Best of 2018 - Interview with Amitabha Bagchi

Anuya interviews the author of one of her favourite books of the year - Half The Night Is Gone. So here you have it - ‘Bagchit with Amitabha Bagchi and Anuya Jakatdar’. There’s a lot of conversation about books, poetry, writing and even a little tale about Chetan Bhagat.
Link to interview with Shubhangi Swarup (author of Latitudes of Longing): • First Page: Sharin Bha...
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Books by Amitabha Bagchi that you can buy:
Half The Night Is Gone by Amitabha Bagchi
Hardcover: amzn.to/2AgbTL2
Above Average by Amitabha Bagchi
Paperback: amzn.to/2GEfVCP
Householder by Amitabha Bagchi
Paperback: amzn.to/2QT3nfA
Kindle: amzn.to/2QUWYQT
This Place by Amitabha Bagchi
Paperback: amzn.to/2Slj4IZ
Other books discussed in this video that you can buy:
Latitudes of Longing by Shubhangi Swarup
Hardcover: amzn.to/2GBBJ1M
Kindle: amzn.to/2QNKjPE
Urdu Poet: Parveen Shakhir
Paperback: amzn.to/2GGY2Dr
Der Kar Deta Hoon Main by Muneer Niyazi
Paperback: amzn.to/2GGYL7D
Kindle: amzn.to/2QOU6oG
Overwinter by Ratika Kapur
Hardcover: amzn.to/2GFd2Sb
Kindle: amzn.to/2Te3uPy
The Private Life of Mrs Sharma by Ratika Kapur
Paperback: amzn.to/2Sk5ANJ
Kindle: amzn.to/2SlCJZs
Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat
Paperback: amzn.to/2Q4frVO
Kindle: amzn.to/2Q4fqRK
Rag Darbari by Srilal Shukla
Paperback: amzn.to/2QQ5zEw
Kindle: amzn.to/2GT2Ky7
Seth Bankemal by Amritlal Nagar
Paperback: amzn.to/2Te5PKk
Zindaginama by Krishna Sobti
Paperback: amzn.to/2GH0slv
Kindle: amzn.to/2GEi6X1
Padmavat by Malik Muhammed Jaysi
Paperback: amzn.to/2RjXszA
Maila Aanchal by Phaneshwar Nath Renu
Paperback: amzn.to/2AqIPRt
Kindle: amzn.to/2SmaMk7
Ramcharitramanas by Tulsidas
Hardcover: amzn.to/2Q0apcV
Kindle: amzn.to/2Q1XO9h
Life of A Text by Professor Philip Lutgendorf
Hardcover: amzn.to/2BCQWdg
Adventure in Kazinranga by Arup Kumar Dutta
Paperback: amzn.to/2PYmDD3
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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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[@ANKITPANDEY-vm8kx]

This is the kind of IITian-Author we want.. Not Chetan Bhagat.

[@nikitajhanglani6885]

Yay you guys! I remember an episode where you guys said you wanted to do an interview with Amitabha Bagchi. And here is the video! Congratulations!

[@BooksonToast]

That is true! We were WAIIIITING for him to come to Bombay so we could do this with him.

[@sourabhsuryavanshi1430]

"What is life ? You're born, you suffer loss and then you die!" exactly my sentiments.

[@educationalinformation.9424]

This shd be one of the best youtube channels......introducing books and authors is a great initiative.....!!

[@bhaktinaik7601]

Books on toast is LIFE

[@prodbaba]

One of the best book I read this year!!! Looking forward to the next one......

[@vagmibuch7087]

I am obsessed with these bookshelf more than anything......I don't know i just keep starring at these and daydream about having them in my own house one day

[@mitalibhadra]

Epic episode! Awesome author 😗 Heart warming host 🥰 anddd Return of the mersmerizing background!! 🤗🤗

[@shivamrai7108]

well this interview was awesome......but i am waiting for that sashi tharoor interview upload it fast.....

[@BooksonToast]

2nd Jan! Coming at ya real soon.

