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The Desi Detective Show

by Suparna Chatterjee

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Latest episodes

Ep 28: The Bawla Murder of 1925 - Part 2

September 28, 2026 · 18 min

This is the final episode on the Bawla murder case of 1925, a brazen attack on Malabar Hill that shook British India. The case was raised in the House of Commons, and it ended with a Maharaja having to abdicate his throne. References: The…
Ep 27: The Bawla Murder of 1925 - Part 1

September 17, 2026 · 20 min

On the 12th of January, 1925, when four men of the British Army - Lt. Saegert, Col. Vickery and lts Batley and Stephen- set out for the Taj Mahal Hotel, after having enjoyed a game of golf at the Willingdon Sports Club, little did they…
Ep 26: Death Comes to Matheran with Shabnam Minwalla

July 26, 2026 · 32 min

Thirteen friends and 1 unsolved murder. During a weekend trip to Matheran, Rakesh Jhaveri and his driver are found dead on a rainy night. The cops dismiss it as an unfortunate accident. Eleven years later, Rakesh's daughter Tara, now 17…
Ep 25: The M4 Mysteries with Mallika Ravikumar

June 21, 2026 · 31 min

In this episode, Suparna Chatterjee speaks to lawyer-turned-author Mallika Ravikumar about her legal mysteries for children, the M4 Mystery series. Mallika tells us about her move from the courtroom to the writing desk, her legal…
Ep 24: The White Lotus with Aditi Krishnakumar

May 31, 2026 · 29 min

In a small town in the south of India, jewels of the temple goddess go missing. The accountant is found dead on the temple steps. An unfortunate accident, they all say, what with the rains the previous night. All, except young Arali, who…

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Ep 23: The Fingerprint

April 16, 2026 · 25 min

In 1896, criminal investigation was revolutionised by a system developed by two real-life desi detectives, Azizul Haque and Hem Chandra Bose. In this episode, host Suparna Chatterjee traces the origins of the study of fingerprints…
Ep 22: The Chowpatty Cooking Club with Lubaina Bandukwala

March 15, 2026 · 27 min

In this episode, host Suparna Chatterjee speaks to kidlit author Lubaina Bandukwala about her historical mystery book, set in 1942, during the Quit India movement. Lubaina talks about the incredible first-hand research that went into…
Ep 21: A Demon in Dandi with Lavanya Karthik

February 14, 2026 · 31 min

In this episode, host Suparna Chatterjee speaks to kid-lit author and illustrator, Lavanya Karthik, about her book, A Demon in Dandi. The year is 1930. All the world's eyes are on this tiny village by the Arabian Sea, where Mahatma Gandhi…
Ep 20: Gajanan Godbole with Salil Desai

December 21, 2025 · 38 min

In this episode, author Salil Desai talks about his journey into novel writing, the influences and inspirations that have shaped his storytelling - from Hitchcock and Colin Dexter to Hakan Nesser and P.L.Deshpande, his beloved fictional…
Ep 19: Wildlife in Detective Fiction with Shoumo Bhattacharya

November 23, 2025 · 58 min

Writers have consistently found ways to incorporate wildlife into interesting whodunit plots. In this episode, host Suparna Chatterjee delves into some prominent detective stories from India featuring wildlife in a significant manner. She…
Ep 18: Nobody's Child with Kanchana Banerjee

October 21, 2025 · 31 min

In this episode, host Suparna Chatterjee talks to author Kanchana Banerjee about her book, Nobody's Child, published by @harpercollinsin, where a TV celebrity is presumed dead, only to resurrect two years later, throwing the nation into a…
Ep 17: The Mahabharata Murders with Arnab Ray

September 6, 2025 · 57 min

In this stimulating conversation, drawing from his vast knowledge of Hindi movies and popular culture, author Arnab Ray discusses what he thinks makes a good detective novel. We talk about the male gaze in crime novels, 'And Then There…