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

16 Episodes

Home, Love, Elsewhere: Sarnath Banerjee on Absolute Jafar

April 1, 2026 01 hr 06 min 28 secs

What does it mean to feel at home in a city, in a relationship, in your own life?In this episode of The Reading List, Sarnath Banerjee joins us to talk about Absolute Jafar, a deeply personal graphic ...Read more

When History Haunts a City: Monuments & Memory with Eric Chopra

March 15, 2026 01 hr 16 min 33 secs

What does it mean for a city to be haunted?In this episode of The Reading List by Bahrisons Booksellers, Aashna Malhotra speaks with historian Eric Chopra about his book Ghosted and the strange afterl ...Read more

Private Selves, Public Feeds: Growing Up Online with Ria Chopra

March 1, 2026 01 hr 28 min 04 secs

What does it mean to grow up in a world where you are always watched, always connected, and never quite logged out?In the Season 2 premiere of The Reading List by Bahrisons Booksellers, Aashna Malhotr ...Read more

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