Her acclaimed personal essays explore motherhood, marriage and this modern world — and hold up a mirror to all of us. Natasha Badhwar joins Amit Varma in episode 301 to speak about her life and her writing.
Also check out:
1. Natasha Badhwar on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon, LinkedIn, The Tribune and Mint Lounge.
2. My Daughters’ Mum — Natasha Badhwar.
3. Immortal for a Moment — Natasha Badhwar.
4. Natasha Badhwar’s newsletter on Substack.
5. Natasha Badhwar’s old blog on Blogspot.
6. Natasha Badhwar’s Memoir Writing Course.
7. Parenthood — Episode 43 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Natasha Badhwar).
8. Reconciliation: Karwan e Mohabbat’s Journey of Solidarity through a Wounded India — Edited by Harsh Mander, John Dayal and Natasha Badhwar.
9. Karwan e Mohabbat.
10. Womaning in India With Mahima Vashisht — Episode 293 of The Seen and the Unseen.
11. The Gentle Wisdom of Pratap Bhanu Mehta — Episode 300 of The Seen and the Unseen.
12. The Reflections of Samarth Bansal — Episode 299 of The Seen and the Unseen.
13. How Social Media Threatens Society — Jonathan Haidt in conversation with Vasant Dhar in episode 8 of Brave New World.
14. Why my daughters don’t go to school anymore — Natasha Badhwar interviewed by Manisha Natarajan. (Full video.)
15. The most important lesson learnt as an #unschooling parent — Natasha Badhwar.
16. School forced me to put parts of myself inside a box — Sahar Beg (Natasha’s daughter).
17. Meet the unschooling girls — Homeschooling India Community.
18. The Joys of Walking Out — Natasha Badhwar and Sahar Beg.
19. How Children Fail — John Holt.
20. Unsatisfied — The Replacements.
21. To Fail Without Feeling Like A Failure — Natasha Badhwar.
22. The Nurture Assumption — Judith Rich Harris.
23. Amitava Kumar Finds the Breath of Life — Episode 265 of The Seen and the Unseen.
24. The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal — Amitava Kumar.
25. Sholay — Ramesh Sippy.
26. Aadha Gaon — Rahi Masoom Raza.
27. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism — Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul).
28. Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India — Akshaya Mukul.
29. The Incredible Curiosities of Mukulika Banerjee — Episode 276 of The Seen and the Unseen.
30. Whatever happened To Ehsan Jafri on February 28, 2002? — Harsh Mander.
31. The real difference between my husband and me — Natasha Badhwar.
32. Self-Portrait — AK Ramanujan.
33. The Girl From Kashmir — Episode 295 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Farah Bashir).
34. The Barkha Dutt Files — Episode 243 of The Seen and the Unseen.
35. Roger Ebert and me: How tragedy and Twitter bonded us across continents — Natasha Badhwar.
36. In Conversation with Roger Ebert — Natasha Badhwar.
37. The desire to help, and the desire not to be helped — Roger Ebert’s review of Goodbye Solo.
38. Roger Ebert’s essay on Dekalog.
39. A welcome note for new husbands and wives — Natasha Badhwar.
40. Five things to learn from the man you love — Natasha Badhwar.
41. Deep Work — Cal Newport.
42. Fatherhood is a funny thing — Natasha Badhwar.
43. El Amor de Mi Vida — Warren Zevon.
44. Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, John Steinbeck and JD Salinger on Amazon.
45. Cyrano De Bergerac — Edmond Rostand.
46. Sweet Thursday — John Steinbeck.
47. The Catcher in the Rye — JD Salinger.
48. To Kill a Mockingbird — Harper Lee.
49. The Colour Purple — Alice Walker.
50. A Meditation on Form — Amit Varma.
51. Imposter Syndrome.
52. What we say and what we mean, the fine art of small talk — Natasha Badhwar.
53. Kabhi Hum Khoobsurat — Nayyara Noor.
54. Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen.
55. Little Women — Louisa May Alcott.
56. Hayao Miyazaki on IMDb, Wikipedia and Britannica.
57. Ponyo — Hayao Miyazaki.
58. Natasha’s favourite shows: Bad Buddy, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, The Dragon Prince and The Good Place.
