BoTCast Episode 26 feat. Naveen Richard: Short Stories with Them Boxer Shorts
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- Anuya, Sharin and Naveen Richard of Them Boxer Shorts and Pushpavalli fame talk about chhotu fiction that has made them happy, both Indian and international.
Books Discussed which you can buy:
Under the Banyan Tree and Other Short Stories by R.K.Narayan
Buy: amzn.to/2ErQU9a
The English Teacher by R.K.Narayan
Buy: amzn.to/2E53MnI
My Dateless Diary by R.K.Narayan
Buy: amzn.to/2E5acDx
The Guide by R.K.Narayan
Buy: amzn.to/2DZXu97
Rain in the Mountains by Ruskin Bond
Buy: amzn.to/2E5aRVx
Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl
Buy: amzn.to/2FvLoBI
The Collected Short Stories by Roald Dahl
Buy: amzn.to/2EsBLEv
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Buy: amzn.to/2rSNCcd
The Room on the Roof by Ruskin Bond
Buy: amzn.to/2nsiYAY
Rusty The Boy from the Hills
Buy: amzn.to/2Fz5FXc
Happy Birthday and Other Stories
Buy: amzn.to/2ns98A3
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
Buy: amzn.to/2DKYx9p
My India Jungle Lore Tree Tops by Jim Corbett
Buy: amzn.to/2rX8HCi
Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman
Buy: amzn.to/2rVxxm7
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
Buy: amzn.to/2DOj5hw
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
Buy: amzn.to/2nlK2mw
Tenth of December by George Saunders
Buy: amzn.to/2DQDwOM
Pastoralia by George Saunders
Buy: amzn.to/2DS4KEU
Granta Sex
Buy: amzn.to/2rUabNY
Shot and Edited by: Yohann Benson
Sound Recording and Mixing: Akash Kumar, Culture Shoq Productions
Venue: Cuckoo Club, Bandra, Mumbai ( toocuckoo)
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"THIS WAS A BAD DAY I HATE EVERYTH-"
Books on toast- *exists*
Me: I take back everything I said
Same tbh
*sniff*
Binge watching all the BOTcasts after two years. Much enjoyment very joy :')
yayyyy..... RK Narayan is my bigget love too, I started reading as a habit with Malgudi days
She cried so much, she became a stream. And, he became a tree!
Basically, he got wood and she got wet ! These writers I tell you. Naughty boys...
Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies and Unaccustomed Earth are really good short story collections!
Wowwww!! Short stories are my favourite!! None of my favourites made it to the list though. I strongly recommend these stories you'd remember them for as long as you live.. warna paise wapas!!
1. The three hermits by Tolstoy
2. The lottery by Shirley jackson
3. Lighthouse keeper of aspenwall by Henry Sienkiewicz
4. Time stops at shamli by Ruskin bond.
Yet to watch the botcast though. Anticipating bliss.. :)
This was wonderful! Thank you guys:) Ruskin Bond takes me back to all the summer vacations in Mussourie. Everytime life gets too busy or heavy I go back to his writing to read about mountains, nature, animals and children. Simple beautiful writing!
O Henry short stories anyone? Vehemently recommended by our English teacher back in the day. (Shout-out to SSC board!)
Yeah
I love your podcasts! This very one reminds me of the Sudha Murthy short stories and novellas that I read while in school. And hey! you can access the older stories from the New Yorker fiction through podcasts. They have their channel where many writers such as Rushdie, Annie Proulx and many others read those stories and discuss about it and the author. It is indeed a treat, and it introduced me to Italo Calvino whose cynical short stories I've been loving ever since.
I am a massive R.K. Narayan fan.
