A Book A Day - A Literary Podcast from India
537 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago -Every day, I pick at least one new book, read what it has to offer, make notes and share the best ideas with you.
Sounds fun, right? Join me in this journey and explore a whole new world of books and stories.
For any suggestions/queries please contact us at [email protected] or visit Kalampedia.org on your browser.
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An African in Greenland | Tété-Michel Kpomassie | Bookcast #233
March 16, 2022 14:02 - 9 minutes - 8.74 MBIn today's podcast I discuss Tété-Michel Kpomassie's memoirs titled An African in Greenland. It's beautifully narrated account of a young man who leaves Africa, travels through Europe, in search of Arctic mountains, and finally arrives in Greenland. Along the way he learns and shares some remarkable lessons on human societies.
A Creation Myth in an Extinct Indian Language | Anvita Abbi | Bo Language | Book Podcast
March 15, 2022 04:52 - 7 minutes - 6.88 MBThe Great Narrative of Phertajido was told in the Bo language, now among the extinct Indian languages. Its last speaker, Boa Sr, passed away in 2010. The language is a part of history now. However, thanks to Professor Anvita Abbi, parts of this ancient language have been preserved and documented. In her book Voices From The Lost Horizon, Professor Abbi shares stories and songs from the ancient past of ours.
A Creation Myth in an Extinct Indian Language | Anvita Abbi | Bo Language | Bookcast #232
March 15, 2022 04:52 - 7 minutes - 6.88 MBThe Great Narrative of Phertajido was told in the Bo language, now among the extinct Indian languages. Its last speaker, Boa Sr, passed away in 2010. The language is a part of history now. However, thanks to Professor Anvita Abbi, parts of this ancient language have been preserved and documented. In her book Voices From The Lost Horizon, Professor Abbi shares stories and songs from the ancient past of ours.
Fanaa: A Sufi Meditation | Al Ghazali's Thoughts on Fana | Book Podcast
March 09, 2022 15:21 - 9 minutes - 8.7 MBFanaa is an idea in Sufism in which you destroy the self to become one with the almighty. In this podcast, I discuss Al Ghazali's point of view on Fanaa and how one can practice it.
Fanaa: A Sufi Meditation | Al Ghazali's Thoughts on Fana | Bookcast #231 | Book Podcast
March 09, 2022 15:21 - 9 minutes - 8.7 MBFanaa is an idea in Sufism in which you destroy the self to become one with the almighty. In this podcast, I discuss Al Ghazali's point of view on Fanaa and how one can practice it.
Fanaa: A Sufi Meditation | Al Ghazali's Thoughts on Fana | Bookcast #231
March 09, 2022 15:21 - 9 minutes - 8.7 MBFanaa is an idea in Sufism in which you destroy the self to become one with the almighty. In this podcast, I discuss Al Ghazali's point of view on Fanaa and how one can practice it.
Meditation on Death | Buddhist Meditations | Bookcast #230 | Book Podcast
March 06, 2022 07:30 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBThe idea of death has become a taboo in our societies. We don't discuss it much. But this idea is always lurking around it. How do we deal with the fear of death? At the same time, how do we find consolation when we lose someone? Buddhist meditations on death might have some answers.
Meditation on Death | Buddhist Meditations | Bookcast #230
March 06, 2022 07:30 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBThe idea of death has become a taboo in our societies. We don't discuss it much. But this idea is always lurking around it. How do we deal with the fear of death? At the same time, how do we find consolation when we lose someone? Buddhist meditations on death might have some answers.
Meditation on Death | Buddhist Meditations | Book Podcast
March 06, 2022 07:30 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBThe idea of death has become a taboo in our societies. We don't discuss it much. But this idea is always lurking around it. How do we deal with the fear of death? At the same time, how do we find consolation when we lose someone? Buddhist meditations on death might have some answers.
Meditation on Gratitude | Buddhist Meditations Series | Bookcast #229
March 05, 2022 04:37 - 10 minutes - 9.38 MBMeditation on gratitude changes our perspective and helps us live more positively. Let's practice this meditation in today's podcast.
Meditation on Gratitude | Buddhist Meditations Series | Book Podcast
March 05, 2022 04:37 - 10 minutes - 9.38 MBMeditation on gratitude changes our perspective and helps us live more positively. Let's practice this meditation in today's podcast.
Meditation on the Breath | Mindfulness | Book Podcast
February 28, 2022 14:57 - 7 minutes - 6.81 MBWe begin the Buddhist meditations series with the meditation on breath. Take a moment to relax and let me guide you through this short session.
Meditation on the Breath | Mindfulness | Bookcast #228
February 28, 2022 14:57 - 7 minutes - 6.81 MBWe begin the Buddhist meditations series with the meditation on breath. Take a moment to relax and let me guide you through this short session.
Common Problems You Face During Meditation | Book Podcast
February 25, 2022 15:42 - 12 minutes - 12 MBBefore we begin our meditation sessions, let’s discuss some of the common challenges that beginners encounter and how you can deal with them.
