Audiobooks Narrated by Shernaz Patel

Harsh Realities: The Making of Marico

Breaking away from the shackles of family-run Bombay Oils Industries Ltd, Harsh Mariwala founded Marico in 1987. Today, the homegrown Marico is a leading international FMCG giant which recorded an annual turnover of over Rs 8000 crore last year. Their products, like Parachute, Nihar Naturals, Saffola, Set Wet, Livon and Mediker, are market leaders in their categories. This is the story of grit, gumption and growth, and of the core values of trust, transparency and innovation which have brought the company to its current stature. Co-authored by leading management thinker and guru Ram Charan, Harsh Realities is a much-awaited business book by an innovative and clear-headed leader who built a highly professional, competitive business from the ground up.

Harsh Mariwala, Ram Charan (Author), Shernaz Patel (Narrator)

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Shadow City: A Woman Walks Kabul

Brought to you by Penguin. Winner of the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award 2021 Winner of the Tata Literature Live First Book Award for Non-Fiction 2020 One of the first things I was told when I arrived in Kabul was never to walk... When journalist Taran Khan arrives in Kabul, she uncovers a place that defies her expectations. Her wanderings with other Kabulis reveal a fragile city in a state of flux: stricken by near-constant war, but flickering with the promise of peace; governed by age-old codes but experimenting with new modes of living. Her walks take her to the unvisited tombs of the dead, and to the land of the living - like the booksellers, archaeologists, film-makers and entrepreneurs who are remaking this 3,000-year-old city. And as NATO troops begin to withdraw from the country, Khan watches the cycle of transformation begin again. 'A fabulous piece of writing . . . I recommend it unreservedly' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE 'A brilliant book' CHRISTINA LAMB, author of Farewell Kabul 'Powerfully evocative' Kapka Kassabova 'A wonderful journey' Atiq Rahimi 'Khan illuminates Kabul's life-affirming humanity' TLS © Taran Khan 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Taran Khan (Author), Shernaz Patel (Narrator)

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The Jungle Book: A BBC Radio full-cast reimagining of the classic story

Rudyard Kipling's timeless story re-imagined as a gangland coming-of-age fable In this radical radio reboot, Kipling's family classic is given a darker twist and reimagined in the concrete jungle of present-day India. Born in a tenement block in Mumbai, orphan boy Mowgli is brought up by the Wolves, a gang of tough, streetwise petty criminals, and quickly learns how to survive in that world. But when the villainous politician Tiger Khan threatens his life, two residents of the block, the 'black panther' Bagheera and the 'bear' Baloo, offer to help him escape. Leaving behind the only home he's ever known, Mowgli embarks on a journey of self-discovery through the city, meeting 'creatures' along the way who don't always have his best interests at heart... Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon, whose radio version of Midnight's Children won Best Adaptation at the 2018 Audio Drama Awards, this stunning audio retelling features Namit Das (A Suitable Boy) as Mo, with Bollywood stars Rajit Kapur and Shernaz Patel as Tiger Khan and Mrs Gupta. Written and directed by Ayeesha Menon Based on the novel by Rudyard Kipling Produced by Nadir Khan Executive producer: John Scott Dryden Music by Sacha Puttnam Recorded in India A Goldhawk Production Cast Mo/Adult Mo - Namit Das Tiger Khan - Rajit Kapur Mrs Gupta - Shernaz Patel Mr Gupta - Zafar Karachiwala Bugs - Sukant Goel Yuva - Abir Abrar Kala/Adult Kala - Shikha Talsania Rikita - Devika Shahani Father Carvalho - Sohrab Ardeshir Young Kala/ Rani - Preetika Chawla Young Mo - Omkar Kulkarni Dimple - Trisha Kale Bobby - Alka Sharma Varun/Boy - Ajitesh Gupta Amma - Prerna Chawla Raksha - hivani Tanksale Rafiq/Naag - Tavish Bhattacharyya Baldeo/Tabaqui/Purun Bhagat - Vivek Madan Akhil - Nadir Khan First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 28 February-6 March 2021 © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Rudyard Kipling (Author), Full Cast, Namit Das, Rajit Kapur, Shernaz Patel (Narrator)

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