Detours with Anuradha Goyal

S Vijay Kumar, author of 'The Idol Thief' and co-founder of India Pride Project talks about the journey of Gods from the temples of India to the art market, museum through the route of smuggling and illegal trade. His project reversed this journey by talking about the stolen idols and making ways to bring them back. It all started with a blog for documenting the idols in remote villages of India. He talks about various laws governing the art trade, the practices in the trade market and most importantly what we can do as individuals to stop this theft.

Read more about them on their website - https://www.ipp.org.in/

Read more on understanding Indian Art - https://www.inditales.com/tag/arts-of-india/ 

Have you ever thought of looking at the world through the lens of Poetry? Have you read poems written outside your mother tongue or the few languages you know? Well, Diplomat Poet Abhay Kumar has not only read but compiled poetry books that have poems from all countries in the world and from all Indian languages. He also writes one poetry book on each of the countries he is posted to. Listen to him speak about poetry and how his work takes inspiration from the universal human values of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbkam'. 

Check out Abhay K Books online:

Capitals - A Poetry Anthology

Seduction of Delhi

100 Great Indian Poems

Eight-Eyed Lord of Kathmandu

Alphabet of Latin America - Carnival of Poems

What is common between Good Governance and Travel? Well, you can travel to learn the best practices in Good Governance.  Listen to Kumar Subham of Vision India Foundation speak about taking promising young professionals on a 9 day Yatra across the country to meet inspiring entrepreneurs, achievers, innovators, educators, and bureaucrats. The rigorous Yatra aims to connect the future changemakers with the current ones. Listen to the kind of experiences you can expect to have on this Yatra. 

For more details on Good Governance Yatra, please visit - https://visionindiafoundation.com/

Do check out Subham's talk at Yatra conference on experiential tourism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHbeh9rpVwE

How To Visit an Indian Temple? - Few Simple Steps that you can follow.

Detours E10 - How to Visit Indian Temples with Ramakrishna Kongalla

Water Heritage of Rajasthan

Detours E09 - Water is an integral part of human life. Civilizations settled on the banks of perennial rivers. Have you ever thought about how did life flourish in the Thar desert of India? How did they manage water with almost no rains? Neeraj Doshi takes us through the water bodies, water technologies, and more importantly, through the lovely culture that exists around water in this colorful state, we better know for its forts and palaces. This fascinating conversation will suddenly make you aware of the sources of water that feed us, of the cultural relevance, and would inspire you to look at the water heritage of your own city.

Detours E08 - Doot Kavyas or Messenger Poetry in Sanskrit Literature

Detours 08 - Doot Kavyas is a genre of Sanskrit poetry where a messenger carries a message from one place to another. While traveling it talks about the route, usually aerial route, it tells you all that it sees below. Poets have used clouds, swans, language, and many other messengers. The message takes the backseat, the route becomes important and the descriptions are evocative. 

Temple Trail of Mumbai

DeTours E07 - Mumbai is named after Mumbai Devi - the presiding Goddess of the city that never sleeps. Bharat Gothoskar of Khaki Tours takes us through the temple trail in South Mumbai touching upon the ancient Walkeshwar Temple and some of the caves spread across Mumbai. In a fascinating conversation, Bharath - one of the best heritage experts on Mumbai, takes us through the lesser-known and less explored parts of Mumbai's past including some anecdotes of its film industry.

Detours E06 - Kampilya - The Birthplace of Draupadi with Neera Misra.

Draupadi - the chief protagonist of epic Mahabharata was the daughter of the Panchal kingdom with its capital at Kampilya, near the modern-day Farukhabad in Uttar Pradesh. Neera Misra ji has been working on reviving the heritage of Kampliya, documenting its ancient temples, ponds, and culture. She talks about the city of Draupadi as well as the city of her own ancestors. Learn about this ancient city of India on the banks of Ganga River.

The journey of 12 most famous diamonds from India to the World.

Detours E05 - 12 Most prestigious diamonds in the world trace their origin to India, let's hear about them from an author who has researched on their journeys and written a fictional account of their travels. 

Anuradha Goyal in conversation with Pradeep Chakravarthy on the ancient past of the city of Chennai.

Detours E04 - Anuradha Goyal in conversation with Pradeep Chakravarthy on the ancient past of the city of Chennai.  He talks about the ancient villages that make the metropolis of Chennai today, the ancient living temples, and the stories that have for us.