Ep. 79: A sensual and independent exploration of South Asian art history with critic and perfumer Bharti Lalwani

Mar 30

Mar 30 Ep. 79: A sensual and independent exploration of South Asian art history with critic and perfumer Bharti Lalwani

Activism, Art, Culture, Design, Gardens, Perfume

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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Perfume glass flacon-translations of 17th and 18th century Mughal and Rajput garden paintings, created in collaboration with Nicolas Roth

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!

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