Petrichor. Excerpts And Musings.: Recent Episodes
Pratima
Petrichor is the pleasant earthy smell after the rain. It can be compared to the feeling when you read something beautiful. This podcast aims to share insightful snippets from some amazing books. It's interesting to see how some excerpts are complete within themselves, while others urge you to pick the book and read it in its entirety. The podcast also aims to share thoughts on life and decipher the meaning of our existence on this planet. Hoping it connects, helps and acts as a guide to others who are trying to make sense out of things.
The Invitation is more than just a poem. It is a profound invitation to a life that is fulfilling and passionate.
The famous Italian novelist Francesca Melandri has been in lockdown for more than 3 weeks in Rome due to the Covid 19 outbreak. She has written a letter to fellow Europeans "from your future" which talks about the range of emotions people are likely to go through over the coming weeks, not just in Italy, but all over the world. The English translation of the letter was published in The Guardian from where we have sourced the content for this podcast.
A hermit, a king and a wounded man. Listen to this simple story that answers the most profound questions that we all have asked ourselves at some point in life. Kindness, wisdom, forgiveness, these are the themes that are dealt with in this short story written by Leo Tolstoy, the famous Russian writer.
Presenting 2 excerpts from "Siddhartha" and "Like the flowing river". The first excerpt is about life and the second one is about love. Do enjoy the episode and hope it resonates with your own thoughts and feelings.
Can we weave the thoughts of 2 great writers together and create a common narrative ? Two different eras, two different people, different genres, is it even possible ! I am presenting two passages for your listening. You can interpret these the way you wish, hunt for the common narrative else create your own. Hope you enjoy the process.