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.
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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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Readers’ comments: TM Krishna’s concerns are valid but he misses uniqueness of Carnatic music
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‘A subject that is guaranteed to make you universally disliked’: Pankaj Mishra on writing about Gaza
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The murky, unregulated world of psychological counselling in India
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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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Tejashwi Yadav named chief of Rashtriya Janata Dal
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This book studies past central governments to analyse the current regime’s push for privatisation
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A new book by a Sindhi food enthusiast looks at the region’s history and its influence on its food