[@nikitajhanglani6885]

Also, digression, but I read Circe after your video on your best books of 2018. AND. I. CAN'T. THANK. YOU. ENOUGH. The end is mind blowing, obviously. I finished reading it yesterday. But the hauntingness of that end continues to sink in! Thank you, guys!

[@BooksonToast]

SO. GLAD. YOU. ENJOYED. IT. Best books of 2018 for the win right?

[@nikitajhanglani6885]

@@BooksonToast yes! :D

[@tigerinthetunnel]

Good episode..!!! Good to see an IIT prof on the show.

[@rahulbhandare9246]

Amitabha Baghchi seems like a wonderful and humble person. Great interview!

[@sattvi]

Cone. I thought about it a moment longer than I should have. Nice.

[@mrjayantji]

Wow man!!!! I was not knowing that he reads urdu poetry, Munir niyazi's "hamesha dair kar deta hu mai" is love. obsessed with that poem.

[@abhinayak5650]

I am now so intrigued to read Half the night is gone. Interesting. Thanks books on toast.

[@garimagaur7339]

Anuya loved this book and has been gushing about this book a lot. I am so glad she got to do this interview. Also, it's amazing 😘

[@Tryingtobringchange]

What a lovely interview-deeply engrossing thoughts on religion,mythology,the whole writing process peppered by hilarious 'j j u' moves,namophobia, the volume joke😂. 27 minutes of pure joy.Thank you for doing this.

[@sumantkumar9262]

I liked this episode!

[@sarveshkhandelwal4403]

Watched it, loved it. Thanks books on toast. You make my life better

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[@vineetpathak4239]

😁😁

[@sakshi2897]

He seems a very muted writer. I am intrigued to give him a try. Has this been released on Storytel app ? It’d be fun to listen to his book in audio format. Anyhow, much like others I am prying Tharoor’s interview as well ;) Also Anuya, I am looking forward to meet you at JLF next year. Hope you are coming :) Oh well !! Off course, you will...cause ‘Hello Gaiman’ ! :D

[@staphybains4868]

Do 1 interview on dalit literature in India . Books on Indian dalit literature....

[@coolhood904]

Yes please

[@prajwalgowtham9168]

Review either or both of Samanth's books. It's an effort in reportage but fantastic.

[@poojachandra9019]

Can you please do a couple of episodes with him reccomending Hindi and Urdu writers. Fascinating stuff. Not enough valid reccomendations. His sounded the best. PS: read “half the night is gone”. Poignant. Loved it :)

[@MS-gn8xo]

WHERE IS SHASHI THAROOR

[@kaveeshnayak4328]

loved the 'cone' joke :)

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"Subscribe to books on toast or your child will never get into IIT" #cruel😅😅

[@prajwalgowtham9168]

Get Samanth Subramanian of *This divided island* and *following fish* fame.

[@saurabhm1378]

Anuya, do you have any plan to invite Amitav Ghosh? It would be great!

[@BooksonToast]

We would love to! But we hear he's a little hard to get a hold of. One day, one day.

[@saurabhm1378]

Could you please make a video on his books. He recently got Dnyanpeeth award. That's the fitting occasion.

[@AyushKumarBuzzUpdate]

Books on Toast After Shashi, you have some credibility now. But Amitabh doesn't do many interviews.

[@tigerinthetunnel]

Jiyu jejeyu at 10:13 ... never heard of this song. Is that an inside joke?

[@prachisharma5397]

Kal ho na ho movie has a song during the scene of Naina's engagement . This song was performed by saif's character's parents ( they are Gujarati ) .

[@tigerinthetunnel]

@@prachisharma5397 Ah I see, it GUJJU and not Jiyu jejeyu. Thanks for the trivia, I just saw it on youtube and now I'm gonna make fun of my gujju colleagues in office.

[@prachisharma5397]

Cheers:)

[@tigerinthetunnel]

@@misterb8677 Nope, not until now. Aaand now I regret watching it.

[@shubhammeena5177]

@@tigerinthetunnel lol