6.1 Tara & Michelle: Why Is India Drawn To Real Stories?

Published: Jan. 9, 2024, 1:30 p.m.

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Why do some peoples\\u2019 life stories fascinate us?

Back with a bang for a brand new season, Tara and Michelle share their love for stories about real people. They discuss tales of extraordinary courage, struggles, perseverance, successes, and failures. What draws us to these stories? Are only some stories deserving of a platform? Whose stories do we not hear enough of?\\xa0

Tune in to find out!

Books and authors mentioned in this episode:

Meow Meow: The Incredible True Story of Baby Patankar - Srinath Rao

Nowhere Man: The Story of Captain Kamal Bakshi, Missing Since the 1971 Indo-Pak War - Shivalik Bakshi

Unbroken - Indrani Mukerjea

Women in the Wild: Stories of India\\u2019s Most Brilliant Women Wildlife Biologists - Anita Mani

The Taliban and I - Sushmita Bandyopadhyay

Madam Commissioner: The Extraordinary Life of an Indian Police Chief - Meeran Chadha Borwankar

Remnants of a Separation - Aanchal Malhotra

R.A.W Hitman: The Real Story of Agent Lima - Hussain Zaidi

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing - Matthew Perry

Sridevi: The South Years - Amborish Roy Choudhury

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike - Phil Knight

Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras - Radhika Iyengar

His Majesty\\u2019s Headhunters: The Siege of Kohima that Shaped World History -\\xa0 Mmhonl\\xfcmo Kikon

We Come From the Mist: Writings from Meghalaya

Truck de India!: A Hitchhiker\\u2019s Guide to Hindustan - Rajat Ubhaykar

What\\u2019s Left of the Jungle: A Conservation Story - Nitin Sekar

Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India\\u2019s First Women in Medicine - Kavitha Rao

Aruna\\u2019s Story: The True Account of a Rape and its Aftermath - Pinki Virani


Movies and TV shows mentioned:

Beckham - Fisher Stevens

Taali - Ravi Jadhav


Produced by Aishwarya Javalgekar


\\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.




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