नमस्कार! आज सुनेंगे शरद जोशी जी का लेख "होना कुछ नहीं का"। Hello and Welcome to the Mansarovar Podcast. Today is a reading of Sharad Joshi Ji's satirical piece 'hona kuch nahi ka' from his collection called "Jeep Par Savar Illiya" धन्यवाद्! जल्दी फिर मिलना होगा - कविता पढ़ते रहिये! --- INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/themansarovarproject FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/TheMansarovarProject TWITTER - https://twitter.com/TheMansarovar SPOTIFY -...

Rashid Jahan was an Indian writer and practising medical doctor known for her Urdu literature, feminist stories, plays, and social commentaries. She wrote short stories and plays and contributed to  Angarey, a 1932 collection of unconventional short stories in collaboration with other writers, often seen as the start of the  Progressive Writers Movement. Angarey was subsequently banned from publication and distribution.  'Mard Aur Aurat' is a one-act play by Rashid Jahan; a dialogue between...

आपका स्वागत है the Mansarovar Podcast Season 2 में. आज बात करेंगे Ramashankar Yadav जी की जिन्हें लोग जानते है उनके उपनाम विद्रोही (Vidrohi) से। ये बस एक कोशिश है एक कवि और उनकी रचनाओं को आपके समक्ष रखने का - ताकि आप खुद - अपनी तरह से - उन्हें पढ़ सके और समझने की कोशिश कर सके। 0:00 - आसमान में धान 0:33 - Intro and Acknowledgements 3:35 - औरतें 6:16 - विद्रोही का जीवन परिचय 7:10 - विद्रोही के JNU के किस्से 8:58 - How to categorise Vidrohi? 10:58 - कवि बड़ा है या कविता? 11:38 - जन-गण-मन read by...

आपका स्वागत है मानसरोवर पॉडकास्ट Season 2 में!  आज बात करेंगे केदारनाथ सिंह जी के बारे में और पढ़ेंगे उनके आखिरी कविता संग्रह - मतदान केंद्र पर झपकी से कुछ कविताएं.  मतदान केंद्र पर झपकी - केदार जी द्वारा स्वयं तैयार की गयी उनकी अंतिम पाण्डुलिपि है , इसे २०१८ में मरणोपरांत - राजकमल प्रकाशन द्वारा प्रकाशित किया गया।  --- Link to buy Matdaan Kendra Par Jhapki -...

This is our second podcast on Sharad Joshi's satire where we read and  discuss his 1985 essay titled "Zindagi Ko Kuredti Hui Kalaa".  Here is the first part of Sharad Joshi's Satire that we did earlier this  year in video format -  https://youtu.be/_Kn6MRqFem4 If you like this podcast, do consider checking out our youtube channel which has a lot more to offer. ------ SHOW NOTES Sharad Joshi was a Hindi poet, writer, satirist and a dialogue and  scriptwriter in Hindi films and television....

A video of this podcast is available here - https://youtu.be/DxQZAKKYHVA This is a lighthearted podcast on our frustrations and tribulations around finding good hindi literature content online. We look up stories related to "Karuna" but end up reading hindi stories on coronavirus and the corona lockdown in india. This is a reaction video. Here we talk about bad hindi literature, what works on the internet and take a deeper look at what is missing from and why is it so difficult to discover...

'Yahi Sach hai', the story which was made into the movie Rajnigandha by Basu Chatterjee (starring Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha) is a love triangle that plays out as the inner monologue from the perspective of the central female protagonist. Bhandari wrote about a woman attempting to choose between her two loves; one from her past and one from her present. Anagha Wankhede reads this eponymous love story for us and the discussion follows.   Mannu Bhandari (born 3 April 1931) is an Indian author,...

Bhisham Sahni (8 August 1915 – 11 July 2003) was an Indian writer, playwright in Hindi and an actor, most famous for his novel and television screenplay Tamas ("Darkness, Ignorance"), a powerful and passionate account of the Partition of India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for literature in 1998, and Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2002. He was the younger brother of the noted Hindi film actor, Balraj Sahni.      आधुनिक बनने का प्रदर्शन करते शहरी मध्यवर्गीय परिवार के करियरिज़्म पर एक तीखी...

