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Navayana is a fairly small enterprise that has been publishing books that have become classics, especially in the field of Indian social and cultural history. Some months back, perhaps the best archival biography so far of Dr. Ambedkar by Ashok Gopal was published. Now, one

youtube.com/watch?v=-tr8by… My performance at the South Asia Institute, Chicago, 9 May 2024. Tomal Hossain on the tanpura. What happens when the abstract Dhrupad form of raga meets the Ambedkarite impetus for equality? What is the Sa of Equality? I sing Chokhamela and the Buddha

Ambedkar dismissed bhakti saints for not questioning chaturvarna forcefully enough Read this excerpt from Anand's ‘The Notbook of Kabir: Thinner than Water, Fiercer than Fire’, a Penguin India publication, in ThePrint #PageTurner theprint.in/pageturner/exc…

Hindustan Times pick of the most interesting reads of the week includes books by Anand, Ullekh NP/ഉല്ലേഖ് എൻപി and Asad Rahmani

Ashok Gopal's authoritative biography of Dr. Ambedkar was released a few months back. It has already received a prestigious award and drawn rave reviews. On Page 794 footnote 50, Gopal quotes a letter of Jan 18, 1952, to Kamalakant Chitre in which Dr. Ambedkar himself writes

Arvind Krishna Mehrotra: Anand’s The Notbook of Kabir is a Kabir DIY kit. Take it home with you, open the box, and make your own Kabir. It has everything you will need—except glue and scissors. That’s how Kabir songs work, and always have. openthemagazine.com/.../best-of-bo…

Am singing in Hyderabad Lamakaan on 21 December, Saturday, 6.30 pm to launch The Notbook of Kabir. Penguin India

Author Anand pays homage to Kabir with a new translation of Kabir’s songs in his book ‘The Notbook of Kabir’. Read more below: mid-day.com/amp/sunday-mid…

On 14 January, accompanied by a tanpura, I will present songs that link Kabir Saheb to Babasaheb and Buddha Saheb in the presence of my Ustad Saheb—F. Wasifuddin Dagar. पुष्पेशPushpesh Pant and Dagar Saab will then engage me in a conversation over The Notbook of Kabir. Penguin India

A soulful performance by Anand, followed by an insightful conversation featuring पुष्पेशPushpesh Pant and Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar. #TheNotbookOfKabir

Anand’s journey went beyond the poet-saint in The Notbook of Kabir. He explores the broader Bhakti tradition-poets who took anti-Sanskrit, anti-Vedic, anti-Brahminical positions. Read more here: theprint.in/feature/around…

Delhi readers! Get a chance to attend this wonderful event this thursday. Join the author of 'The Notbook of Kabir' Anand as he discusses his book and sings some of Kabir's songs.

Here's a delightful review of The Notbook Governance Now: The reader here will be having fun encountering Kabr via Anand. The reader may end the last page only to turn to the first and keep reading it in a circular fashion. governancenow.com/news/books-ide…

On the evening of 5th April, I will be doing a Kabir baithak session and be in conversation with Maaz bin Bilal معاذ بن بلال माज़ बिन बिलाल Kunzum's GK2 bookshop in the fourth floor auditorium space. Penguin India. And sure, I will sign copies in the name of Kabir!

Delhi readers, be a part of this wonderful event this weekend. Catch Anand singing live and get your copies of 'The Notbook of Kabir' signed at Kunzum!

By situating the works of the 15th century poet-saint alongside the teachings of the Buddha and Ambedkar, the author Anand journeys into the notion of equality in his book 'The Notbook of Kabir'. Read more here: thehindu.com/books/book-rev…

I'm Kabir and I'm Not, says Kabir. 30 May 2025 6.30 pm, IIC Annexe Basement. I'll be presenting some findings from my ongoing search for Kabir, the many Kabirs in the one Kabir at a place where the real Kabir may not be quite welcome. Not all are welcome. Well, come and find out.

thewire.in/the-arts/ashad… Ashadhi Ekadashi – July 6 this year – marks the beginning of the pilgrimage “Wari” to the temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur. Does Vitthal really care for Chokhoba as much as Chokhoba cares for Vitthal? In this abhang, Gods speaks to Chokhamela

'The Notbook of Kabir' by Anand becomes a side dish in a feast featuring – not just music as main course, but also questions about losing voice, finding voice, music, silence and everything between. Read more here- hindustantimes.com/books/review-t…