Skip to main content
Jaipur Bytes

Jaipur Bytes

By Launchora

The Jaipur Bytes podcast, hosted by Lakshya Datta, delivers thought-provoking ideas and meaningful debates from the iconic Jaipur Literature Festival, setting off conversations even when away from the Pink City. Jaipur Bytes is produced by Launchora in association with the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Available on
Apple Podcasts Logo
Castbox Logo
Google Podcasts Logo
Overcast Logo
Pocket Casts Logo
PodBean Logo
RadioPublic Logo
Spotify Logo
Currently playing episode

Voices of Faith - Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduism’s Greatest Thinker

Jaipur BytesFeb 07, 2021

00:00
32:21
Lies Our Mothers Told Us - The Indian Woman’s Burden: Nilanjana Bhowmick with Kanta Singh

Lies Our Mothers Told Us - The Indian Woman’s Burden: Nilanjana Bhowmick with Kanta Singh

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Aug 21, 202334:30
Noor Inayat Khan - Enemy of the Reich: Rick Stroud and Shrabani Basu in conversation

Noor Inayat Khan - Enemy of the Reich: Rick Stroud and Shrabani Basu in conversation

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Aug 15, 202318:57
The Magician of Mazda: Ashwin Sanghi in conversation with Manjiri Prabhu

The Magician of Mazda: Ashwin Sanghi in conversation with Manjiri Prabhu

This episode is a live session from Jaipur literature Festival 2023!

Aug 12, 202335:34
Kabir, Kabir - The Early Modern Poet Philosopher: Purushottam Agarwal in conversation with Sanjoy K Roy

Kabir, Kabir - The Early Modern Poet Philosopher: Purushottam Agarwal in conversation with Sanjoy K Roy

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Aug 08, 202339:48
Guru to the World - The Life and Legacy of Vivekananda: Ruth Harris with Hindol Sengupta

Guru to the World - The Life and Legacy of Vivekananda: Ruth Harris with Hindol Sengupta

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Aug 05, 202339:20
Everything The Light Touches: Janice Pariat in conversation with Anish Gawande

Everything The Light Touches: Janice Pariat in conversation with Anish Gawande

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Aug 01, 202337:15
The Price of Time: Edward Chancellor in conversation with Sanjeev Sanyal

The Price of Time: Edward Chancellor in conversation with Sanjeev Sanyal

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jul 26, 202336:16
Making Meritocracy - Lessons from China and India: Tarun Khanna in conversation with Mohit Satyanand

Making Meritocracy - Lessons from China and India: Tarun Khanna in conversation with Mohit Satyanand

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jul 22, 202336:39
Let Me Hijack Your Mind: Raell Padamsee and Vandana Saxena Poria with Asad Lalljee

Let Me Hijack Your Mind: Raell Padamsee and Vandana Saxena Poria with Asad Lalljee

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jul 18, 202322:49
India, Empire and the First World War: Santanu Das and Navtej Sarna with David Olusoga

India, Empire and the First World War: Santanu Das and Navtej Sarna with David Olusoga

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jul 01, 202336:25
Age of Vice: Deepti Kapoor in conversation with Marlon James

Age of Vice: Deepti Kapoor in conversation with Marlon James

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jun 27, 202335:10
A Life In Books: Namita Gokhale in conversation with Mandira Nayar

A Life In Books: Namita Gokhale in conversation with Mandira Nayar

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jun 13, 202339:17
The Mystery of the Parsee Lawyer: Shrabani Basu in conversation with Tanuj Solanki

The Mystery of the Parsee Lawyer: Shrabani Basu in conversation with Tanuj Solanki

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jun 09, 202319:44
Grasping Greatness - Making India a Leading Power: C Raja Mohan and Bibek Debroy with Lakshmi Puri

Grasping Greatness - Making India a Leading Power: C Raja Mohan and Bibek Debroy with Lakshmi Puri

