Sensation Explosion feat. Alka Joshi, author of The Henna Artist

Art In Fiction

Join me as I chat with bestselling novelist Alka Joshi, author of two novels listed on Art In Fiction: The Henna Artist and The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, both set in India in the 1950s and 1960s.
Highlights:

• Overview of The Henna Artist (Decorative Arts)
• Inspiration for The Henna Artist
• Women and independence
• India in the 1950s and India today
• Resourcefulness of the characters in The Henna Artist and The Secret Keeper of Jaipur
• Novels as a metaphor for India
• Success of The Henna Artist
• The role played by henna in The Henna Artist
• Reading from The Henna Artist
• The genesis of The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, sequel to The Henna Artist
• Advice for authors

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Music Credits
Intro: Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson
Ad: Celtic Calypso, performed by Lunar Adventures; composed by Gregg Simpson
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1. Sensation Explosion feat. Alka Joshi, author of The Henna Artist (00:00:00)

2. Overview of The Henna Artist (00:02:58)

3. Inspiration for The Henna Artist (00:05:28)

4. Women and independence (00:06:29)

5. Constraints in India in the 1950s and in India today (00:10:04)

6. Resourcefulness of the characters (00:15:24)

7. Success of The Henna Artist (00:21:20)

8. Role of henna in The Henna Artist (00:24:34)

9. Reading from The Henna Artist (00:30:44)

10. Overview of The Secret Keeper of Jaipur (00:32:44)

11. Advice for authors (00:41:36)