Karan Madhok
@karanmadhok.bsky.social
Books, Butter Chicken, Basketball
Author: ANANDA: AN EXPLORATION OF CANNABIS IN INDIA // A BEAUTIFUL DECAY
Editor: TheChakkar.com
IG: @karanmadhok // Twitter: @karanmadhok1
Links: https://bio.site/karanmadhok
Author: ANANDA: AN EXPLORATION OF CANNABIS IN INDIA // A BEAUTIFUL DECAY
Editor: TheChakkar.com
IG: @karanmadhok // Twitter: @karanmadhok1
Links: https://bio.site/karanmadhok
Now that OKC are back in the Finals, i wanna remind people that this movie exists
June 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Now that OKC are back in the Finals, i wanna remind people that this movie exists
Hello please come to this in Goa today, I will share some stories, answer some questions, it’ll be a trip.
- Goa Arts + Literature Festival
- @ International Centre Goa
- Feb 15, 2025. 2:05 pm.
- Mandovi Hall
- Goa Arts + Literature Festival
- @ International Centre Goa
- Feb 15, 2025. 2:05 pm.
- Mandovi Hall
February 15, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Hello please come to this in Goa today, I will share some stories, answer some questions, it’ll be a trip.
- Goa Arts + Literature Festival
- @ International Centre Goa
- Feb 15, 2025. 2:05 pm.
- Mandovi Hall
- Goa Arts + Literature Festival
- @ International Centre Goa
- Feb 15, 2025. 2:05 pm.
- Mandovi Hall
Oh look - ANANDA is now Books-on-the-Delhi-Metro verified 🙌🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DFnJeAaSZE...
February 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Oh look - ANANDA is now Books-on-the-Delhi-Metro verified 🙌🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DFnJeAaSZE...
Buy the book here! amzn.in/d/gq375ug
February 3, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Buy the book here! amzn.in/d/gq375ug
An excerpt from ‘ANANDA: An Exploration of Cannabis in India’ - Taken from the chapter entited “Vijaya”, where I visited Haridwar and detailed the mythologies & spiritual beliefs that still dictate India’s complex relationship with cannabis.
February 3, 2025 at 8:23 AM
An excerpt from ‘ANANDA: An Exploration of Cannabis in India’ - Taken from the chapter entited “Vijaya”, where I visited Haridwar and detailed the mythologies & spiritual beliefs that still dictate India’s complex relationship with cannabis.
Held the session ‘Ganja: A Seeker’s Guide to Cannabis in India’ with Meena Kandaswamy at Kerala Lit Fest last week. Thanks to everyone who showed up (including that suspicious-looking drone)!
January 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Held the session ‘Ganja: A Seeker’s Guide to Cannabis in India’ with Meena Kandaswamy at Kerala Lit Fest last week. Thanks to everyone who showed up (including that suspicious-looking drone)!
“I wanted to write a book about ananda… cannabis is the main fulcrum, but a lot of the ananda I find is through travel and friends and family – and through the present tense experiences of being alive.”
My interview with Jahnavi Sen for @thewire.in
m.thewire.in/article/book...
My interview with Jahnavi Sen for @thewire.in
m.thewire.in/article/book...
January 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
“I wanted to write a book about ananda… cannabis is the main fulcrum, but a lot of the ananda I find is through travel and friends and family – and through the present tense experiences of being alive.”
My interview with Jahnavi Sen for @thewire.in
m.thewire.in/article/book...
My interview with Jahnavi Sen for @thewire.in
m.thewire.in/article/book...
I’ll be speaking at MBIFL in Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala in Feb! Register here to attend: mbifl.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0…
January 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I’ll be speaking at MBIFL in Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala in Feb! Register here to attend: mbifl.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0…
I spoke to @sindhurajasekaran.bsky.social on @thesubjectivespace.bsky.social about spiritual practices associated with cannabis in India, dependence and addiction, and how THC conspires up that feeling of bliss www.thesubjectivespace.com/karan-madhok
January 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I spoke to @sindhurajasekaran.bsky.social on @thesubjectivespace.bsky.social about spiritual practices associated with cannabis in India, dependence and addiction, and how THC conspires up that feeling of bliss www.thesubjectivespace.com/karan-madhok
Mussoorie / Landour! I’m looking forward to presenting my book ANANDA with the @mussoorieheritagecentre as part of the Landour Lecture series this Friday. See you all at Ivy Bank on Dec 20 from 6 pm onwards! And yes, the great Prateek Santram will be in attendance.
