A Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from India

To conclude our theme on nature writing, today I have got a book with literally this title. It's called Nature Writing, written by Richard Herley. Although not very popular, this book has got a beautiful prose with insightful observations which take you close to English countryside and its flora and fauna. About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

Today, once again, I discuss another lovely book on nature. It's called The Spell of the Sensuous, written by David Abram. In this book David Abram draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand of magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment. This major work of ecological philosophy startles the senses out of habitual ways of perception and brings us back to our true nature.About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

Nature, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, is a book-length essay, first published anonymously in 1836. In this work, Emerson reflects on the beauty and power of nature and argues that it can serve as a source of inspiration and enlightenment for individuals. He encourages readers to look beyond the surface of nature and appreciate its underlying spiritual essence. I discuss these ideas from the book in today's episode.About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

Continuing this week's theme of books on nature, I discuss Ruskin Bond's The Book of Nature in today's episode. Ruskin Bond has celebrated the wonder and beauty of nature as few other contemporary writers have, or indeed can. This particular book brings together the best of his writing on the natural world, not just in the Himalayan foothills that he has made his home, but also in the cities and small towns that he lived in or travelled through as a young man.About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

Do plants have intelligence? Do they have memory? Are they better problem solvers than people? In his book The Revolutionary Genius of Plants, Stefano Mancuso reveals the surprisingly sophisticated ability of plants to innovate, to remember, and to learn, offering us creative solutions to the most vexing technological and ecological problems that face us today.  Let's talk about this book in this episode. About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

The Tyranny of Pop is an essay by English philosopher Roger Scruton, which criticises the pervasive presence and perceived banality of pop music in public spaces and modern life. In this episode, I narrate the essay. About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

For today's episode I've picked a really interesting book. It's called The 50 Greatest Love Letters of All Time. As the name gives it away, there are love letters written by some of the most inspiring men and women of the past. Let me read some of them for you.About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

In the third part of our discussion on the book Himalaya: Adventures, Meditations, Life, I discuss the final section of the book which talks about the life in the Himalayas.About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

Continuing our discussions on the book Himalaya: Adventures, Meditations, Life, today I discuss some of the spiritual and religious writings on the Himalayas. Stay tuned for more bookish chats.About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

Let me take you on a journey through the Himalayas. In the next three episodes, we will explore the adventures, spiritual lessons, and life experiences as shared by some of the greatest writers and travellers of the past. I am taking help of the book titled Himalaya: Adventures, Meditations, Life. About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

Today I pick this book called 100 Great Indian Poems. It features, of course, 100 poems from different Indian languages, translated into English. Some of these poems go all the way back into the ancient India, whereas others are from medieval as well as modern times. In this episode, I recite some of my favourite poems from the book.About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

Today, I am discussing Alan Watt's brilliant book titled The Wisdom of Insecurity. The book breaks down our psychological need for stability and explains how it's led us right into consumerism, why that won't solve our problem and how we can really calm our anxiety.About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

In today's episode, I talk about CS Lewis's short but powerful book: A Grief Observed. Lewis wrote it after the death of his wife, Joy Davidman, in 1960. The book can be a perfect companion if you're experiencing the struggles of grief in your life. About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

In today's episode, I talk about Junichiro Tanizaki's In Praise of Shadows. It is a really short book but it's a beautiful meditation on traditional Japanese aesthetics and how it's rooted in the underlying philosophy of its culture. About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

In his book The Art of the Novel, Milan Kundera explains the history of the novel as an art form. In today's episode, I pick one essay from this book which talks about the death of the novel as an art form. About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast #audioessay

In this episode, I narrate one of my short stories. It's called Hills Like White Elephants, and it was first published in Ernest Hemingway's 1927 short story collection Men Without Women. About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

Continuing our discussion on the book Art as Therapy, I discuss the chapter on love. It talks about how art can help us become better lovers.About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X. #booktube #booktok #bookpodcast #indianpodcast #indianbookpodcast #indianliterarypodcast #literarypodcast

In this episode, I discuss the book Art as Therapy which talks about using art as a form of therapy for our emotional struggles. About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X.

Today, I pick a short book called Walking Meditation: Easy Steps to Mindfulness. It is written by Nguyen Anh-Huong and Thich Nhat Hanh. With the help of this book and exercises prescribed in it, I share a guided walking meditation with you. Listen to this episode and practice a slow walk while you listen. About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, rate, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X.

In this episode, I narrate a brilliant short story called Jackals and Arabs. It was written by Franz Kafka over a hundred years ago. About A Book A Day podcast: This podcast is hosted by author Deepak Rana, coming to you from the serene heights of the Himalayas. Every episode brings you powerful ideas, timeless wisdom, and life-changing stories—one book at a time.📚 Whether you're seeking healing, inspiration, or just a good read, there's something here for every curious mind.🔗 Visit Kalampedia for more book-based resources, bibliotherapy insights, and literary deep dives.📩 For feedback, suggestions, or collaborations, write to us at contactkalampedia@gmail.com📍Don’t forget to follow, like, and share the podcast with fellow booklovers.▶️ Watch our episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and X.