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Books and Other Things - Hinglish Book Review Podcast

by Abhijit Mahida & Kishore Manikar

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2 best friends discuss books and other things! Each week, we take a book, try to give both sides to it and also discuss other happenings in our life. We have reviewed books like 1984, The Great Gatsby, Deep Work, ShoeDog, The Invisible Man, Neti Neti and more in Hindi. Subscribe to follow us along every week and read with us.