Ep 161: The History of Desire in India
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
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Exactly Where Is the Tradition in Relation to Aapan?
The film is based on Aristophane's theory that man and woman were once joined, but now they are trying to become one again. The idea of whole numbers has given rise to this entire thing of 'one plus one equals one', says Ravi Agrawal. But if we're doing this mathematically, what is it that we are in this relationship? So when this film, going back to bolyword de diskia came out, it just fascinated me, because here is a film that is actually talk about isk in relation, not to whole numbers, but to a fraction.
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