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MAR 19

The Way We Read

Welcome to the reunion! After a wildly-delayed studio recording, Supriya and Deepanjana catch up to discuss their reading highlights from 2025. It was an unusually brilliant year for Indian fiction in English, diving into powerful examinations of deep familial ties and modern loneliness. The Lit Pickers exchange notes on Arundhati Roy’s dazzling “Mother Mary Comes to Me”, Jeet Thayil’s genre-blurring “The Elsewhereians”, Rahul Bhattacharya's masterful “Railsong” and its nuanced portrayal of working women navigating freedom, and much more. Read Supriya’s brilliant review of “Mother Mary Comes to Me” here. If you miss us before then, please dive into our archive, or reach out to us on @supriyanair and @dpanjana on Instagram. If you have any books, reading or literature-related questions, please email us at contact@maed.in. For a list of all the books mentioned in the season so far, check out this link This is a Maed In India Production; check us out at www.maedinindia.in. Creative Director: Mae Mariyam Thomas Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome Head of Audio: Kartik Kulkarni Sound Editor: Nihar Temkar Artwork: Alika Gupta Theme Music: Easy Wanderlings - Here’s to You

Mar 19

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28 min
APR 2

A Bank Is Not a Biscuit Factory

In this episode, Monika uses a simple but powerful analogy to explain why a bank is fundamentally different from any ordinary business. Unlike a biscuit factory, whose failure has limited impact, a bank operates on trust and interconnected flows of money through the system - what economists call the money multiplier. When that trust breaks, it can trigger a bank run, spreading panic across the entire financial system. This is why banks are heavily regulated and often considered “too big to fail.” While depositors in large Indian banks remain largely safe due to regulatory safeguards, she draws a clear distinction: you can trust banks to hold your money, but not necessarily to sell you the right financial products. The listener questions in this episode go beyond investing into deeper life decisions. Gulshan Madan asks about managing PPF maturity, rebalancing during market falls, and highlights the real-world challenges of property transfer versus financial assets. Mayur Parwani raises thoughtful questions about structuring charitable giving - whether to give regularly or build a corpus -leading to the idea of making giving a habit through consistent contributions. An anonymous listener shares a difficult family situation involving financially irresponsible behavior by a sibling, where the advice focuses on protecting parents’ assets, setting firm financial boundaries, and prioritizing sustainable support without jeopardizing one’s own financial stability. Across all questions, the common thread is clear: good financial decisions are as much about behaviour, boundaries, and values as they are about money itself. Chapters: (00:00 – 00:00) Why a Bank Is Not a Biscuit Factory and Why Trust Matters (00:00 – 00:00) Are Your Bank Deposits Safe and Why Mis-Selling Still Happens (00:00 – 00:00) Managing PPF, Asset Allocation and the Reality of Property Transfers (00:00 – 00:00) Structuring Charitable Giving and Building a Habit of Giving (00:00 – 00:00) Supporting Parents While Setting Boundaries with a Financially Irresponsible Sibling https://give.do/ If you have financial questions that you’d like answers for, please email us at ⁠mailme@monikahalan.com⁠ Monika’s book on basic money management ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.monikahalan.com/lets-talk-money-english/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monika’s book on mutual funds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.monikahalan.com/lets-talk-mutual-funds/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monika’s workbook on recording your financial life ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.monikahalan.com/lets-talk-legacy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Calculators ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://investor.sebi.gov.in/calculators/index.html⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find Monika on her social media @monikahalan. Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production House: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inoutcreatives.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Assistant:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anshika Gogoi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Apr 2

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25 min
01/21/2024

Ranveer Brar

Today on NoSugarCoat, Pooja talks to culinary luminary and her fellow MasterChef India judge, Ranveer Brar. From his early days in the langar kitchen at 16 to achieving the title of one of India's youngest executive chefs at 26, Ranveer's culinary journey is a story of passion and perseverance. As the mastermind behind over 35 restaurants, Ranveer helps us understand why the term celebrity chef is deeply misunderstood and how the concept of a restaurant chef is changing. You can follow Ranveer Brar, Pooja and Le15 Patisserie on Instagram. For more information, go to le15.com. This is a Maed In India production; follow Maed in India & visit maedinindia.in.

