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Amish Tripathi reimagining the Ramayana

Nikki Bedi is joined by best-selling author Amish Tripathi and critic Minal Hajratwala.

Nikki Bedi is joined by the best-selling Indian author Amish Tripathi whose retellings of the ancient Ramayana have sold 6.5 million copies.

With critic Minal Hajratwala they’ll discuss rapper Macklemore on addiction and fame, actor Kristine Kujath Thorp talking about her film Sick of Myself, prize-winning author Eleanor Catton reflecting on her latest novel, actor Nicholas Hoult on working with Nicholas Cage and Indian mentalist Suhani Shah.

(Photo: Figure of Ravana. Credit: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Tue 2 May 202323:06GMT
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