The Big Turtle Show with Vik Zutshi Podcast
1) The Legend of Himal and Nagrai: Greatest Kashmiri Folk Tales
Filled with serpent kings, long-lost lovers, magical birds and seductive witches, The Legend of Himal and Nagrai is an enchanting collection of folk tales from a land as beautiful as it is misundersto...Show More
2) The Midway Battle: Modi's Roller Coaster Second Term
In 2019, the BJP came into power once again on the back of one of the most significant electoral mandates in recent years. Since then, the Narendra Modi-led government has seen a tumultuous few years ...Show More
3) The Vivekananda Handbook for Everyday Living
Author Anshul Chaturvedi talks to us about his book which he calls an essential guide to apply the principles of Swami Vivekananda’s teachings to one's everyday life. Anecdotal and thought-provoking, ...Show More
4) 'The Girls in Green'
Join us for a chat with author Tanushree Podder about her latest book 'The Girls in Green', about a group of girls from different backgrounds and their experiences at a military academy where they hav...Show More
5) Naya Kashmir: A New Hope
Greater Kashmir columnist and Srinagar resident, Emaad Makhdoomi, weighs in on Article 370, Naya Kashmir, the Separatist movement and responds to Omar Abdullah's recent claims on Times Now channel.
6) Five Iconic Women from Indian Epics
Author Koral Dasgupta talks to us about her 'Sati' series about the lesser known aspects of the lives of five iconic women from the Indian epics: Ahalya, Kunti, Draupadi, Tara, Mandodari
7) Mind, and World in Indian Buddhism
Sonam Kachru, Buddhist scholar, joins us for a fascinating and occasionally hilarious chat about his latest book on Vasubandhu, the Buddhist theory of multiple realities, the truth about the four nobl...Show More
8) Sri Aurobindo, Upanishads and Tao te Ching
Author and teacher Devdip Ganguly of Pondicherry tells us about his life-long engagement with the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Diivine Mother. He talks to us about the chapter on nationalism tha...Show More
9) The Anatomy of Jihad: 60 Minutes with Rahul Pandita
In this riveting session, Vikram and Rahul discuss the forced expulsion of Kashmir's hindu minority, early childhood trauma of being uprooted from kashmir and seeing his brother killed by militants, m...Show More
10) The Hitchhiker's Guide to Hindustan
Rajat Ubhaykar in conversation with Vikram Zutshi about his quirky travelogue 'Truck de India' which traces his 10,000 mile journey across India in trucks. About the book: "The share auto...Show More