Common Problems You Face During Meditation | Bookcast #227
February 25, 2022 15:42 - 12 minutes - 12 MBBefore we begin our meditation sessions, let’s discuss some of the common challenges that beginners encounter and how you can deal with them.
Basics of Buddhist Meditation | Bookcast Podcast
February 04, 2022 03:18 - 8 minutes - 8.11 MBToday we discuss some of the basics that you need to follow before starting your meditation journey.
Basics of Buddhist Meditation | Bookcast #226
February 04, 2022 03:18 - 8 minutes - 8.11 MBToday we discuss some of the basics that you need to follow before starting your meditation journey.
Why You Should Meditate | Bookcast #225
February 01, 2022 09:35 - 10 minutes - 9.33 MBWhy should one meditate at all? Does it really help one's mental health? Does this spirituality that everyone keeps talking about make any sense? I address these questions in today's podcast.
Why You Should Meditate | Book Podcast
February 01, 2022 09:35 - 10 minutes - 9.33 MBWhy should one meditate at all? Does it really help one's mental health? Does this spirituality that everyone keeps talking about make any sense? I address these questions in today's podcast.
A Short Course on Buddhist Meditations | Book Podcast
January 30, 2022 15:56 - 7 minutes - 7.38 MBHow much can we learn through books? Don't worry, it's a rhetorical question. But that has been the idea behind Kalampedia. Now, taking this idea forward, let's learn some valuable meditation techniques from the books of Kathleen McDonald, a Buddhist teacher and writer.
A Short Course on Buddhist Meditations | Bookcast #224 | Book Podcast
January 30, 2022 15:56 - 7 minutes - 7.38 MBHow much can we learn through books? Don't worry, it's a rhetorical question. But that has been the idea behind Kalampedia. Now, taking this idea forward, let's learn some valuable meditation techniques from the books of Kathleen McDonald, a Buddhist teacher and writer.
A Short Course on Buddhist Meditations | Bookcast #224
January 30, 2022 15:56 - 7 minutes - 7.38 MBHow much can we learn through books? Don't worry, it's a rhetorical question. But that has been the idea behind Kalampedia. Now, taking this idea forward, let's learn some valuable meditation techniques from the books of Kathleen McDonald, a Buddhist teacher and writer.
The Sense of Style - Writing Advice by Steven Pinker | Bookcast #223 | Book Podcast
January 26, 2022 13:11 - 10 minutes - 9.55 MBThe Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century is a 2014 English style guide written by cognitive scientist, linguist and popular science author Steven Pinker. I discuss this in today's podcast.
The Sense of Style - Writing Advice by Steven Pinker | Bookcast #223
January 26, 2022 13:11 - 10 minutes - 9.55 MBThe Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century is a 2014 English style guide written by cognitive scientist, linguist and popular science author Steven Pinker. I discuss this in today's podcast.
The Sense of Style - Writing Advice by Steven Pinker | Book Podcast
January 26, 2022 13:11 - 10 minutes - 9.55 MBThe Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century is a 2014 English style guide written by cognitive scientist, linguist and popular science author Steven Pinker. I discuss this in today's podcast.
Marcel Proust's Great Novel - In Search of Lost Time | Book Podcast
January 15, 2022 12:20 - 9 minutes - 8.84 MBWritten in early 20th-century, In Search of Lost Time is Marcel Proust's most prominent, known both for its length and its theme of involuntary memory. I narrate a few pages from the book in today's podcast.
Marcel Proust's Great Novel - In Search of Lost Time | Bookcast #222 | Book Podcast
January 15, 2022 12:20 - 9 minutes - 8.84 MBWritten in early 20th-century, In Search of Lost Time is Marcel Proust's most prominent, known both for its length and its theme of involuntary memory. I narrate a few pages from the book in today's podcast.
Marcel Proust's Great Novel - In Search of Lost Time | Bookcast #222
January 15, 2022 12:20 - 9 minutes - 8.84 MBWritten in early 20th-century, In Search of Lost Time is Marcel Proust's most prominent, known both for its length and its theme of involuntary memory. I narrate a few pages from the book in today's podcast.
As a Man Thinketh by James Allen | Book Podcast
December 31, 2021 09:57 - 8 minutes - 7.52 MBAs a Man Thinketh is a self-help book by James Allen, published in 1903. The book might reveal the answers to some of the fundamental questions you are pondering over.
As a Man Thinketh by James Allen | Bookcast #221 | Book Podcast
December 31, 2021 09:57 - 8 minutes - 7.52 MBAs a Man Thinketh is a self-help book by James Allen, published in 1903. The book might reveal the answers to some of the fundamental questions you are pondering over.
As a Man Thinketh by James Allen | Bookcast #221
December 31, 2021 09:57 - 8 minutes - 7.52 MBAs a Man Thinketh is a self-help book by James Allen, published in 1903. The book might reveal the answers to some of the fundamental questions you are pondering over.
Poems by Edgar Allan Poe | Book Podcast
December 28, 2021 10:23 - 6 minutes - 6.42 MBEdgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States, and of American literature. Today I narrate some of his verses in this podcast.