01/21/2024

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30 min
11/17/2024

Sobia Ameen - Men are lucky that all feminists are demanding is equality and equity, given everything we have been through

In this episode, Shana chats with model and Instagram creator, Sobia Ameen. Sobia shares how she ended up on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar India even though she’s an architect by training. Sobia talks about beauty standards and her activism around topics like menstrual shame and sexual assault, both of which are very personal to her. Follow us on Instagram @herkajalwontsmudge and check out our website www.herkajalwontsmudge.com. Follow @sobia93 on Instagram. CREDITS: Host and Creative Director: Shana Head of Visual Design: Minal Jadeja Visual Designers: Akshat Agarwal, Shaumik Kanvinde This is a Maed in India production Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar Junior Producer: Saakshi Samant, Quoyina Ghosh Sound Editor & Mix Engineer: Kartik Kulkarni, Lakshman Parsuram, Nihar Temkar

11/17/2024

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28 min
12/04/2023

The Big Shorts

Despite the thick books that win awards and hearts, bigger isn’t always better. In this episode, Supriya and Deepanjana discuss the significance of slim volumes, books that look like bite-sized snacks but have all the complexity of a tasting menu. From literary experiments to rallying calls to activism, the best of slim volumes should occupy pride of place on your bookshelf and they’ll tell you why. The chapbook, the novella, and single essays – explore these small wonders with us, discover how less can sometimes mean so much more, and stay for recommendations. You can find Supriya Nair at @supriyanair and Deepanjana Pal at @dpanjana on Instagram. If you have any books, reading or literature-related questions, please email us at contact@maed.in. For a list of all the books mentioned in the season so far, check out: https://thelitpickers.fanlink.to/books This is a Maed In India Production; check us out at www.maedinindia.in. Creative Director: Mae Mariyam Thomas Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome Head of Audio: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Meghna Gulati Sound Editor: Lakshman Parsuram Artwork: Alika Gupta Theme Music: Easy Wanderlings - Here’s to You

12/04/2023

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23 min
10/22/2023

Radhika Vaz: “Let’s take marriage and get rid of it”

In this episode, Shana is in conversation with comedian, actor and writer Radhika Vaz. We learn about Radhika’s journey to comedy and why she mines the desi female experience as a source for her material. Radhika is one half of the team behind Shugs and Fats, a Youtube series about two curious Muslim women who are navigating life in liberal Brooklyn. We talk about script-writing episodes in which women are doing the street catcalling and the shroud of shame is lifted on the dirty period. Oh, and we also imagine a world in which women just stopped getting married. Follow Radhika Vaz on Instagram @radhikavaz Twitter @radvaz and Facebook Radhika Vaz CREDITS: Host and Creative Director: Shana This is a Maed in India production Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome Producer : Nikkethana Kamal, Sonali Gupta Sound Editor & Mix Engineer: Kartik Kulkarni Visual Design & Social Media: Minal Jadeja, Akshat Agarwal, Shaumik Kanvinde

10/22/2023

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36 min
10/09/2025

Best Of Best Of (featuring Mae & Shaun)

We’ve hit the big 1-0, baby! And we’ve gone full circle (and slightly off the rails). Over the past few weeks, we’ve been rewinding through the years, bringing you our Best Of specials circa 2015. And now, we’ve gone COMPLETE inception with a ‘Best of Best Of’ special. Yep, you heard that right. Ten years, 300+ episodes, and countless bad jokes, Mae’s back behind the mic, joined by Shaun, her partner, our COO, and head of all things punny. Together, they take turns picking their favourite tracks from across Maed in India history - breaking a few rules, trying (and failing) to be funny, and getting very sentimental along the way. Also known in-house as BOBO (because it’s adorbs). It’s big. It’s loud. It’s emotional. It's our own block party down the road. 10 years on and still going strong. WARNING: Please know the songs picked were very arbitrary and very dependent on our mood, work load, life drama, and bodily functions that day. Any other day and we might have picked a completely different bunch. OKChaloBye. Song List: The Koniac Net - Crawling (04:55 - 08:07) Jose Neil Gomes - Tree Outside (09:08 - 14:33) Vernon Noronha - Come Back Jack (15:43 - 21:09) Uday Benegal - Looking for the Mahatma (22:42 - 27:28) Chabuk - Pyaar (28:07 - 31:47) Ladies Compartment - Mountain Song (34:45 - 37:40) Shan Vincent De Paul - Die Iconic (40:22 - 42:10) JBABE - Punch Me in My Third Eye (44:49 - 46:27) Sampriti - Xathor (49:36 - 55:31) Blackstratblues - Random Improv At Sunset (57:59 - 01:01:10) Come be our friend: Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Mae & Shaun Instagram: @maemariyam Twitter: @maebemaebe Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Meghna Gulati Sound Edited & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni Artwork: Alika Gupta

