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06/02/2011 GMT

The Forum at the Jaipur Literature Festival: why do stars and families still have such a hold over people in India? Plus the romance of artificial light in photography.

A second Forum programme recorded in the extraordinary atmosphere of the Jaipur Literature Festival with a lively audience and three prominent female creative thinkers talking about what rules Indian lives: the stars in the sky, the landscapes that fill their vision or the families that surround them?

Illustration by Emily Kasriel:Guided by the stars we send postcards illuminated artificially.

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50 minutes

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Mon 7 Feb 2011 01:05GMT
成人快手 World Service Online

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  • The Forum at The Jaipur Festival Part 1

    Duration: 23:00

  • The Forum at The Jaipur Festival Part 2

    Duration: 26:30

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  • Sun 6 Feb 2011 09:05GMT
    成人快手 World Service Online
  • Mon 7 Feb 2011 01:05GMT
    成人快手 World Service Online

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