Nilanjana Bhowmick's guest appearances

Nilanjana Bhowmick

The Sandip Roy Show

The Quarantine Tapes

Steve Earle

Sarah Williams

Iris Murdoch

Kevin Young

Emily Dickinson

Nicholson Baker

Rosanne Cash

Elizabeth Gilbert

Pico Iyer

Toni Morrison

David Harrington

Noam Chomsky

Paul Haller

Naomi Klein

Elif Shafak

OwlTail

In her book, Lies Our Mothers Told Us, writer and journalist Nilanjana Bhowmick talks about how middle-class homes can be a laboratory for patriarchy, and the burden that women have to bear in India. In this episode, she joins Sandip Roy to talk about what inspired her to write the book, fighting patriarchy at home, the lack of women in public spaces, a possible solution to break the cycle of caregiving burden, and much more.Produced by Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

In her book, Lies Our Mothers Told Us, writer and journalist Nilanjana Bhowmick talks about how middle-class homes can be a laboratory for patriarchy, and the burden that women have to bear in India. In this episode, she joins Sandip Roy to talk about what inspired her to write the book, fighting patriarchy at home, the lack of women in public spaces, a possible solution to break the cycle of caregiving burden, and much more.<br/><br/>Produced by Shashank Bhargava<br/>Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

Nilanjana Bhowmick on why men prefer wives in cages and daughters to fly

“The grief that we’re experiencing in India is as profound as it is stunning. We’re mourning the loss of our democracy--at least, some of us...and then suddenly the pandemic scattered us on islands of grief.”

The Quarantine Tapes 187: Nilanjana Bhowmick