Jaipur Literature Festival with Brave New World Red FM India

Among the most spectacular works of Indian sculptural art are the Chola Age temple bronzes. In conversation with fellow historian William Dalrymple, Vidya Dehejia reveals why this period fuelled creativity with Hindu devotees believing their deities had public personas not too dissimilar to those of human monarchs. Tune into #JLFBraveNewWorld.
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Nepal and India are bound together by history and culture but recent developments have caused friction between the two neighbours. On #JLFBraveNewWorld, author and thought leader Sujeev Shakya alongside writer and diplomat Navtej Sarna discuss the economic and geopolitical realities of the region and the need to reinforce ties in these fraught times.
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As tensions escalate between India and China, are troubled times ahead for the Asian powerhouses? Former Indian Ambassador to China, Gautam Bambawale, discusses this and more on #JLFBraveNewWorld with journalist Suhasini Haider.
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Megha Majumdar’s debut ‘A Burning’ has dominated summer reading lists with TIME Magazine describing it as a “powerful corrective to the political narratives that have dominated in contemporary India.” Majumdar discusses her work and more with Penguin Random House India’s Manasi Subramaniam on #JLFBraveNewWorld.
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Film director Anubhav Sinha isn’t afraid to shy away from controversial and complex issues. In conversation on #JLFBraveNewWorld with Vani Tripathi Tikoo, the youngest ever member of the Central Board of Film Certification, he discusses his work, including ‘Article 15’, which set out to confront uncomfortable truths on India’s caste system
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Writer Shobhaa De speaks with her daughter Anandita De in a no-holds-barredconversation on her new e-book, ‘Lockdown Liaisons’, as they share their takes on the charged emotional and social realities of the pandemic.
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