Poems by Edgar Allan Poe | Bookcast #220
December 28, 2021 10:23 - 6 minutes - 6.42 MBEdgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States, and of American literature. Today I narrate some of his verses in this podcast.
Poems by Edgar Allan Poe | Bookcast #220 | Book Podcast
December 28, 2021 10:23 - 6 minutes - 6.42 MBEdgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States, and of American literature. Today I narrate some of his verses in this podcast.
A Short Story by Mark Twain | Bookcast #219 | Book Podcast
September 29, 2021 15:23 - 9 minutes - 8.97 MBWit Inspirations of the Two-Year-Olds is a humorous piece penned in the late nineteenth century by American writer Mark Twain. I narrate this short story in today's podcast.
A Short Story by Mark Twain | Book Podcast
September 29, 2021 15:23 - 9 minutes - 8.97 MBWit Inspirations of the Two-Year-Olds is a humorous piece penned in the late nineteenth century by American writer Mark Twain. I narrate this short story in today's podcast.
A Short Story by Mark Twain | Bookcast #219
September 29, 2021 15:23 - 9 minutes - 8.97 MBWit Inspirations of the Two-Year-Olds is a humorous piece penned in the late nineteenth century by American writer Mark Twain. I narrate this short story in today's podcast.
A Short Story by Confucius | Book Podcast
August 01, 2021 10:52 - 4 minutes - 4.03 MBIn today's podcast, I narrate a really, really short story written by Confucius.
A Short Story by Confucius | Bookcast #218 | Book Podcast
August 01, 2021 10:52 - 4 minutes - 4.03 MBIn today's podcast, I narrate a really, really short story written by Confucius.
A Short Story by Confucius | Bookcast #218
August 01, 2021 10:52 - 4 minutes - 4.03 MBIn today's podcast, I narrate a really, really short story written by Confucius.
On Lying Awake at Night | Essay by Stewart Edward White | Bookcast #217 | Book Podcast
July 29, 2021 10:14 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBIn today's podcast, I narrate a wonderful essay written by the great American writer Stewart Edward White. The essay is titled On Lying Awake at Night and it is going to be of great help if you are a nocturnal being.
On Lying Awake at Night | Essay by Stewart Edward White | Book Podcast
July 29, 2021 10:14 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBIn today's podcast, I narrate a wonderful essay written by the great American writer Stewart Edward White. The essay is titled On Lying Awake at Night and it is going to be of great help if you are a nocturnal being.
On Lying Awake at Night | Essay by Stewart Edward White | Bookcast #217
July 29, 2021 10:14 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBIn today's podcast, I narrate a wonderful essay written by the great American writer Stewart Edward White. The essay is titled On Lying Awake at Night and it is going to be of great help if you are a nocturnal being.
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien | Book Reading | Bookcast #216
July 28, 2021 08:28 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MBJRR Tolkien's fantasy world is one of the most popular ones in literature and is best explored through books such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. In today's podcast, I discuss the first one and narrate the first few pages of it.
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien | Book Reading | Bookcast #216 | Book Podcast
July 28, 2021 08:28 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MBJRR Tolkien's fantasy world is one of the most popular ones in literature and is best explored through books such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. In today's podcast, I discuss the first one and narrate the first few pages of it.
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien | Book Reading | Book Podcast
July 28, 2021 08:28 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MBJRR Tolkien's fantasy world is one of the most popular ones in literature and is best explored through books such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. In today's podcast, I discuss the first one and narrate the first few pages of it.
History of Vedic Hindu Civilisation | Sanjeev Sanyal | Book Podcast
July 10, 2021 04:58 - 15 minutes - 14.8 MBContinuing the discussion from previous episode on Sanjeev Sanyal's book Land of the Seven Rivers, I discuss the Vedic culture of India and its history. Hope you will have a good time listening to the excerpts from the book.
History of Vedic Hindu Civilisation | Sanjeev Sanyal | Bookcast #215 | Book Podcast
July 10, 2021 04:58 - 15 minutes - 14.8 MBContinuing the discussion from previous episode on Sanjeev Sanyal's book Land of the Seven Rivers, I discuss the Vedic culture of India and its history. Hope you will have a good time listening to the excerpts from the book.
History of Vedic Hindu Civilisation | Sanjeev Sanyal | Bookcast #215
July 10, 2021 04:58 - 15 minutes - 14.8 MBContinuing the discussion from previous episode on Sanjeev Sanyal's book Land of the Seven Rivers, I discuss the Vedic culture of India and its history. Hope you will have a good time listening to the excerpts from the book.
Indus Valley Civilisation | India/Pakistan History | Sanjeev Sanyal | Book Podcast
July 09, 2021 07:40 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBIn his book Land of Seven Rivers, Sanjeev Sanyal sets out to explore how India’s history was shaped by its geography-answering questions you may have never thought to ask. One of those questions is regarding the fate of Indus Valley Civilisation. I discuss that question through the lens of this book in today's podcast.