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Aatish Ali Taseer is an American writer and journalist.In 2019, he wrote the article ‘Divider in Chief’ criticizing Modi and the BJP Government in India for Time Magazine.Taseer has also written for the Time, Prospect, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph, Financial Times, amongst many,He has also authored several books including Stranger to History: A Son's Journey Through Islamic Lands (2009), His part memoir-part travelogue, has been translated into more than 14 languages and hailed as a "must-read" for anyone attempting to understand the Muslim worldAnnotations00:00 Political Posturing on the internet2:55 Consequences of putting on a performance mask4:34 Over sensationalisation by Indian Media9:00 Delhi Riots, Aatish Taseer and William Dalrymple15:04 Historical Romanticism in India vs America21:32 Aatish's spiritual experience in Banaras27:35 The cocktail that is India and Bharat36:34 Aatish's feeling of being lost as a writer44:05 Class system in India52:56 "The conversion of culture into religion end up with conversion of religion into politics"1:05:25 Dealing with dislike and trolls1:10:40 Aatish's new projects1:12:15 The privilege of being Indian in the world1:15:51 Feeling of complex - not the spirit of Indian CosmopolitanismYou can also watch this episode on Youtube.com/pgradioConnect with Aatish TaseerTwitter: @AatishTaseerArt of ConversationLearns to have better conversations with anyone. Taught by Prakhar himself artofconversation.inConnect with us [email protected] on InstagramGet in touch:email: [email protected]
