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
1.11: Vivek Tejuja - India's Biggest Book Blogger And Author Of A Memoir On Growing Up Gay In India
Find Out How He Wrote His Deeply Personal Memoir, The Books That Shaped Him and What’s His Writing Routine Like…
Author of So Now You Know: A Memoir of Growing Up Gay in India, Vivek Tejuja, opens up …
1.10: Suhit Kelkar - Meet The Jack Of All Trades
Find Out How He Manages To Read And Write Poetry, Fiction and Non-Fiction!
Tara and Michelle talk to Suhit Kelkar, author of the poetry chapbook The Centaur Chronicles. From stand-up comedy to mytholo…
1.9: Deepanjana Pal - Genre Is A Made Up Concept
Find Out How She Does It all: Crime Thrillers, Biographies, Children's Fiction, Journalism and More
Tara and Michelle speak to Deepanjana Pal, author of Hush a Bye Baby, a thriller about a murderous g…
1.8: Arshia Sattar – India’s Best Ramayana Scholar
Find Out Why The Ramayana Has Fascinated Her For Over Three Decades.
Tara and Michelle speak to Arshia Sattar – writer, translator, editor and founder of Sangam House, a writing residency. We talk abo…
1.7: Avni Doshi - What It Takes To Create A Literary Bestseller
7 years. 8 drafts. Find out why she rewrote her award-winning manuscript again and again.
Tara and Michelle chat with Avni Doshi, author of the award-winning Girl in White Cotton. It's about a twist…
1.6: Abhijeet Kini - The In's and Out's of Creating Comic Books
Learn how to get your comics published and develop your storytelling and artistic skills.
Tara and Michelle are joined by graphic novelist Abhijeet Kini, a comic book creator, illustrator and founder …
1.5: Jane Borges - Bombay’s Hidden Communities
Learn about Bombay’s undiscovered narratives with Jane Borges.
Jane talks about Bombay's open secrets: gems hidden in plain sight. We learn about ‘Cavel’, a small Catholic neighbourhood in South Bomb…
1.4: Tashan Mehta - Fly into Fantastical Worlds
How do you unleash your imagination? And how do you embrace failure?
Author Tashan Mehta talks to us about all things speculative fiction – from the growth of the genre in India to her favourite work…
1.3: Rajat Ubhaykar - Travelling from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in Trucks
What's it like spending your days in trucks without devices to keep you company and how do you make a book out of that?
Tara and Michelle are joined by Rajat Ubhaykar, the author of Truck de India! …
1.2: Lisa Ray - Not Just Another Celeb Memoir
Lisa defines herself as a writer, not an actress or model.
Tara and Michelle are joined by author Lisa Ray, a former model, actress and TV personality.
She reveals the dark side of the entertainment i…
1.1: Manu Pillai - History is a Living thing
How did Manu first discover history? How does he convert hours of dry research material into rich, imaginative and deep stories?
In our very first episode, we are joined by Manu Pillai, an author who …
1.0: Tara & Michelle - Get To Know Your Hosts
Tara and Michelle have interviewed writers from various genres for Bound’s podcast ‘Books and Beyond’. But in this episode, they decided to interview each other! Even though they're friends and work…
Trailer
'Books and Beyond with Bound' is a dream come true for Tara and Michelle because they have always wanted to converse with authors and find out about their creative universe.
Through this podcast they …