In this conversation at the 2024 Jaipur Literature Festival in Soneva Fushi, the Maldives, writers Namita Gokhale and Navtej Sarna talked about the anthology Mystics and Sceptics: In Search of Himalayan Masters (edited by Gokhale). This book of essays contains accounts of mysticism and faith from across the Himalayan terrain. Myths, legends, meditations, memoirs and historical accounts of saints, seers, seekers and spiritual traditions have been compiled to offer a diverse and unfathomably rich narrative rooted in the sacred geography of the Himalayas.
Reading
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‘Send millions of Indian peasants to Brazil to eradicate poverty and starvation’
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Foxconn halts equipment, manpower from China to Indian iPhone factories
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‘A subject that is guaranteed to make you universally disliked’: Pankaj Mishra on writing about Gaza
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‘Emergency’ review: A parodic Indira Gandhi biopic
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How more than 40 workers from Jharkhand found themselves stranded in Cameroon
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Food history: How nihari went from being the humble food of the poor to a dish for the high table
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A new book by a Sindhi food enthusiast looks at the region’s history and its influence on its food
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The murky, unregulated world of psychological counselling in India
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Civic police volunteer found guilty of Kolkata doctor’s rape, murder
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The story of how one family from Maharashtra built a thriving Hindustani music scene in Kanpur