Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, then living in London, Singapore and now India, my guest Bharti Lalwani believes her outsider status is key to ‘speaking truth to power’ - the job of an art critic. Now experimenting in art criticism through perfumery, Bharti brought Mughal and Rajput paintings to life through a study of their gardens, flowers, and scents with her collaborator Nicolas Roth. Join me in this (long but) fascinating chat with a young independent art critic, writer, perfumer, and artist as she criss-crosses the globe, and the art and academic worlds!

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SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 79:

Explore the exhibition on the Bagh-e-Hind website

Connect with Bharti at Litrahb Perfumery on the website and on Instagram

Opening Night: A fantastic Zoom through the exhibit and a wonderful discussion hosted by the curators

Books we discussed:

Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class by Catherine Liu

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Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!