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Find out what data can and cannot tell us about modern India - from the way we eat, work, pray, and marry!\\xa0

Join Tara and Michelle in conversation with Rukmini S , the author of \\u2018Whole Numbers and Half Truths\\u2019, a book which uses data to decode and demystify the private, but social lives and habits of modern Indians. What does an independent data journalist do? How can numbers and data be used to tell a story? How to have conversations about sensitive issues as a journalist and writer?\\xa0

Tune in to find out!\\xa0

Books mentioned in the episode:

\\u2022Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

\\u2022Raag Darbari by Shrilal Shuklal\\xa0

\\u2022A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

\\u2022Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh Khan by Shayana Bhattacharya\\xa0

\\u2022Planning Democracy: Modern India\\u2019s Quest for Development by Nikhil Menon

\\u2022India Moving: A History of Migration by Chinmay Tumbe\\xa0

\\u2022Age of Pandemics (1817-1920) by Chinmay Tumbe

\\u2022Ants Among Elephants by Sujatha Gidla

\\u2022Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India\\u2019s First Women Doctors by Kavita Rao

Produced by Aishwarya Javalgekar
Sound edit by Kshitij Jadhav

\\u2018Books and Beyond with Bound\\u2019 is the podcast where Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D\\u2019costa uncover how their books reflect the realities of our lives and society today. Find out what drives India\\u2019s finest authors: from personal experiences to jugaad research methods, insecurities to publishing journeys. Created by Bound, a storytelling company that helps you grow through stories. Follow us @boundindia on all social media platforms.