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Each week on The Book Show, host Joe Donahue interviews authors about their books, their lives and their craft. It is a celebration of both reading and writers. Joe holds interesting conversations ...

Russian Indologist Dr Lyudmila Khokhlova received the Padma Shri for promoting Indian culture. She has taught Indian history, literature, philosophy, Sanskrit, and Hindi in Russia. Dr Khokhlova ...

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Greek mythology, originating in late Bronze Age oral traditions, became foundational classical literature, embedding profound truths about life, gods and human nature. These timeless narratives ...

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