December 18, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Mussoorie / Landour! I’m looking forward to presenting my book ANANDA with the @mussoorieheritagecentre as part of the Landour Lecture series this Friday. See you all at Ivy Bank on Dec 20 from 6 pm onwards! And yes, the great Prateek Santram will be in attendance.
Last night, speaking about bliss and books. Grateful to Universal Book Company & Harmony Book Shop for hosting me. If you’re in Varanasi, go pick up a signed copy now!
December 17, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Last night, speaking about bliss and books. Grateful to Universal Book Company & Harmony Book Shop for hosting me. If you’re in Varanasi, go pick up a signed copy now!
Yesterday’s office
December 17, 2024 at 4:29 AM
Yesterday’s office
It’s always a thrill to return to the bookstores in my hometown, to the shelves I’ve browsed and explored for years. I’ll be signing copies of ANANDA in Varanasi today!
- 5 pm: Universal Book Company
- 6 pm: Harmony Book Shop
Come say hello!
- 5 pm: Universal Book Company
- 6 pm: Harmony Book Shop
Come say hello!
December 16, 2024 at 4:47 AM
It’s always a thrill to return to the bookstores in my hometown, to the shelves I’ve browsed and explored for years. I’ll be signing copies of ANANDA in Varanasi today!
- 5 pm: Universal Book Company
- 6 pm: Harmony Book Shop
Come say hello!
- 5 pm: Universal Book Company
- 6 pm: Harmony Book Shop
Come say hello!
Last few days in Varanasi
December 16, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Last few days in Varanasi
I visited the amazing Sherwali Kothi in Varanasi’s Thatheri Bazaar area yesterday. Have more details about it on my IG www.instagram.com/p/DDcIbFSyjX...
December 12, 2024 at 3:21 PM
I visited the amazing Sherwali Kothi in Varanasi’s Thatheri Bazaar area yesterday. Have more details about it on my IG www.instagram.com/p/DDcIbFSyjX...
Today we talked about time
December 10, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Today we talked about time
So of course I made the pilgrimage today to some of Delhi’s storied bookshops. Signed copies of ANANDA are now available at Bahrison’s, Faqir Chand Book Store, and Midland Book shop
December 6, 2024 at 9:49 AM
So of course I made the pilgrimage today to some of Delhi’s storied bookshops. Signed copies of ANANDA are now available at Bahrison’s, Faqir Chand Book Store, and Midland Book shop
Writing ANANDA was a trip - literally, figuratively - with 3+ years of travel, research, interviews, writing, editing, reviewing.
There’s no feeling like finally holding a finished copy. The book is in bookstores around the country and online today. Go get your bliss.
amzn.in/d/f54pf22
There’s no feeling like finally holding a finished copy. The book is in bookstores around the country and online today. Go get your bliss.
amzn.in/d/f54pf22
December 5, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Writing ANANDA was a trip - literally, figuratively - with 3+ years of travel, research, interviews, writing, editing, reviewing.