This is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jun 06, 202333:26
The Essential Abdulrazak Gurnah: Abdulrazak Gurnah in conversation with Alexandra Pringle

The Essential Abdulrazak Gurnah: Abdulrazak Gurnah in conversation with Alexandra Pringle

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jun 03, 202332:13
Courting India - England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire: Nandini Das with William Dalrymple

Courting India - England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire: Nandini Das with William Dalrymple

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

May 31, 202350:15
Khaki Files: Ajay Pal Lamba and Sunil Sharma in conversation with Kartikeya Sharma

Khaki Files: Ajay Pal Lamba and Sunil Sharma in conversation with Kartikeya Sharma

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

May 23, 202321:28
Fallen Idols - The Age of Iconoclasm: Alex von Tunzelmann and David Olusoga with Mukulika Banerjee

Fallen Idols - The Age of Iconoclasm: Alex von Tunzelmann and David Olusoga with Mukulika Banerjee

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

May 19, 202325:50
From Dionysus to Vasco da Gama: How Europeans Saw India before the Age of Exploration

From Dionysus to Vasco da Gama: How Europeans Saw India before the Age of Exploration

Tom Holland in conversation with William Dalrymple.

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

May 16, 202344:44
Democracy - The Warp and the Left: Ronojoy Sen, Yamini Aiyar and Mukulika Banerjee with Seema Sirohi

Democracy - The Warp and the Left: Ronojoy Sen, Yamini Aiyar and Mukulika Banerjee with Seema Sirohi

This is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

May 12, 202332:45
Energize Your Mind: Gaur Gopal Das in conversation with Puneeta Roy

Energize Your Mind: Gaur Gopal Das in conversation with Puneeta Roy

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Apr 26, 202339:42
The Story Of Russia: Orlando Figes and Simon Sebag Montefiore with and Luke Harding

The Story Of Russia: Orlando Figes and Simon Sebag Montefiore with and Luke Harding

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Apr 20, 202332:45
Culture - The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop: Martin Puchner in conversation with Anna Della Subin

Culture - The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop: Martin Puchner in conversation with Anna Della Subin

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Apr 14, 202336:29
Empire - The Story of a World Conquering Podcast: William Dalrymple and Anita Anand with Bee Rowlatt

Empire - The Story of a World Conquering Podcast: William Dalrymple and Anita Anand with Bee Rowlatt

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Apr 10, 202336:08
Accidental Gods - Men Unwittingly Turned Devine: Anna Della Subin in conversation with Katy Hessel

Accidental Gods - Men Unwittingly Turned Devine: Anna Della Subin in conversation with Katy Hessel

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Apr 05, 202337:30
The Story of Art without Men: Katy Hessel in conversation with Alex von Tunzelmann

The Story of Art without Men: Katy Hessel in conversation with Alex von Tunzelmann

This episode is alive session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Mar 31, 202335:01
Breath Of Gold: Hariprasad Chaurasia and Sathya Saran with Sanjoy K Roy

Breath Of Gold: Hariprasad Chaurasia and Sathya Saran with Sanjoy K Roy

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Mar 28, 202338:18
Samaj, Sarkaar, Bazaar: Rohini Nilekani in conversation with Vir Sanghvi

Samaj, Sarkaar, Bazaar: Rohini Nilekani in conversation with Vir Sanghvi

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Mar 25, 202335:41
Independence: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni in conversation with Aanchal Malhotra

Independence: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni in conversation with Aanchal Malhotra

Book launch by Sudha Murty.

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Mar 21, 202331:24
The Art of Bitfulness: Nandan Nilekani and Tanuj Bhojwani with Anirudh Suri

The Art of Bitfulness: Nandan Nilekani and Tanuj Bhojwani with Anirudh Suri

Introduced by Sudhanshu Sekhar Khamari.

