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The writer Anand Teltumbde has released a memoir recounting his experience of incarceration from 2020-2022. In April, he appeared on our #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast to talk about his other recent work, "Iconoclast", about #BRAmbedkar. Revisit the episode now:
Anand Teltumbde on the contested legacy of B R Ambedkar: Southasia Review of Books podcast #21
In a sharp critique of iconisation, Teltumbde pushes back against the hagiography surrounding B R Ambedkar, calling for a nuanced reassessment of his contested legacy in view of the ongoing…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The writer #AnandeTeltumbde's latest novel recounts his experience of incarceration from 2020-2022. In April, he appeared on our #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast to talk about his other recent work, "Iconoclast" about #BRAmbedkar. Revisit the podcast now.
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Anand Teltumbde on the contested legacy of B R Ambedkar: Southasia Review of Books podcast #21
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast from Himal Southasian, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
📚🎙️New #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast episode!

A conversation with the journalist and writer @vauhinivara.bsky.social on the ways in which language can be used to serve our purposes, independent from, and in opposition to, the goals of big tech companies:
Vauhini Vara on big tech and our digital selves: Southasia Review of Books podcast #27
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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June 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
📚🎙️New episode of the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the renowned writer and editor Jerry Pinto (@mahimkajerry) on Bollywood and the nation-state, the art of translation, and lessons of a life in literature and teaching:
Jerry Pinto on inclusive storytelling: Southasia Review of Books podcast #26
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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June 16, 2025 at 5:35 AM
🎙️📚New episode of the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the Assamese writer @arunikashyap.bsky.social on crafting stories on love, resistance and belonging set against the long shadow of violence in India’s Northeast: www.himalmag.com/podcast/arun...
Aruni Kashyap on stories of queer and displaced lives from Assam: Southasia Review of Books podcast #24
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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June 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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A conversation with the journalist Thomas Bell on his latest book, ‘Human Nature’, and the history of people’s lives in the Himalayan environment:

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Thomas Bell on a walking history of the Himalayan landscape: Southasia Review of Books podcast #24
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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May 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🎙️📚#SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast:

A conversation with the journalist Thomas Bell on his latest book, ‘Human Nature’, and the history of people’s lives in the Himalayan environment:
Thomas Bell on a walking history of the Himalayan landscape: Southasia Review of Books podcast #24
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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May 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🎙️📚 New episode of the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the journalist Thomas Bell on his latest book, ‘Human Nature’, and the history of people’s lives in the Himalayan environment:
Thomas Bell on a walking history of the Himalayan landscape: Southasia Review of Books podcast #24
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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May 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM
📚🎙️New episode of the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the journalist Thomas Bell on his new book, ‘Human Nature’, and the history of people’s lives in the Himalayan environment: www.himalmag.com/podcast/thom...
Thomas Bell on a walking history of the Himalayan landscape: Southasia Review of Books podcast #24
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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May 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
🎙️📚#SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the Sri Lankan-born Australian author Michelle de Kretser on her new novel, ‘Theory & Practice’, and exploring the messy gaps between ideals and actions:
Michelle de Kretser on her new novel, ‘Theory & Practice’: Southasia Review of Books podcast #23
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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May 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
🎙️📚 #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the journalist @rahulabhatia.bsky.social on his book 'The New India', and how a data gathering project is driving India towards authoritarianism:
Rahul Bhatia on India’s turn towards authoritarianism: Southasia Review of Books podcast #22
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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May 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🎙️📚#SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the Sri Lankan-born Australian author Michelle de Kretser on her new novel, ‘Theory & Practice’, and exploring the messy gaps between ideals and actions:
Michelle de Kretser on her new novel, ‘Theory & Practice’: Southasia Review of Books podcast #23
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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May 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🎙️📚 #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast:

