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28/03/2021

Agent Sonya: Ben Macintyre in conversation with Swapan Dasgupta

Best-selling author and historian Ben MacIntyre’s latest work Agent Sonya is an exhilarating narrative whfich unravels the life of Ursula Kuczynski Burton, code name- Agent Sonya, the spy behind some of the most dangerous espionage operations of the twentieth century. Her escapades included a failed assasination on Hitler, spying on the Japanese and other covert missions for Moscow. MacIntyre’s other books include Agent Zigzag, Operation Mincemeat and A Spy Among Friends. In conversation with Swapan Dasgupta, he discusses the life and times of a lover, mother, soldier and spy.

28/03/2021

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45 min
12/03/2020

Om Swami: Random Acts of Kindness

A live session from #JaipurLitFest2020. Almost ten years ago, Om Swami renounced material wealth and left for a spiritual quest to Varanasi where he was initiated into the path of renunciation by a Naga saint in a little village. Soon after, Swami spent 13 months in intense meditation in the Himalaya. In conversation with Puneeta Roy, Founder Trustee of the Yuva Ekta Foundation, he discusses his latest book The Book of Kindness, which suggests a definitive means to achieving true happiness: through the path of kindness. Om Swami is a monk and author of best-selling books including Kundalini: An Untold Story, If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir and The Ancient Science of Mantras: Wisdom of the Sages. Media professional Puneeta Roy’s interest in Theatre led her to conduct workshops with young people using the Expressive Arts as tools for self-exploration and transformation. She is the Founder Trustee of the Yuva Ekta Foundation.

12/03/2020

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49 min
25/03/2022

A Thousand Miles: Vinod Kapri, Barkha Dutt, Ruth Padel with Chinmay Tumbe

This is a live session from Jaipur Lit Fest 2022. A Thousand Miles: Vinod Kapri and Barkha Dutt in conversation with Chinmay Tumbe, with poetry reading by Ruth Padel.

25/03/2022

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39 min
28/10/2024

Dispensations erase history that doesn't suit their ideology | Anjum Hasan talks ‘History’s Angel’

Anjum Hasan’s latest book, ‘History’s Angel’, focuses on a historian named Alif, who navigates life in the multistoried and historical city of Delhi during a time when the study of history is becoming an increasingly conflicted territory. In this episode of the Jaipur Bytes podcast, Hasan joins writer and Itihāsology's founder, Eric Chopra, to discuss the nuances of her latest novel, the inspirations behind her previous works, her anxieties around the erasure of the past, and the ways in which she continues to reinvent herself as a writer.

28/10/2024

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26 min
04/02/2019

Beyond the Female Eunuch: Germaine Greer in conversation with Bee Rowlatt

In 1970, Germaine Greer published The Female Eunuch, an immediate worldwide bestseller that remains a landmark in the history of the women’s movement. Since then, Greer has published a succession of hard-hitting, often hotly debated and continually surprising books, most recently On Rape, in which she controversially argues that it's time to rethink rape. Centuries of different approaches to rape – as inflicted by men on women – have, she writes, got us nowhere. Rape statistics remain intractable: one woman in five will experience sexual violence. Very few rapes find their way into court. The crucial issue is consent, thought by some to be easy to establish and by others, impossible. Sexual assault does not diminish; relations between the sexes do not improve; litigation balloons. Greer argues there has to be a better way. This episode is a live session from day 1 of #ZEEJLF2019.

04/02/2019

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39 min
20/04/2023

The Story Of Russia: Orlando Figes and Simon Sebag Montefiore with and Luke Harding

This episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

20/04/2023

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33 min
16/03/2020

Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy life

A live session from #JaipurLitFest2020. Francesc Miralles in conversation with Nilanjana S. Roy. The people of Japan believe that everyone has an ‘ikigai’ or ‘a reason to jump out of bed every morning’. The international bestseller by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles shares the Japanese secret to a long and happy life and has helped readers around the world to find purpose, nurture friendships and throw themselves into their passions. In conversation with writer and columnist Nilanjana S. Roy, co-author Francesc Miralles joins us at the Jaipur Literature Festival to share the inspirations, learnings and tools of’ ikigai’.

16/03/2020

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40 min
22/01/2023

Talking Life: Javed Akhtar and Nasreen Munni Kabir with Sanjoy K Roy

This is a live session from the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

22/01/2023

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44 min
02/08/2024

Mary Beard walked so Philomena Cunk could run! | ancient cake, David Beckham, Roman graffiti & more

The iconic classicist Mary Beard, who has written a range of books spanning diverse historical themes — from the emperors of Rome, women & power, love & laughter in our ancient worlds, and more — joins Itihāsology’s founder Eric Chopra and music programmer & broadcaster-podcaster Sarthak Kaushik in an episode of the Jaipur Bytes podcast and shares how ancient Egyptian cake led her to falling in love with history; how David Beckham’s tattoos aided her in teaching students about the complexity yet everydayness of Roman Numerals; about her experiences as an academic with an authority on Ancient Rome and simultaneously a highly accessible TV and radio presenter; and what she thinks about those who attempt at being gatekeepers of history.

02/08/2024

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40 min
08/09/2019

Anushree Bishnoi’s vision to kill the misinformation epidemic

In ninth episode, the Vision-Nari is Anushree Bishnoi. She’s the founder of Unfound News - A news platform that uses AI to remove biases by providing diverse perspective to news while also giving appropriate context. Anushree founded this organisation along with her husband where they’re driven to kill the misinformation epidemic. Tune in as Anushree talks about her motivation to start Unfound and how they use tech to battle fake news. If you like to read multiple viewpoints on a news article, go visit unfound.news.

08/09/2019

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27 min

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