• HummingWord : Literature, Philosophy, and whatnot

  • By: Ashish Khetarpal
  • Podcast

HummingWord : Literature, Philosophy, and whatnot

By: Ashish Khetarpal
  • Summary

  • HummingWord is a conversation about society and culture, about ideas and people, and our place in it all. The podcast features writers and literature aficionados from different cultural backgrounds, with also some ruminating monologue episodes from the host Ashish Khetarpal, author of three books, including the satirical novel Pushing Gods Out. Tune in for conversations that are fun yet profound, for random table-talk topics that could surely stir up a passionate discussion, and most importantly, for perspectives that are thought-provoking and deeply insightful.
    Ashish Khetarpal
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Episodes
  • S2Ep#2 : The Prophecy (Storytelling)
    Nov 6 2023

    Kabir is sitting in front of a palmist who tells him what is written in the cryptic, labyrinthine lines on his palm. But is he ready to know what he had been so carefully avoiding?

    "No other cavity can be deeper, and darker than one’s self. It is the only place where we shall find all the answers and the only place where we shudder the most before striking a match."

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    24 mins
  • S2Ep#1 : The Blind Man with Eyes (Storytelling)
    Oct 3 2023

    “Give me a pack of Gold Flake!” said another customer.

    Our blind hero reached out in his shop and plucked the exact packet, like a parrot picking out a fortune card.

    The customer gave him the money and waited for the blind man’s act of calculation. The latter rubbed his fingers on the bill from left to right, reached out under his dirty rug and handed the amount outstanding to the customer.

    But something truly unexpected happened this time...


    (TUNE IN TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS)

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    16 mins
  • Ep#25 : End of Season 1. What's next?
    Oct 3 2023

    A word of thanks for tuning in to the Season 1 of HummindWord. Here's what's coming.

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    1 min

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