Ep 161: The History of Desire in India
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
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The Tic of Desire Is Fiction
We have forced these categories and texonomies on to our desires. We are every bit as plural now as we were then, but we are certainly trying to cage that plurality because it seems to be dangerous. And so vaziana can say, i am writing of things that i am not practising right now. Whereas nowadays, the popular sa tag of a movie is based on a true story or based on real life. It's an idea that is completely opposite a, say, greek ideas about education. The ability to speak from more than one position is what i fear we are losing now.
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