FRANCIS UNCLE MADE MY DAY
Really guys this was one of the best episodes so far, as I am in my college i haven't read much of short stories from past 2 years and had almost forgot how i loved them in my school days especially we had a book in class 12 named Flamingo and Snapshots which was again a collection of short stories. Hopefully, after I finish my ongoing book, I have to check out a lot of suggestions mentioned in the video
A night train to daohli and other short stories by Ruskin bond is my favorite.. Such a sweet and cute stories
I loved the episode.. Naveen Richard is so much fun! I used to work as a social worker before and ABSOLUTELY LOVED all the episode of BLF!!.. Also I'm a SSC student and did quite enjoy balbharti because it had everything in one :-D
Royal Jelly is an actual thing. Worker bees feed it to the queen, while the workers and drones feed on nectar.
This just reminded me of my school days!! 😍😍😍 How I used to love hindi and english literature in school!! But now I kinda don't like short stories!! Maybe because they are not the classics that I used to read!! But as your video started, I picked up my Malgudi days.....I had it but haven't read it yet!! And I had this from years!! Hope will enjoy it!! :)
Or this nostalgic feeling is just because I am a bit high?! 😂😂 #GodKnows 😂😂 = #RKnarayanKnows 😂😂😂
Harsh Chandwani let us know how this story ends :)
This is going great!! Like really nostalgic!!
Panchatantra!! #champak #DemonErotica 😂😂😂
Harsh Chandwani google top 50 short stories of 20th century. Thank me if you're still able to use words. :)
Don't know why but every time Richard says "Holy Shit", I find it funny.. 😂😂😂😂
Yay! New botcast. I was listening to Nevil’s on repeat while waiting for a new one.
17:50 - Name of the short story is 'The Tiger in the Tunnel' by Ruskin Bond
kausthub jadhav No, that's a different story in which father and son are working in a tunnel. Father is killed by the tiger in the end.
Abhishek Agrawal Wow thanks for ruining
This is the only channel, where I don't feel guilty after watching your episode :), How do you read so much, incredible :)
A contemporary short story collection I adore is Leigh Bardugo's 'The Language of Thorns'. These are folklore-ish tales set in the same universe her fantasy novels are set in, but you don't need to read the novels in order to enjoy this collection. They're a wierdly wonderful mix of russion tales and the fairytales we know and love( the little mermaid, the nutcracker), but with a spin. I also love Franz Kafka's short stories! I very recently discovered his writing, and itd beautiful!
Sharin and Anuya,
I really appreciate the burst in activity this year! Hope you guys keep at this. I like how you guys aren't uncomfortable bringing in guests who do not have the same interests as you, and would like seeing that in the future too!
Question - Are there any other Book Podcasts that you guys follow?
Hi, I remember all the creepy roald dahl stories you spoke about...they stay with you and haunt you for long...that brain one...from holy cross too!
19:59 when someone takes away ur childhood without any warnings. 😂
This botcast reminded me of my childhood. All the fairy tales and short stories that I read. Also, in an article in TOI, Ruskin Bond had once described his writing process I guess. Anyways, this episode was too cute!
The story about Roald Dahl is true. It was a really interesting process. and I love books on toast. This is a delight.
Thanks for all the recommendations really appreciate it.....
Hey, could you please put links to the stories you mentioned in the New Yorker etc as well? Thanks!
Am trying to see if the reader in me will emerge after watching these BotCast... I used to be a great reader doing volumes in shortest time possible. From romantic to historical to whatever I can lay my arms. I remember how I finished all crimes volumes of one author and went in search for more but non available... Maybe hooking up with non fiction reading because of studies has discouraged me a lil because nowadays I read but struggle through what used to be two days read for me. Am getting some inspiration from these beautiful people... Hey your guest is cute... 😂. Thanks guys you doing a great job.
Gwendis T We really hope you start reading again :) :)
AWESOME is an understatement for BOT👍
Lots of prayers and good wishes guys. Waaaaiting for the next 😍
Yay! So I was right, it was Sharin in Pushpavalli! But you looked so different in it, took me some time to be sure. :D
P.S. So glad you guys are posting again. Please don't take such long breaks.