Rajendra Yadav (28th August 1929 – 28th October 2013) was a Hindi fiction writer, and a pioneer of the Hindi literary movement known as Nayi Kahani. He edited the literary magazine HANS, which was founded by Munshi Premchand in 1930 but ceased publication in 1953 – Yadav relaunched it on 31st July 1986, (Premchand's Birthday).   His wife Mannu Bhandari is also a famous Hindi fiction writer. __________________________________ INSTAGRAM - www.instagram.com/themansarovarproject FACEBOOK -...

Krishna Sobti (18 February 1925 – 25 January 2019) was an Indian Hindi-language fiction writer and essayist. She won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980 for her novel Zindaginama and in 1996, was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest award of the Akademi. In 2017, she received the Jnanpith Award for her contribution to Indian literature.   Sobti is best known for her 1966 novel Mitro Marajani, an unapologetic portrayal of a married woman's sexuality. She was also the recipient of...

Sharad Joshi was a Hindi poet, writer, satirist and a dialogue and scriptwriter in Hindi films and television. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990. He wrote dialogues for many famous Hindi movies and TV Shows, notably Chhoti Si Baat, Utsav, Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin, Ye Jo Hai Zindagi and Vikram aur Betaal.   Read his satire here - www.amazon.in/Hum-Bhrashtan-Ke-Bhrasht-Hamare/dp/B07KDV2FNK __________________________________  INSTAGRAM - www.instagram.com/themansarovarproject FACEBOOK -...

Yashpal (3 December 1903 – 26 December 1978) was a Hindi-language author, who is sometimes considered to be the poor man’s Premchand. A political commentator and a socialist, he wrote in a range of genres, including essays, novels and short stories, as well as a play, two travel books and an autobiography. He won the Hindi-language Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel, Meri Teri Uski Baat in 1976 and was also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan. Movies we discussed - Sir -...

इस कहानी के ज़रिये हमने बात करने की कोशिश है मानसिक रोगों और उसके चारों और फैला हौवा, उसके कारण और मानसिक स्वस्थ्य बेहतर करने के तरीकों के बारे में.    डॉक्टर सुप्रिया धोंगंडे का परिचय काफी दिलचस्प है, कक्षा सातवीं में फेल होकर साइकोलॉजी में इमोशनल  इंटेलिजेंस और psychological well-being में doctorate करना,  मध्य प्रदेश के छोटे शहर से U.S. की Dale Carnegie संस्था में काम करने का अवसर मिलना,  हिंदी मीडियम में पढ़ कर, आज अंग्रेजी में कारपोरेट लीडरशिप ट्रेनिंग और एक्जीक्यूटिव कोचिंग करना -...

Dastavez - The Love Letters of Amrita Pritam and Imroz दस्तावेज़ - अमृता और इमरोज़ के प्रेमपत्र New episodes, every Sunday. Episode 6 - In this episode, we see another facet of their love, an element of jealousy sprouting in between  two lovers. Prerna Rawat - https://www.instagram.com/prerna_rawat  'The Mansarovar Project' is - Shivam Sharma - https://www.instagram.com/imrozed/ Anant Nath Sharma - https://www.instagram.com/anantns/ Kindly like, share, subscribe. All rights belong to...

Dastavez - The Love Letters of Amrita Pritam and Imroz दस्तावेज़ - अमृता और इमरोज़ के प्रेमपत्र New episodes, every Sunday. Episode 5 - In this episode, Amrita and Imroz talk about 14 years of Sahir's love and S D Burman's songs Prerna Rawat - https://www.instagram.com/prerna_rawat  'The Mansarovar Project' is - Shivam Sharma - https://www.instagram.com/imrozed/ Anant Nath Sharma - https://www.instagram.com/anantns/ Kindly like, share, subscribe. All rights belong to Imroz. No...