A conversation with the Sri Lankan-born Australian author Michelle de Kretser on her new novel, ‘Theory & Practice’, and exploring the messy gaps between ideals and actions:
Michelle de Kretser on her new novel, ‘Theory & Practice’: Southasia Review of Books podcast #23
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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May 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🎙️📚 #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the Sri Lankan-born Australian author Michelle de Kretser on her new novel, ‘Theory & Practice’, and exploring the messy gaps between ideals and actions:
Michelle de Kretser on her new novel, ‘Theory & Practice’: Southasia Review of Books podcast #23
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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May 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
🎙️📚New episode of the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the Sri Lankan-born Australian author Michelle de Kretser on her new novel, ‘Theory & Practice’, and exploring the messy gaps between ideals and actions:
Michelle de Kretser on her new novel, ‘Theory & Practice’: Southasia Review of Books podcast #23
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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May 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🎙️📚New episode of the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the Sri Lankan-born Australian author Michelle de Kretser on her new novel, ‘Theory & Practice’, and exploring the messy gaps between ideals and actions: www.himalmag.com/podcast/mich...
Michelle de Kretser on her new novel, ‘Theory & Practice’: Southasia Review of Books podcast #23
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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May 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
📚🎙️New episode of the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the journalist @rahulabhatia.bsky.social on his book 'The New India', and how a data gathering project is driving the world's largest democracy towards authoritarianism: www.himalmag.com/podcast/rahu...
Rahul Bhatia on India’s turn towards authoritarianism: Southasia Review of Books podcast #22
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia. In this episode, Shwe
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April 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
🎙️📚New episode of the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the public intellectual and activist Anand Teltumbde about his new book 'Iconoclast: A Reflective Biography of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar':
Anand Teltumbde on the contested legacy of B R Ambedkar: Southasia Review of Books podcast #21
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast from Himal Southasian, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia.
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April 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
🎙️📚New episode of the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the Sri Lankan-Pākehā writer Saraid de Silva on her Women’s Prize longlisted novel ‘Amma’: www.himalmag.com/podcast/sara...
Saraid de Silva on her Women’s Prize longlisted novel ‘Amma’: Southasia Review of Books podcast #20
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast from Himal Southasian, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia.
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March 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
🎙️📚New episode of the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with Mohamed Shafeeq Karinkurayil on his documenting the cultural imaginaries of Kerala and the Gulf through migrants’ literary and visual records of their transnational lives and aspirations: www.himalmag.com/podcast/moha...
Mohamed Shafeeq Karinkurayil on the cultural archives of Gulf migration in Kerala: Southasia Review of Books podcast #19
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast from Himal Southasian, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia.
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March 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"The literary establishment in Kerala had many prominent writers who have experiences of migration. But migration was not their prime concern."

Coming out tomorrow on the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast, a conversation with Mohamed Shafeeq Karinkurayil on his new book.
March 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
📚🎙️"The literary establishment in Kerala had many prominent writers who have experienced migration. But migration was not their primary concern."

Next up on the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast, a conversation with Mohamed Shafeeq Karinkurayil on his new book 'The Gulf Migrant Archives in Kerala'.
March 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🎙️📚 "Who does not have that right of return are the people who were partitioned. That’s the singular trauma about migration, that those who were partitioned can no longer return."

Listen to the whole conversation with the historian Manan Ahmed Asif on the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks
Manan Ahmed Asif on Lahore as a city exiled from its pasts: Southasia Review of Books podcast #18
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast from Himal Southasian, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia.
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March 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
🎙️📚New episode of the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the historian Manan Ahmed Asif on Lahore’s histories, the role of itinerancy, memory and violence, and the vexed questions of state control and nationalism in Pakistan:
Manan Ahmed Asif on Lahore as a city exiled from its pasts: Southasia Review of Books podcast #18
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast from Himal Southasian, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia.
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February 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
🎙️📚New episode of the #SouthasiaReviewofBooks podcast!

A conversation with the historian Manan Ahmed Asif (@sepoy.bsky.social) on Lahore’s histories, the role of itinerancy, memory and violence, and questions of state control and nationalism in Pakistan: www.himalmag.com/podcast/mana...
Manan Ahmed Asif on Lahore as a city exiled from its pasts: Southasia Review of Books podcast #18
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast from Himal Southasian, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia.
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February 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM