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Episode: Rajorshi Chakraborti discusses his book Shakti with Lynn Freeman at the 2020 NZ Festival of the Arts in Wellington
Description: At the NZ Arts Festival 2020, RNZ's Lynn Freeman talks to Rajorshi Chakraborti about his novel Shakti, a fantastical story which has insights into the real-life world of India today. Listen to Rajorshi Chakraborti talking about fiction and reality with Lynn FreemanWhat can the power of women achieve in a world run by men? Rajorshi Chakraborti's just-released novel, Shakti, is a fast-paced story of standing up for what is right in a world going very wrong. Mind-reading, wish-granting goddesses, right-wing regimes and the everyday trials of life in a city collide.RNZ's Lynn...