Yes it was me :-)
Guys please upload more videos often....we miss u guys...
The best part is at 30:27 . Expression of Naveen
Face in the Dark - Best short story ever by Ruskin Bond
Anyone read prem chand ka jootay wasn't written by prem chand but what a great story .i love it so much.best hindi literature.
sherlock thank you and i totally agree. We should cherish our culture people in foreign countries are, why not us?
Girls you don’t need that much makeup. You both look beautiful without. Great work as always.
Could you guys do an episode ( or more) with Mrs Funnybones? It'd be a treat to watch for all bibliophiles.
Balbharti!! So much nostalgia haha
Next Weeks topic: Your favorite Demon Erotica by Sharin
Loving the casual Macbeth reference :)
none of you mentioned short stories of Khushwant Singh. that broke my heart.
Jhumpa lahiri ???. She is one of the best . I mean 'interpreter of maladies'
Hey. In one of your recent videos, you guys mentioned a book by a man who worked with different musicians/bands throughout his career. Can you point me to it? Can't put my finger on the book or video!
Life on Planet Rock by Lonn M Friend
Did you guys see how naveen's face lit up when anuya said two girls? XD
he is like... "where are these girls from?' "planet study"
I feel like sushant singh rajput would have a lottt of books to share, if it's ever possible, I think he would be a great guest
what a weird time to read this comment
Yeah!! “If it’s ever possible”..
lovely podcast, wish you'd mentioned satyajit ray! feluda and professor shonku❤
“If you lose a foot it’s ok.” OMG
Episode idea/request: Architecture!
Fiction/non fiction books that celebrate real/imaginary historical/futuristic architecture or structures or design as the actual theme or backdrop of the book.
(Fun fact - I am in The Fountainhead hangover😝. The book garners a spectrum of emotions, fascination for architecture was one of the positive ones. )
I thought playing Quidditch would be far more fun than being a referee. You do remember that the veela attacked the referee in the world cup final right?
Thanks for the recommendation guys!
Btw, have you read any of Alice Munro's short stories? Another Canadian I'm grateful for :D
Wow re !! Tumhara production value bad gaya hai !! Naveen changed his shirt !! :D
My neighbour's wife's sambhar had drumstick and pumpkin too, very tasty...
It is RK Narayan and he is from MYSORE not chennai!!! Come to Mysore and I shall take you to his house that has now been converted to a museum. Also, most of RKN's stores set in fictional towns were inspired by Mysore localities...!!!
40:45 seems quite similar to the plot of the short film Carbon. Wonder if the film was inspired by the story.
I love Naveen 😍
guys there is this little known
(I think, forgive me if i'm wrong) kazhakh author called olga pervoskaya and she has a heartwarming collection of shorts called kids and cubs. Its defenitely worth a read!
Also stories by Rabindranath Tagore.. they are beautiful
Sharon's soft t's and sonorous n's really came out in this one. :D
i read all of roald dahl written by the time i was 13 and now im 19 and am still looking to read something half as enjoyable, unexpected and chaste of wasteful words.
js love rk narayaan
his late brother was the top cartoonists in india
Naveen's moustache is on verge of falling☺
Please do a 'book for stoners' episode too!
@naveen richard at 3:27 says:- "i'm the third least read,of us all(referring to Them Boxer shorts)"-->well that makes you the Most Well-read Naveen!...i know it was a silly mistake but today i'm grumpy cuz my cat ate my Mars bar so dont mind being the designated a***hole. skyauz
hehhe well mastering will take a lot more toil! u want to know how small the world has got; we're both prepping for gmat, i started on Dec24th and will appear for it in April. what's your status
to start a correspondence, email at chaosmiasma@gmail (but only if u are serious about gmat) yo!
Mark Haddon's The Pier falls and other stories..
