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This Sunday, on World Nature Conservation Day, we speak with NariShakti awardee Dr Madhuri Barthwal who is a pioneering leader in Uttarakhand’s cultural conservation. We end with a reading from environmental journalist Bahar Dutt’s Rewilding: India’s Experiments in Saving Nature.

This installment brings to you an interview with supercop Neeraj Kumar IPS, discussing the highlights and challenges of his illustrious career. We conclude with a discussion of Aloke Lal’s The Barabanki Narcos: Busting India’s Most Notorious Drug Cartel.

Sunday’s episode features an interview of educationist and writer Mr JP Pandey, Director, HRD Ministry. The book discussed is Viswanathan Anand and Susan Ninan’s Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life.

Today’s interview brings to you a conversation with the Advisor for the Military History and Strategy Vertical of VoW, Shiv Kunal Verma. At the end, we read from Anit Mukherjee’s The Absent Dialogue: Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Military in India.

Our first Children’s Special episode consists of interviews with our young readers and reviewers, a discussion of two books – “Wonder Words” by Rituparna Sarkar and “Yoga for Kids and Teens” by Dr Pooja Raturi – ending with the announcement of the PFC-VoW shortlist in the bilingual Young Adult category.

Today’s episode brings to you an interview with renowned poetess Mamta Kiran, followed by a discussion of the book “Jiya Jale: The Stories of Songs” by Gulzar in conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir.