He's a bestselling writer who's brought Hindi literature into a modern age -- and he also writes films and tells stories. Divya Prakash Dubey joins Amit Varma in episode 399 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss his life, his language, his society and his art.

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Also check out:
1. Divya Prakash Dubey on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, IMDb, Amazon and his own website.
2. Musafir Cafe -- Divya Prakash Dubey.
3. October Junction -- Divya Prakash Dubey.
4. Ibnebatuti -- Divya Prakash Dubey.
5. Aako Baako -- Divya Prakash Dubey.
6. Sharten Laagoo -- Divya Prakash Dubey.
7. Masala Chay -- Divya Prakash Dubey.
8. The first episodes of Hum Log, Buniyaad and Byomkesh Bakshi.
9. Maya Memsaab -- Ketan Mehta.
10. Raja Hindustani -- Dharmesh Darshan.
11. Deep Work and Slow Productivity -- Cal Newport.
12. Memories, Dreams, Reflections -- Carl Gustav Jung.
13. Private Truths, Public Lies — Timur Kuran.
14. How Not To Get Trolled -- Amit Varma.
15. Kya Bhulu Kya Yaad Karu -- Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
16. Mujhe Chand Chahiye -- Surendra Verma.
17. Shekhar: Ek Jeevani (Hindi) (English) — Agyeya.
18. Self-Portrait — AK Ramanujan.
19. Young India — Episode 83 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Snigdha Poonam).
20. Dreamers: How Young Indians Are Changing Their World — Snigdha Poonam.
21. Husain Ki Kahani, Apni Zubani -- MF Husain.
22. Mrityunjaya -- Shivaji Sawant.
23. Yugandhar -- Shivaji Sawant.
24. जिन मुश्किलों में मुस्कुराना हो मना -- Gopaldas Niraj.
25. Rahi Masoom Raza on Amazon, Wikipedia, Hindwi, Rekhta and IMDb.
26. Kissi Se Na Kehna -- Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
27. Scene: 75 (Hindi) (English) -- Rahi Masoom Raza.
28. Cinema Aur Sanskriti -- Rahi Masoom Raza.
29. Aadha Gaon -- Rahi Masoom Raza.
30. Manohar Shyam Joshi on Amazon, Wikipedia, Hindwi and IMDb.
31. Kathasaritsagara -- Somadeva.
32. Bimal Mitra on Wikipedia, Amazon and IMDb.
33. Chitralekha -- Bhagwaticharan Verma.
34. Nayi Kahani Andolan.
35. Hindi Nationalism -- Alok Rai.
36. The Life and Times of Ira Pande — Episode 369 of The Seen and the Unseen.
37. The Art of Podcasting -- Episode 49 of Everything is Everything.
38. Imaginary Number — Vijay Seshadri.
38. A Piece of String -- Guy de Maupassant.
39. Divya Prakash Dubey's tweet about his influence for dialogue writing.
40. Ponniyin Selvan -- Mani Ratnam.
41. Humankind -- .
42. Bela Sheshe.
43. Anand -- Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
44. 96 -- S Prem Kumar.
45. Notting Hill -- xxx.
46. Ten Years with Guru Dutt -- Abrar Alvi in conversation with Sathya Saran.
47. Tamsoma Jyotirgamay and Peevat Ram Ras Lagi Khumari -- Rajnish aka Osho.
48. Urdu Ki Aakhiree Kitab -- Ibne Insha.
49. कल चौदहवीं की रात थी -- Ibne Insha.
50. Humesha Der Kar Deta Hoon Main — Muneer Niazi.
51. Kunwar Narayan, Vinod Kumar Shukla and Kedarnath Singh.
52. Deewar Mein Ek Khidki Rahti Thi -- Vinod Kumar Shukla.
53. Complete Short Stories -- Guy de Maupassant.
54. Pyramid Ka Sapna -- Jack Harte.

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Ep 399: Divya Prakash Dubey: Ek Jeevani

The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma