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The Arts Hour in Delhi, India
How tolerant is Indian Culture of new ideas? Presenter Nikki Bedi and a panel of artists and commentators dig deep into the cultural life of this great city.
How Tolerant is Indian Culture of new ideas? Delhi has seen an explosion in music and arts yet book burning, misogynistic rap and film censorship are all in the mix. Presenter Nikki Bedi and a panel of artists and commentators dig deep into the cultural life of this great city.
(Photo L-R: Basanti Aur Woah, Swapan Dasgupta, Rajeev Lochan, Nikki Bedi, Shilpi Marwaha, Raghu Karnad and Sonia Khurana)
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Tue 22 Sep 201501:06GMT
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Photo shows L-R Basanti Aur Woah (Azhar and Mahima), Rene Sharanya Verma, Shilpa Marwaha, Swapan Dasgupta, Rajeev Lochan, Nikki Bedi, Rosalyn D'Mello, Sonia Khurana, Gayathri Sreedharan, Raghu Karnad, Qamar Dagar and Chandan Gomes(c) BBC
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