Books

The Secret Master

WHAT'S NEW?

FORTHCOMING LAUNCHES/DISCUSSIONS
of my book The Secret Master: Arun Kashalkar and a Journey to the Edge of Music

Guwahati: 26 February 2026
Talk: Indian Institute of Technology.
Details soon.

Dibrugarh: 21 February 2026
Session: At the Dibrugarh University International Literature Festival, 11:10 am to 12:05 pm.

Kolkata: 17 March 2026
Launch: In the auditorium of Jadunath Bhavan Museum and Resource Centre, a unit of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, 10 Lake Terrace, 5 pm to 7 pm. Historian Prachi Deshpande will introduce the book and khayal vocalist Ranjani Ramachandran will interview me.

Chennai: Details soon.

PREVIOUS LAUNCHES/DISCUSSIONS
of The Secret Master

Hyderabad: 6 February 2026
Session: At the History Literature Festival, Hyderabad, at the Hyderabad Public School in Begumpet, from 5:30 pm to 7 pm.
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCOxTS_-C2k&t=15703s,
from the timestamps 3:05:00 to 4:35:30.

Pune: 24 January 2026
Launch: At the Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University. Discussion with Chetan Sharma, followed by a recital by khayal vocalist Ravindra Parchure.
>> Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWLqT1o-mhY&t=1s.
>> Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCt9gZCEtMw&feature=youtu.be.

Pune: 23 January 2026
Talk: At the Jaipur Gunijankhana, hosted by founder and khayal singer Radhika Joshi, followed by a recital by Samarth Nagarkar.
>> Photo; video recording not available.

Bangalore: 6 December 2025
Session: At the Bangalore Literature Festival. I will post the link when it becomes available. In the meanwhile, here is a very short clip:
>> https://www.instagram.com/p/DR9ljingoHw/.

Singapore: 23 November 2025
Soft launch: At the Temple of Fine Arts.
>> https://youtu.be/sKKcALEyllk.

Bangalore: 8 November 2025
Launch: At the Bangalore International Centre. Discussion with Tejaswini Niranjana, followed by a recital by khayal vocalist Mukul Kulkarni.
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dAmYhB4Slc&t=3543s

New Delhi: 29 October 2025
Launch: At the Alliance Française auditorium. Discussion with Mrinal Pande, followed by a recital by khayal vocalist Mukul Kulkarni.
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqqZOIv_RBw

Sonipat: Ashoka University: 28 October 2025
Discussion: With Vighnesh Hamampura.
>> Photo; video recording not available.

Mumbai: 15 October 2025
Launch: At the G5A Centre for Contemporary Culture. Discussion with Namita Devidayal, preceded by a short khayal recital by teenage prodigy Swara Joshi.
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTg41WZy_mQ&t=1001s