10/09/2025

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1h 1m
04/22/2024

Inquiring Noses and Curious Questions

It’s that time of the year again where we answer all your pressing questions and give our hot (and sometimes curmudgeonly) takes. Mae takes the reins as she poses an array of audience questions to Deepanjana and Supriya, about the world of books, sometimes food, other times film, and everything in between. From how to write a good book review to pet peeves about moral posturing, to books about critical theory and radical feminist discourse, The Lit Pickers are here to solve your predicaments. They also discuss book clubs, audiobooks, the joy of gifting books, and how sometimes there are cosmic forces at play to help you find a book. Sometimes stumped by questions, other times excited, and always collectively fangirling over authors, listen to Deepanjana and Supriya talk about what is their cup of tea and when they would rather have some filter coffee instead. We're going on a brief summer holiday. Be back before you know it. If you miss us before then, please dive into our archive, or reach out to us on @supriyanair and @dpanjana on Instagram. If you have any books, reading or literature-related questions, please email us at contact@maed.in. For a list of all the books mentioned in the season so far, check out: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LpXFqHm2AcvzDJLEHK5LQNqoVlNqNGTT_tA6paaQITs/edit?gid=1300752686#gid=1300752686 This is a Maed In India Production; check us out at www.maedinindia.in. Creative Director: Mae Mariyam Thomas Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome Head of Audio: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Meghna Gulati Sound Editor: Lakshman Parsuram Artwork: Alika Gupta Theme Music: Easy Wanderlings - Here’s to You

04/22/2024

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40 min
MAR 26

Money Worries of Teenage Girls

In this episode, Monika reflects on a memorable session with teenage students at a Delhi school, where seemingly simple questions led to profound insights about money, discipline, and life choices. She explains the core idea of “making money work for you” through the power of compounding, emphasizing that wealth is built not just by earning but by allowing investments to grow over time. The discussion also highlights how discipline—shaped by daily habits and environment—plays a crucial role in both personal development and financial decision-making. She also addresses broader concerns of the younger generation, from the pressure of consumerism and distinguishing wants from needs, to anxieties around AI and future careers. Her advice centers on building strong thinking skills, resisting social validation traps, and recognizing the privilege of time and financial support during youth. The underlying message is clear: financial independence begins with awareness, self-control, and the willingness to learn. In listener queries, Rohit Pal asks about Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs), their risks, costs, and practicality compared to ETFs and SGBs; Jayaraj, an NRI, seeks guidance on whether to retain his EPF corpus or shift to other investments while planning for a special needs child; and Ujjwal Kumar discusses optimizing his daughter’s long-term investment plan, where a higher allocation to mid and small cap funds is suggested along with disciplined rebalancing and a gradual shift to debt as goals approach. Chapters: (00:00 – 00:00) Money Lessons from Teenagers and Making Your Money Work for You (00:00 – 00:00) Discipline, Spending Choices and Building Financial Habits Early in Life (00:00 – 00:00) Electronic Gold Receipts, Risks and Better Ways to Invest in Gold (00:00 – 00:00) EPF Decisions for NRIs and Planning for a Special Needs Child (00:00 – 00:00) Building a Child Investment Portfolio with the Right Equity Allocation https://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/master-circulars/jun-2024/master-circular-for-electronic-gold-receipts-egrs-_84369.html If you have financial questions that you’d like answers for, please email us at ⁠mailme@monikahalan.com⁠ Monika’s book on basic money management ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.monikahalan.com/lets-talk-money-english/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monika’s book on mutual funds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.monikahalan.com/lets-talk-mutual-funds/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monika’s workbook on recording your financial life ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.monikahalan.com/lets-talk-legacy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Calculators ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://investor.sebi.gov.in/calculators/index.html⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find Monika on her social media @monikahalan. Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production House: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inoutcreatives.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Assistant:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anshika Gogoi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mar 26

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18 min
04/08/2024

Shogun, 3 Body Problem, and Adaptation

This week, Deepanjana and Supriya explore the world of adaptation and intellectual property. From discussing the portrayal of Japan in Western literature to analyzing the adaptation of "Shogun," they delve into the complexities of representation and storytelling. They also examine the creative approaches in film adaptations, highlighting the need for imagination and sensitivity, and the impact of cultural appropriation. They emphasise the value of fresh thinking and out-of-the-box ideas in creating something new and exciting, and how a character's race and background can be reimagined in a way that is both faithful to the original and relevant to modern audiences. Join us for a discussion on the evolving landscape of storytelling in literature and media - with some appreciation and a lot of woes. You can find Supriya Nair at @supriyanair and Deepanjana Pal at @dpanjana on Instagram. If you have any books, reading or literature-related questions, please email us at contact@maed.in. For a list of all the books mentioned in the season so far, check out: https://thelitpickers.fanlink.to/books This is a Maed In India Production; check us out at www.maedinindia.in. Creative Director: Mae Mariyam Thomas Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome Head of Audio: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Meghna Gulati Sound Editor: Lakshman Parsuram Artwork: Alika Gupta Theme Music: Easy Wanderlings - Here’s to You

04/08/2024

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34 min

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