Monday, October 20, 2014

AP 3 - "I look like a very fetching Pathan from the North!"


In this podcast, Aritra and Sankalp are joined by Prof. Jonathan Gil Harris. Prof. Harris has been one of the pioneers in the setting up of Ashoka University. He serves as the Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of English at Ashoka. In this interview, Prof. Harris answers questions on his journey to India, Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider, the role of transparency at Ashoka and more.   


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Show notes:

Haider
A bollywood film based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet

Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha
One of the founders of Ashoka University

Prof. Anunay Chaubey
Faculty at Ashoka

Prof. Madhavi Menon
Professor of English at Ashoka.

The Argumentative Indian
From wiki: The Argumentative Indian is a book written by Nobel Prize winning Indian economist Amartya Sen.

Ashoka’s admission process

UG student body at Ashoka

Current status of Ashoka

Rashmi Singh
Director of Student Life at Ashoka University

Prof. Kranti Saran
Professor of Philosophy at Ashoka.

The Goldfinch
From wiki: The Goldfinch is the Pulitzer Prize-winning third novel from Donna Tartt, her first new book in 11 years.