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  • Talking wine with a Napa winemaker

    BIC Live Stream , India

    Why do some wines cost over $100 and some just $15? What is sustainable farming with respect to wine? What is the good soil composition for growing wine grapes? What are the grape varieties? How will climate change affect wineries? Can you actually smell or taste “tar, cat piss, and canvas shoes” when you swirl a glass of wine? Speaking of which, why should you swirl a wine glass? What is the chemistry and physics of wine tasting?Listen to an IIT engineer, Deepak Gulrajani unpack the mysteries of wine. So go ahead, open a bottle of wine and sit back to listen to Deepak explain how to choose, buy and enjoy wine.

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  • Talk on Indian Jewellery Traditions

    Namaste 2020: Global Utsava of Indian Soft PowerKavaca: Quintessence of Indian JewelleryAugust 30, 2020, Sunday| 06:30 - 08:00 AM IST

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  • Music: Moods and Melodies

    BIC Live Stream , India

    Music has a unique way to set the mood – whether for a moment or an entire evening. Melodies or ragas of classical music underlie most of the music we listen to – whether a Hindustani bhajan, Carnatic krithi, filmi song, or even background music. Chitra Srikrishna presents ‘Moods & Melodies’ – a journey through a variety of moods with songs from across India – classical and more. Join us to see how melodies indeed can shape your moods, even in these trying times.

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  • Mysuru Literature Festival 2020

    Mysuru Literature Festival Mysuru, Karnataka, India

    In which I discuss writing, philosophy, routine and women-centric books with the author, Amish.

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  • Seeing Scents: Perfumes in ancient India

    BIC Live Stream , India

    What are the smells that permeate India? Is it the smell of falling rain? Of Pandanus (ketaki) flowers? How do Indians use perfumes? Is it layered or linear? Sandalwood paste on body, sambrani incense using agarwood on hair, cloves to chew on. In this talk about scents and seeing, Shoba Narayan talks to author and professor, James McHugh about thereligious and cultural role of smell in India throughout the first millennium CE. The conversation touches upon sophisticated arts of perfumery, developed in temples, monasteries, and courts, which resulted in worldwide ocean trade of materials ranging from jasmine to cardamom. They discuss the pleasures of the senses, and the values they evoke.

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  • Bangalore Literature Festival

    Bangalore International Centre Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Mani Rao taught me about the beauty of Kalidasa's poetry. [...]

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