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Why do some peoples’ 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? 

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’s 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’s Headhunters: The Siege of Kohima that Shaped World History -  Mmhonlümo Kikon

We Come From the Mist: Writings from Meghalaya

Truck de India!: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Hindustan - Rajat Ubhaykar

What’s Left of the Jungle: A Conservation Story - Nitin Sekar

Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India’s First Women in Medicine - Kavitha Rao

Aruna’s 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

‘Books and Beyond with Bound’ is the podcast where Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D’costa uncover how their books reflect the realities of our lives and society today. Find out what drives India’s 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.