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Mar 16, 202338:43
Russia - Revolution & Civil War: Antony Beevor and Luke Harding with Simon Sebag Montefiore

Russia - Revolution & Civil War: Antony Beevor and Luke Harding with Simon Sebag Montefiore

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Mar 13, 202331:21
Women and Work: Shaili Chopra, Minnie Vaid, Lakshmi Puri with Susan Ferguson

Women and Work: Shaili Chopra, Minnie Vaid, Lakshmi Puri with Susan Ferguson

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Mar 09, 202334:49
Lata Ji - A Life In Music: Gulzar and Yatindra Mishra with Anu Singh Choudhary

Lata Ji - A Life In Music: Gulzar and Yatindra Mishra with Anu Singh Choudhary

This is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Mar 06, 202351:21
The Big Bang of Numbers: Manil Suri in conversation with Marcus du Sautoy

The Big Bang of Numbers: Manil Suri in conversation with Marcus du Sautoy

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Mar 01, 202333:44
Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History - Vidya Krishnan with Ambarish Satwik

Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History - Vidya Krishnan with Ambarish Satwik

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Feb 27, 202328:11
In the Language of Remembering: Aanchal Malhotra with Kavita Puri

In the Language of Remembering: Aanchal Malhotra with Kavita Puri

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Feb 24, 202319:41
The Man Who Loves: Durjoy Datta in conversation with Kiran Manral

The Man Who Loves: Durjoy Datta in conversation with Kiran Manral

This is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Feb 21, 202339:56
The Great Game of Tech Morality: Toby Walsh, Avinash Pandey and Anirudh Suri with Praveen Swami

The Great Game of Tech Morality: Toby Walsh, Avinash Pandey and Anirudh Suri with Praveen Swami

This is a live session from Day 3 of Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jan 25, 202337:06
The Dawn of Everything: David Wengrow in conversation with Rebecca Wragg Sykes

The Dawn of Everything: David Wengrow in conversation with Rebecca Wragg Sykes

This is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jan 24, 202339:44
The Nature of Fear: Ravish Kumar in conversation with Satyanand Nirupam and Ravi Singh

The Nature of Fear: Ravish Kumar in conversation with Satyanand Nirupam and Ravi Singh

This is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jan 23, 202342:48
A Poem A Day: Gulzar in conversation with Rakhshanda Jalil

A Poem A Day: Gulzar in conversation with Rakhshanda Jalil

This is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jan 23, 202341:25
Talking Life: Javed Akhtar and Nasreen Munni Kabir with Sanjoy K Roy

Talking Life: Javed Akhtar and Nasreen Munni Kabir with Sanjoy K Roy

This is a live session from the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jan 22, 202343:37
My Books and Beliefs: Sudha Murty in conversation with Mandira Nayar

My Books and Beliefs: Sudha Murty in conversation with Mandira Nayar

This is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jan 22, 202338:19
The Queen of Indian Pop: Usha Uthup and Srishti Jha with Sathya Saran

The Queen of Indian Pop: Usha Uthup and Srishti Jha with Sathya Saran

This is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jan 22, 202331:04
A Country Called Childhood: Deepti Naval in conversation Surina Narula

A Country Called Childhood: Deepti Naval in conversation Surina Narula

A live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jan 22, 202343:04
BR Ambedkar - Life and Times: Shashi Tharoor and Sumit Samos with Pragya Tiwari

BR Ambedkar - Life and Times: Shashi Tharoor and Sumit Samos with Pragya Tiwari

This is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jan 21, 202352:10
Insatiable: Shobhaa De in conversation with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Insatiable: Shobhaa De in conversation with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

This is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jan 21, 202337:51
The Right to Sex: Amia Srinivasan in conversation with Bee Rowlatt

The Right to Sex: Amia Srinivasan in conversation with Bee Rowlatt

A live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

Jan 21, 202336:07
Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 Begins! | Feat. Sanjoy K. Roy
Jan 18, 202305:33
मैं आपके भीतर अपनी भाषा धुनता हूँ | Feat. Ravish Kumar & Amitava Kumar
Jan 17, 202306:03