5.20 Aravind Jayan: What happens when an intimate clip goes viral in an Indian family?
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Find out how the Indian middle-class perceives dating and pre-marital intimate relations!
Join Michelle in conversation with Aravind Jayan about his book \\u2018Teen Couple Have Fun Outdoors\\u2019, which deals with the aftermath of a leaked intimate-video of a teenage couple from a middle-class family in Kerala. How can humour be used to write fiction about social issues? How does shame dictate the behaviour of Indians? What is dating like in modern India? How much freedom does the couple actually have?\\xa0
Tune in to find out!
Books mentioned in this episode:
\\u2022Goodbye Columbus by Phillip Roth
\\u2022Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbag
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.