Jul 21, 202654 min
Sociologist Nandini Sundar, historian Ramachandra Guha and legal scholar Arvind Narrain come together to talk about Umar Khalid's book 'Fractured Communities' and it's importance, the way it brings out the realities of...
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The Wire's anchors talk about recent books with authors from India and abroad.
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What has Book Shook covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Umar Khalid, the Historian: Why 'Fractured Communities' Should Be Widely Read" (21 July 2026, 54 minutes), "The Daryaganj Book Bazaar, and the World it Built | BookShook" (3 July 2026, 26 minutes), and "How Caste Politics and Hindutva Coexist in Rajasthan" (22 May 2026, 34 minutes).
How often does Book Shook publish?
Book Shook publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 11 episodes.
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Booking probability for Book Shook is 17%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Book Shook requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher.
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Book Shook is an arts podcast with 11 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Jul 3, 202626 minFrom the pavements of Daryaganj, the weekly Sunday second-hand book bazaar was moved to the more organised Mahila Haat in 2019. In her book 'The Sunday Book Bazaar: Daryaganj and the Making of a Reading Public in...
May 22, 202634 minS0<p>Rajasthan-based journalists Deep Mukherjee and Tabeenah Anjum discuss in the latest episode of Book Shook their new book, 'From Dynasties to Democracy: Politics, Caste and Power Struggles in Rajasthan' (Macmillan...
Feb 28, 202646 minS0<p>The Wire’s Political Editor Ajoy Ashirwad speaks with Banojyotsna Lahiri and Anirban Bhattacharya, two of the editors of the newly-released Umar Khalid and His World, on what inspired them to bring Umar’s thoughts...
Feb 23, 202640 minS0<p>‘Island On Edge: The Great Nicobar Crisis’ edited by scientist Pankaj Sekhsaria is a compilation of journalistic writing on the proposed projects on the Great Nicobar Island, including a piece that was first...
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‘We’re All Obsessed With Who We Are’: Sowmiya Ashok on Keeladi and the Search for Our Past
Feb 19, 202631 minS0<p>Journalist and author Sowmiya Ashok’s new book, ‘The Dig: Keeladi and the Politics of India’s Past’, looks into the study of archaeology and history not just at that particular site but in today’s India as a whole...
Feb 17, 202642 minS0<p>The Wire’s Founding Editor, Sidharth Bhatia’s third book, Mumbai: A Million Islands is out! in BookShook, with The Wire’s Editor, Seema Chishti, he discusses the Bombay of the past, its journey of change, its people...
Feb 17, 202652 minS0<p>Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta in conversation with Vignesh Rajahmani, author of The Dravidian Pathway: How the DMK Redefined Power and Identity in South India.</p>
Feb 17, 202627 minS0<p>Senior journalist Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty speaks to Guwahati-based academic, author and translator Banani Chakrabarty about recently translating to English the biography of noted Assamese Anandaram Dhekial Phukan...
Feb 17, 202621 minS0<p>More than 25 years ago, author-artist-ceramicist Anuradha Roy and her husband came across a derelict cottage at the edge of a Ranikhet estate and decided that was where they wanted to live. Roy has written about her...
Feb 17, 202638 minS0<p>Tyler H. Williams is Associate Professor of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. He is primarily known for his research on the literary and linguistic history of North India. His...
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Ramachandra Guha
historian, environmentalist, public intellectual
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Seema Chishti
Editor of The Wire, The Wire
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Aathira Perinchery
The Wire
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Tyler H. Williams
University of Chicago
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