59. Masaan — Neeraj Ghaywan.
60. Mirch Masala — Ketan Mehta.
1. Natasha Badhwar on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon, LinkedIn, The Tribune and Mint Lounge.
2. My Daughters’ Mum — Natasha Badhwar.
3. Immortal for a Moment — Natasha Badhwar.
4. Natasha Badhwar’s newsletter on Substack.
5. Natasha Badhwar’s old blog on Blogspot.
6. Natasha Badhwar’s Memoir Writing Course.
7. Parenthood — Episode 43 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Natasha Badhwar).
8. Reconciliation: Karwan e Mohabbat’s Journey of Solidarity through a Wounded India — Edited by Harsh Mander, John Dayal and Natasha Badhwar.
9. Karwan e Mohabbat.
10. Womaning in India With Mahima Vashisht — Episode 293 of The Seen and the Unseen.
11. The Gentle Wisdom of Pratap Bhanu Mehta — Episode 300 of The Seen and the Unseen.
12. The Reflections of Samarth Bansal — Episode 299 of The Seen and the Unseen.
13. How Social Media Threatens Society — Jonathan Haidt in conversation with Vasant Dhar in episode 8 of Brave New World.
14. Why my daughters don’t go to school anymore — Natasha Badhwar interviewed by Manisha Natarajan. (Full video.)
15. The most important lesson learnt as an #unschooling parent — Natasha Badhwar.
16. School forced me to put parts of myself inside a box — Sahar Beg (Natasha’s daughter).
17. Meet the unschooling girls — Homeschooling India Community.
18. The Joys of Walking Out — Natasha Badhwar and Sahar Beg.
19. How Children Fail — John Holt.
20. Unsatisfied — The Replacements.
21. To Fail Without Feeling Like A Failure — Natasha Badhwar.
22. The Nurture Assumption — Judith Rich Harris.
23. Amitava Kumar Finds the Breath of Life — Episode 265 of The Seen and the Unseen.
24. The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal — Amitava Kumar.
25. Sholay — Ramesh Sippy.
26. Aadha Gaon — Rahi Masoom Raza.
27. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism — Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul).
28. Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India — Akshaya Mukul.
29. The Incredible Curiosities of Mukulika Banerjee — Episode 276 of The Seen and the Unseen.
30. Whatever happened To Ehsan Jafri on February 28, 2002? — Harsh Mander.
31. The real difference between my husband and me — Natasha Badhwar.
32. Self-Portrait — AK Ramanujan.
33. The Girl From Kashmir — Episode 295 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Farah Bashir).
34. The Barkha Dutt Files — Episode 243 of The Seen and the Unseen.
35. Roger Ebert and me: How tragedy and Twitter bonded us across continents — Natasha Badhwar.
36. In Conversation with Roger Ebert — Natasha Badhwar.
37. The desire to help, and the desire not to be helped — Roger Ebert’s review of Goodbye Solo.
38. Roger Ebert’s essay on Dekalog.
39. A welcome note for new husbands and wives — Natasha Badhwar.
40. Five things to learn from the man you love — Natasha Badhwar.
41. Deep Work — Cal Newport.
42. Fatherhood is a funny thing — Natasha Badhwar.
43. El Amor de Mi Vida — Warren Zevon.
44. Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, John Steinbeck and JD Salinger on Amazon.
45. Cyrano De Bergerac — Edmond Rostand.
46. Sweet Thursday — John Steinbeck.
47. The Catcher in the Rye — JD Salinger.
48. To Kill a Mockingbird — Harper Lee.
49. The Colour Purple — Alice Walker.
50. A Meditation on Form — Amit Varma.
51. Imposter Syndrome.
52. What we say and what we mean, the fine art of small talk — Natasha Badhwar.
53. Kabhi Hum Khoobsurat — Nayyara Noor.
54. Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen.
55. Little Women — Louisa May Alcott.
56. Hayao Miyazaki on IMDb, Wikipedia and Britannica.
57. Ponyo — Hayao Miyazaki.
58. Natasha’s favourite shows: Bad Buddy, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, The Dragon Prince and The Good Place.
59. Masaan — Neeraj Ghaywan.
60. Mirch Masala — Ketan Mehta.
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Episode art: ‘The Examined Life’ by Simahina.