Join Amrita Tripathi, on Harper Podcast as she speaks with bestselling author Monika Halan to talk not just about her latest book, Let’s Talk Legacy but also about the lessons she’s learned and wants to share from the last 2 decades and counting. The best-selling author of Let’s Talk Money and Let’s Talk Mutual Funds, has been a tireless advocate for financial literacy for decades.

In this episode, she shares her insights on why legacy planning matters now more than ever, revealing personal stories, inspirations, and top tips to help you take control of your financial future. Tune in for a conversation that could reshape the way you think about your own legacy and financial future —you won’t want to miss it.

In this episode of Harper Podcast, join us for a captivating conversation with the original Snake Man of India, Romulus Whitaker, and his co-author Janaki Lenin. They discuss their fascinating work of non-fiction, Snakes, Drugs, and Rock and Roll, sharing stories from pet pythons and boarding school to an unconventional childhood in another era, leading to an epic career in wildlife conservation. It's a no-holds-barred look at a truly extraordinary lifetime!

In this episode of Harper Podcast, join Amrita Tripathi as she engages in a compelling conversation with journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker Zeyad Masroor Khan about his debut book, City on Fire. They explore his experiences growing up in Aligarh, becoming a veteran of communal tension by the age of seven, and discuss why Aligarh is a city marked by trauma and stories. Additionally, they delve into the role humor plays in these narratives. Don’t miss this insightful discussion.

On this episode of Harper Podcast, we speak to the award-winning author Radhika Iyengar on her book ‘Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras’ which explores the lives of the Dom community. The Doms are a marginalised Dalit community of corpse-burners that are unfortunately still discriminated against, despite performing one of the critical tasks, including at risk to themselves. In this moving conversation we hear about the lives of resilient children, growing up in the community and breaking out of imposed roles and identities.

In this episode of Harper Podcast, we speak to journalist and writer Kunal Purohit on his most recent book H-Pop: the Secretive World of Hindutva pop-stars. He talks about keeping people and their stories at the heart of our engagement and reportage, and how critical dialogue is, even as society gets further polarised by the day.

How has music gotten weaponised into H-Pop, and how are young stars capitalising on their talent and catchy tunes with acerbic lyircs to further the Hindutva agenda.

In the inaugural episode of Harper Podcast, the award-winning Amitav Ghosh speaks to Amrita Tripathi about Smoke and Ashes, and how his research into the opium trade for the Ibis trilogy led to this incredible work of non-fiction, as well as more on his own journey.

We discuss his own writing career – what’s changed about how he writes and what hasn’t! As well as the climate change crisis, the rise and rise of AI and what he’s been reading and would highly recommend.