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 In this podcast, National Books Editor Manjula Narayan tells you about books, authors and their journeys. This is a Hindustan Times production, brought to you by HT Smartcast Art Sciences sociales
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    • Tatti tales: The things you can learn from animal poop

      Tatti tales: The things you can learn from animal poop
      Jan 30 2026
      "Poop acts like social media for many herbivores. Besides, the droppings of whales tackle climate change, while elephant waste helps regrow forests. Wild animal poop is helping science and conservation and is also used in zootherapy" - Shweta Taneja, author, The Big Book of Wild Poop, talks to Manjula Narayan about everything from the finicky housekeeping habits of ants and how some DNA researchers who collect tiger poop say it smells like Basmati rice (!) to the cuboid droppings of wombats, the mosquito repelling properties of cow dung, and how manatee farts keep them afloat! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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      1 h
    • From poffertjes to perad and pepper water

      From poffertjes to perad and pepper water
      Jan 22 2026
      "I used to be very possessive of my recipes. I didn't want to give them away until a senior chef told me, "Listen, even if you give the recipe, everybody's hand is different; it will not be the same." Then, as time went on, I said, actually, some of these recipes should be preserved and if my children are not going to carry it on then at least other people in the community should know about them. Some of the things that I ate as a child have been totally forgotten. That's when I decided to start writing this book" - Crescentia Scolt Fernandes, author, Tale of Two Kitchens, Talks to Manjula Narayan about the similarities between the Cochin Anglo Indian food of her family and the Goan food of her husband's, the Dutch, Portuguese and, of course, Malayali influences on the food she ate as a child, memories of Vypin island in the mid-20th century, the lost Creole that her parents spoke, and how she and her husband ran the highly successful Bernardo's, the only authentic Goan restaurant in the National Capital Region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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      1 h et 2 min
    • Reading, writing, rocking

      Reading, writing, rocking
      Jan 15 2026
      "The thing about being a writer is that we write from a sensitive, empathetic place but we are also ruthless in that when we are grieving, we take notes of our grief. Ruskin Bond told me that the best way to write about people is just to live long enough that they all die before you. It succeeded with him; hopefully, it will succeed with me!"- Twinkle Khanna, author, Mrs. Funny bones Returns, talks to Manjula Narayan on the Books & Authors podcast about everything from her father's eclectic reading habits and her own love of sci-fi to her dissertation on Alice Munro, how she sometimes wishes she were right wing, and why she doesn't care too much about what people think of her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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      48 min
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