, Crushes and Growing Up
How do teenage years shape the way we view the world around us?
In this episode of Books and Beyond, Michelle and Tara chat with 20-year-old author and philosophy blogger Saania Saxena about her debut…