{"id":15866,"date":"2019-09-23T10:17:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T10:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=15866"},"modified":"2025-02-12T17:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T01:08:12","slug":"south-asian-films-and-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/news\/2019\/09\/23\/south-asian-films-and-books","title":{"rendered":"Alka Kurian Launches Podcast on South Asian Writers and Filmmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/south-asian-films-and-books.jpg\" alt=\"south asian films and books\" class=\"wp-image-24980\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>IAS faculty member Alka Kurian has launched a new podcast where she investigates how South Asian writers and filmmakers explore some of the major issues of the world and help us make sense of our reality. In her very <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-45135439\/amitav-ghosh-interview-ep-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first episode<\/a>, she interviewed the award-winning author Amitav Ghosh on his book <a title=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gun-Island-Novel-Amitav-Ghosh\/dp\/0374167397\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gun-Island-Novel-Amitav-Ghosh\/dp\/0374167397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gun Island<\/a> that explores the world devastated by climate change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IAS faculty member <a href=\"\/ias\/faculty-and-staff\/alka-kurian\">Alka Kurian<\/a> has launched a new podcast where she investigates how South Asian writers and filmmakers explore some of the major issues of the world and help us make sense of our reality. 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