When Better life foundation people comes on books on toast, I support it 😀
Stephen King 👀
'Cat from Hell'
24:05 - 24:12 The Indian English accent.
It's a real thing, royal jelly
I believe Uncle Francis has taught me
30:28-30:35 Naveen's nod.
When I read the original cinderella, the step sisters cut off parts of their feet to fit in the glass slipper, not cinderella. Maybe there are several different crazy versions.
Short stories by shashi deshpande and mahasweta devi are great.. Feminist and badass.. Some very dark too
My favorites are old women by mahasweta devi and the anatomy of a murder by shashi deshpande
Thane Represent !!!
Buy the rights of the night train of deoli..... some one plz short film of it....
40:32 sounds like the short film Carbon starring Nawazuddin siddiqui and others.
I thought Kenny Sebastian episode be more fun. But, No. Naveen Richards was more fun.
Guys, Jennifer Egan is a Pulitzer winner. (reference to 31:28)
Also speaking of fairy tales - tales of Beedle the Bard? with Dumbedore's notes? :D Most of the short stories I've read are authors introduced in school (O. Henry/Saki/Dahl/Jeffrey Archer etc.).
btw it's not samb-ur. It is samb-aar as in car, bar, par, far, tar- you get the drift
Missed you at JLF :-(
Does anyone remember the creepy story in the panchatantra with a blind man, a hunchback and lady with three breasts. The blind man swings the hunchback, he bumps into her chest, pushing the third breast in, and the hunchback is not hunched anymore as he bumps onto her with his back!! super weird! As a kid, I was super confused because of this story.
Also, aren't there too many stories with the cheating wife ??
HOLY SHIT
shruti kuber wait what??? Hahaha I have read the panch tantra I don't recall this !!!
Link not in description guys arrey
call varun grover and do hindi books and writer , please please!!
Nobody read Enid Blyton or what?
Hope to see Karan Talwar as a guest!
Hey you didn't talk about chicken soup series 😅😅
ICSE FTW! One book for short stories, one for poems, one Shakespearean play :D Roald Dahl was amazing! And my intro to Ruskin Bond was not only ICSE textbooks but also an English teacher who was a huge fan and would give us Ruskin Bond recs for the summer. Also Quidditch Referee and Owl Emporium Owner - DREAM JOB. CAREER GOALS.
Don't hate on Slytherins though
Fisting the table.
Mrinal Dharmik errr... Ahem.
Please do one on YA novels
What you guys are reading??
Tiger in the tunnel, Neville also mentioned it if I am not wrong...
PLEASE GET ANAND GANDHI TO THE PODCAST!
Anuyeah you are from thane!!!!
which school did you go to??
Holy Cross!
Why Anuya and Sharen are having south english accent....whyyyy
Loved this episode. Short stories are my favourite form of literature, in that a small concept by the author is given fruition. The school textbooks point was a pang of nostalgia. We had Balbharti (Yay SSC board!) and one Radiant Reader, where you would get slightly better form of stories. The stories in the Marathi Balbharti were good too. Hindi one not so much though.
Neil Gaiman's collections are fantastic. I esp love 'Orange' by him, for that's a narrative structure you've never seen anywhere. Also, after one of the Botcasts, I read Saki's short stories and they are so funny. The language is archaic but the humour is on point. Suggested read : 'The East Wing'.
Sidenote: I am a short story writer myself. You can read my musings at thetafiction.com
Sumit Shetty I loved Marathi balbharati too. I have studied in Marathi medium. It introduced me to many renowned authors and poets in Marathi literature and provided sample of their writing. I still remember a short story titled " Smashanatla Sona" in our 10th standard text book. Gives me goosebumps even today. Can't remember the author though.
Atlast 😵🙏
My daughter reads Thane as Thain
Macbeth:)
Books on Toast DOES NOT care about me. Asked them a question. They read it. Never answered. You know how bad it feels? You should know.
Priyank Dimri oh no when was this we're very sorry
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