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
- 174
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
5.20 Aravind Jayan: What happens when an intimate clip goes viral in an Indian family?
Find out how the Indian middle-class perceives dating and pre-marital intimate relations!
Join Michelle in conversation with Aravind Jayan about his book ‘Teen Couple Have Fun Outdoors’, which deals w…
5.19 Rukmini Shrinivasan: Numbers and Myth Busting: The stories behind the stats
Find out what data can and cannot tell us about modern India - from the way we eat, work, pray, and marry!
Join Tara and Michelle in conversation with Rukmini S , the author of ‘Whole Numbers and Hal…
5.18 Bora Chung: Cursed Bunnies, Ghosts, and Dark Lore of South Korea
Find out how stories about South-Korean legends and dark lore made their way to the 2022 International Booker Prize shortlist!
Join Tara and Michelle as they speak to South-Korean writer, Bora Chung, …
5.17 Gauri Devidayal & Vishwas Kulkarni: Unveiling Bombay’s F&B Industry
Discover the terrifyingly exciting world of the Food & Beverages industry in Bombay!
Join Tara and Michelle in conversation with Gauri Devidayal and Vishwas Kulkarni as they talk about their new self-…
5.16 Tara & Michelle: The Changing 'Big Indian Family'
Find out how the representation of the Indian family has evolved in Indian literature and movies!
Join Tara and Michelle as they dissect the popularity of family drama stories in India, taking the exa…
5.15 Deepti Kapoor: Kalyug, crime and politics in Delhi
Find out how Deepti Kapoor wrote a part-crime, part-family saga that shines a light on clashing social identities.
Join Tara and Michelle in conversation with Deepti Kapoor about her new book ‘Age of …
5.14 Tarana Hussain Khan: Narrating the Dastans of Rampur's Nawabs and Begums
Find out the story of Feroza Begum, and how she lives on as a moral lesson in Rampur folktales!
Tarana Khan takes Tara and Michelle back in time to 1897 to the courts of Rampur’s Nawabs and the tragi…
5.13 Damodar Mauzo: Chronicling Goan culture for over 50 years in Konkani
Explore Goa’s syncretic culture, and uncover the heart and voice of its people through stories in Konkani.
Damodar Mauzo takes Tara and Michelle on tour around Goa, capturing the essence of the taxi …
5.12 Kamal Gupta: From IIT to Wall Street, the gambler who beat all odds
Dive into the perilous world of gambling with Kamal Gupta as he discusses and divulges his story.
Kamal Gupta takes Tara and Michelle through his thrilling journey of counting and gambling documented…
5.11 Neil D’Silva: On creating a spine chilling world of Indian horror
Discover the thrilling yet bone-chilling research experiences of Neil D'Silva, one of India's most celebrated horror writers.
Neil D’Silva makes sure that shivers run down peoples’ spines as they rea…
5.10 Rehana Munir: Bookstores. Bombay. Romance.
Uncover the realities of running a bookstore through Rehana Munir's book "Paper Moon".
Tara and Rehana sipped on hot coffee, as they talked about Rehana's book. A book that can only be compared to a w…
5.09 Aashisha Chakraborty: Mis (s) Adventures Of A Sales Girl
Aashisha Chakraborty takes Tara and Michelle through her experience of surviving and thriving in a male-dominated industry with her book: “Mis (s) Adventures of a Sales Girl”. As the conversation unr…
5.08 Can Tara Change Michelle's Mind About Self-help Books?
Tara and Michelle debate over a question as old as time: “Do self-help books really help?”
They cover everything from productivity and dating guides to philosophy and wellness books. Can reading a sel…
5.07 Aparna Piramal Raje: Juggling Business, Bipolarity and Motherhood
Find out how Aparna Piramel Raje wrote a part memoir, part guide on battling mental health.
She has been speaking out about her bipolarity and the stigma around mental illnesses in India for over 10 y…
5.06 Ashok Banker: Epic And Unknown Love Stories From The Mahabharata
Find out how romance is depicted throughout Indian mythology!
Ashok Banker makes Tara and Michelle travel through centuries as they talk about his book “Epic Loves: Stories from the Adi Parva of the M…
5.05 Leeza Mangaldas: The Sex Textbook We Wish We Had In School
Find out how to write a self-help book and start an open discussion about sex!
Leeza Mangaldas talks to Tara and Michelle about sex and how the cultural shock of this Indian taboo compelled her to wri…
5.04 Mansi Choksi: Investigating The Dangers Of Modern Marriages In India
Find out how to write a gripping novel as a journalist which makes the readers question the institution of marriage!
Mansi Choksi takes Tara and Michelle through her journey of writing her book “The N…
5.03 Shehan Karunatilaka: Ghosts, Death and Humor- The Formula To Win The Booker Prize
Find out what goes on behind writing a Booker prize winning book which discusses politics and death in a humorous light!
Shehan Karunatilaka talks with Tara and Michelle about his experience of writin…
5.02 Aniruddha Mahale: India's First LGBTQ Dating Guide
Find out what goes behind writing a gender defying book on dating!
Aniruddha Mahale takes Tara and Michelle through his dating and writing journey as a part of the LGBTQ+ community as they talk about …
5.01 Tara & Michelle: Adventures, Mishaps And Wild Ways Authors Do Research
Find out to what extent an author can go in the name of a story, and is it all worth it?
Let’s take off season 5 with Tara and Michelle by diving into thrilling adventures and life changing experience…