The Reading List by Bahrisons Booksellers

By Aashna Malhotra

For over 70 years, Bahrisons Booksellers has been connecting readers with the stories they love. Now, we’re taking the next step with The Reading List, a new podcast celebrating Indian authors and the ...Read more

13 Episodes

Forgotten Histories: The Unmaking of British India with Sam Dalrymple

October 24, 2025 01 hr 07 min 02 secs

When the British broke up the Indian Empire, they didn’t just divide land; they divided families, languages, and histories. Sam Dalrymple joins us to discuss his debut book, Shattered Lands, and how t ...Read more

Growing Up, Growing Apart: Secrets, Families & Bhavika Govil''s Hot Water

October 1, 2025 01 hr 00 min 21 secs

What happens when silence shapes who we become? In this episode, Bhavika Govil joins us to talk about her debut novel, Hot Water, and the private world of Indian families. We discuss children’s rush t ...Read more

The Forgotten Statesman: KM Panikkar with Narayani Basu

September 15, 2025 01 hr 11 min 15 secs

How does a towering personality become a mere footnote in national memory? In this episode of The Reading List, we sit down with historian and biographer Narayani Basu to discuss her new book, A Man F ...Read more

Matches & Meetings: Rishta Roulette with Radhika Agrawal

September 1, 2025 56 min 20 secs

What happens when swiping right feels just as exhausting as sitting through another rishta? Author Radhika Agrawal’s Red Flags and Rishtas: A Desi Rom Com is a sharp, witty take on modern love, heartb ...Read more

Hidden Heroines of Punjab: Power, Resistance, and Survival with Harleen Singh

August 15, 2025 01 hr 09 min 15 secs

From Punjab’s first encounters with outsiders to the upheaval of Partition, meet the women who defied tradition, colonial rule, and societal norms to shape history.In this conversation with Harleen Si ...Read more

Other Side of Development: Women Workers and India’s Unequal Promise with Neha Dixit

August 1, 2025 01 hr 12 min 55 secs

As India races to modernise and liberalise its economy, who is left behind? In this episode of The Reading List, journalist Neha Dixit unpacks the unseen story of India’s working class through the lif ...Read more

Cost of Silence: Family, Climate, and Changing India with Keshava Guha

July 15, 2025 01 hr 04 min 50 secs

What does it mean to inherit more than just money, like expectations, silence, and systems that need rethinking?In this episode, author Keshava Guha joins Aashna Malhotra to discuss The Tiger’s Share, ...Read more

Stories That Stay: Memory, Inspiration, and the Art of Storytelling with Aanchal Malhotra

July 1, 2025 01 hr 04 min 10 secs

In this special episode of The Reading List, author Aanchal Malhotra steps into the spotlight for an intimate conversation with her sister and host, Aashna Malhotra. For the first time, she shares the ...Read more

Revisiting the Past: On Regret, Reflection and Writing Complex Characters with Amitabha Bagchi

June 15, 2025 57 min 16 secs

In this episode of The Reading List, author Amitabha Bagchi joins Aashna Malhotra to talk about Above Average, an epistolary novel that explores memory, emotional growth, and the stories we tell ourse ...Read more

Fiction That Heals: Writing, Everyday Life, and Mental Health with Amrita Tripathi

June 1, 2025 55 min 47 secs

In this episode of The Reading List, author and mental health advocate Amrita Tripathi joins us to discuss “The Other Sister”, a novel that gently explores the emotional weight of modern life—anxiety, ...Read more