Dastavez - The Love Letters of Amrita Pritam and Imroz दस्तावेज़ - अमृता और इमरोज़ के प्रेमपत्र New episodes, every Sunday. Episode 4 - In this episode, Amrita and Imroz ruminate over separation and also talk about Tagore, Nehru and Jigar Moradabadi. Prerna Rawat - https://www.instagram.com/prerna_rawat  'The Mansarovar Project' is - Shivam Sharma - https://www.instagram.com/imrozed/ Anant Nath Sharma - https://www.instagram.com/anantns/ Kindly like, share, subscribe. All rights...

Dastavez - The Love Letters of Amrita Pritam and Imroz दस्तावेज़ - अमृता और इमरोज़ के प्रेमपत्र New episodes, every Sunday. Episode 3 - In this episode, Imroz from Mumbai and Amrita from Kathmandu chide each other for the letters not being received and make promises to meet amidst a backdrop of eternal love. Prerna Rawat - https://www.instagram.com/prerna_rawat  'The Mansarovar Project' is - Shivam Sharma - https://www.instagram.com/imrozed/ Anant Nath Sharma -...

Dastavez - The Love Letters of Amrita Pritam and Imroz दस्तावेज़ - अमृता और इमरोज़ के प्रेमपत्र New episodes, every Sunday. Episode 2 - In this episode, listen to Imroz and Amrita's first letters to each other starting from 1959. Prerna Rawat - https://www.instagram.com/prerna_rawat  'The Mansarovar Project' is - Shivam Sharma - https://www.instagram.com/imrozed/ Anant Nath Sharma - https://www.instagram.com/anantns/ Kindly like, share, subscribe. All rights belong to Imroz. No...

Dastavez - The Love Letters of Amrita Pritam and Imroz   दस्तावेज़ - अमृता और इमरोज़ के प्रेमपत्र   New episodes, every Sunday.   Episode 1 - In this episode, Imroz recounts his initial days with Amrita and describes how the idea of publishing this collection of love letters came about. Prerna Rawat - https://www.instagram.com/prerna_rawat  'The Mansarovar Project' is -   Shivam Sharma - https://www.instagram.com/imrozed/  Anant Nath Sharma - https://www.instagram.com/anantns/  Kindly...

(Audio Timestamps below) This satire by Harishankar Parsai is an attack on how the political parties try to gain mileage out of sensitive religious issues by taking help of some corrupt Godmen. Originally written in 1968, this satirical piece seems more relevant than ever in today's communally charged atmosphere, keeping in mind the many deplorable instances of violence due to the same context recently. The relevance of truly great writer never goes away and Harishankar Parsai's...

(Audio timestamps below) Qurratulain Hyder (20 January 1927 – 21 August 2007) was an influential Indian Urdu novelist and short story writer, an academic, and a journalist. One of the most outstanding literary names in Urdu literature, she is best known for her magnum opus, Aag Ka Darya (River of Fire), a novel first published in Urdu in 1959, from Lahore, Pakistan, that stretches from the 4th century BC to post partition of India.  She received the 1967 Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu for...

(Audio Timestamps below)   'Nasha' by Premchand is a psychological study of human behaviour. How easily a man of principle can get corrupted by the same power he despises. How humans tend to change their character depending on their surroundings. At the end, it makes us reflect on this human hypocrisy and how we can learn from it.   Timestamps -  0:00 - Intro  2:00 - Story 'Nasha'  19:50 - Analysis  23:20 - Bir's thinking   26:05 - Kangana and Nepotism  28:05 - Bir and Ishwari's...

(Audio Timestamps are below) In today's episode we read and analyze stories by acclaimed writer Krishna Baldev Vaid. He is known as the foremost writer of Modernist movement in Hindi literature. His work is simultaneously existential, experimental and absurd in nature. He completed his doctorate from Harvard University and taught at multiple universities in the US and India. (Mr Vaid also happens to be the grandfather of notable performance artist @alokvmenon). We read and discuss three of...

Sampradaik masle aur Chaudhry ji ki vaiseeyat. Episode 10 - Dhuan by Gulzar Created by - Shivam Sharma and Anant Nath Sharma Kindly like, share, subscribe, hug a person, write a poem.