There’s no feeling like finally holding a finished copy. The book is in bookstores around the country and online today. Go get your bliss.
amzn.in/d/f54pf22
There’s no feeling like finally holding a finished copy. The book is in bookstores around the country and online today. Go get your bliss.
amzn.in/d/f54pf22
Dear fraindz… If you’re in Delhi tomorrow afternoon (Dec 6), come say hello and pick up signed copies from me of ANANDA from these bookshops:
12 noon: Bahrisons (Khan market)
12:15 pm: Faqir Chand Books (Khan Market)
1:15 pm: Midlands (South extension)
12 noon: Bahrisons (Khan market)
12:15 pm: Faqir Chand Books (Khan Market)
1:15 pm: Midlands (South extension)
December 5, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Dear fraindz… If you’re in Delhi tomorrow afternoon (Dec 6), come say hello and pick up signed copies from me of ANANDA from these bookshops:
12 noon: Bahrisons (Khan market)
12:15 pm: Faqir Chand Books (Khan Market)
1:15 pm: Midlands (South extension)
12 noon: Bahrisons (Khan market)
12:15 pm: Faqir Chand Books (Khan Market)
1:15 pm: Midlands (South extension)
This Friday - I’ll be in conversation with Aditya Mani Jha for the launch of ANANDA. Books will be sold, signed, & discussed. Don’t tell me you have something better to do.
Place: Greenr, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi
Day: Friday, Dec 6
Time: 5:30 pm
Place: Greenr, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi
Day: Friday, Dec 6
Time: 5:30 pm
December 2, 2024 at 4:51 PM
This Friday - I’ll be in conversation with Aditya Mani Jha for the launch of ANANDA. Books will be sold, signed, & discussed. Don’t tell me you have something better to do.
Place: Greenr, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi
Day: Friday, Dec 6
Time: 5:30 pm
Place: Greenr, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi
Day: Friday, Dec 6
Time: 5:30 pm
Yesterday was a good day
December 1, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Yesterday was a good day
‘Ananda’ featured on the @hindustan-times.bsky.social Books page epaper.hindustantimes.com/delhi?eddate...
December 1, 2024 at 12:04 AM
‘Ananda’ featured on the @hindustan-times.bsky.social Books page epaper.hindustantimes.com/delhi?eddate...
Mit Jaaye Gham?
My cover story for @frontlinepbs.bsky.social: Despite its taboos, cannabis in its many forms continues to be India’s great cultural gift to the world: an intoxicant and a healer, an offering to the gods, a source of pure bliss.
Buy the latest issue now! t.co/x161k7yKa6
My cover story for @frontlinepbs.bsky.social: Despite its taboos, cannabis in its many forms continues to be India’s great cultural gift to the world: an intoxicant and a healer, an offering to the gods, a source of pure bliss.
Buy the latest issue now! t.co/x161k7yKa6
November 27, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Mit Jaaye Gham?
My cover story for @frontlinepbs.bsky.social: Despite its taboos, cannabis in its many forms continues to be India’s great cultural gift to the world: an intoxicant and a healer, an offering to the gods, a source of pure bliss.
Buy the latest issue now! t.co/x161k7yKa6
My cover story for @frontlinepbs.bsky.social: Despite its taboos, cannabis in its many forms continues to be India’s great cultural gift to the world: an intoxicant and a healer, an offering to the gods, a source of pure bliss.
Buy the latest issue now! t.co/x161k7yKa6
… ANANDA is about all that, but so much more! It’s a literal & metaphorical trip, a travelogue across the country, featuring people, places, and experiences that helped me reexamine the complex ideas of bliss.
It’s like nothing else 🙂
It’s like nothing else 🙂
November 27, 2024 at 6:19 AM
… ANANDA is about all that, but so much more! It’s a literal & metaphorical trip, a travelogue across the country, featuring people, places, and experiences that helped me reexamine the complex ideas of bliss.
It’s like nothing else 🙂
It’s like nothing else 🙂
I expect that in the marketing of my book on cannabis in India, some themes will inevitably be simplified/stereotyped. Chillum-smoking Shiva bhakts, Vedic spirituality, vagrant hippies, bhanged-out Bollywood songs, trips to Manali, smuggling rinks & gangsters, etc… [cont]
November 27, 2024 at 6:19 AM
I expect that in the marketing of my book on cannabis in India, some themes will inevitably be simplified/stereotyped. Chillum-smoking Shiva bhakts, Vedic spirituality, vagrant hippies, bhanged-out Bollywood songs, trips to Manali, smuggling rinks & gangsters, etc… [cont]