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

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Join me as I chat with 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 of 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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Alka Joshi's Website

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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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