Ep. 31: A photographer’s love letter to Rajasthan and launching a book during the COVID-19 crisis with Christine Chitnis
It’s been quite a month! I hope this episode comes to you as a burst of Indian sunshine in the shadow of the coronavirus-induced lockdown the world over. I have four additional absolutely amazing episodes recorded, but I really wanted to get one out to you that was recorded in the midst of the global pandemic. I met photographer and author Christine Chitnis in Boston on March 8th, 2020 as her book tour for “Patterns of India: A Journey Through Colors, Textiles, and the Vibrancy of Rajasthan” was just taking off.
Christine truly embodies the vibrancy her book showcases, and it has been a heart-breakingly challenging month for her since her book tour has been derailed. I do hope everyone who can afford to will buy her stunning book and save it from being lost in the current madness. It is a gorgeous gift for Mother’s Day or any day, for anyone really, and especially for those whose India travel plans got canceled. She’s donating part of her profits to an Indian non-profit focused on relief efforts, and can really use all our help at the moment, so thank you in advance if you can help out!
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P.S. Our crack recording engineer is currently stranded in the Caribbean, so please bear with the lack of music and “straight from my house to yours” sound quality!
SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 31:
Christine’s beautiful website where you can find links to her book and instagram account
Order this fabulous book through her website and also here
BOOKS and other things we discussed:
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Jhumpa Lahiri’s books
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Fiona Caulfield’s Love Travel Guides to various cities of India
The Perveen Mistry mysteries by Sujata Massey: The Widows of Malabar Hill and The Satapur Moonstone
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