{"id":11482,"date":"2024-05-27T09:36:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T04:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/?p=11482"},"modified":"2024-05-27T09:36:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T04:06:17","slug":"episode-383-arati-kumar-rao-took-a-one-way-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2024\/5\/27\/episode-383-arati-kumar-rao-took-a-one-way-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 383: Arati Kumar-Rao Took a One-Way Ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"iframe-class\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31475547\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/0e7c7b\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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Arati Kumar-Rao joins Amit Varma in episode 383 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about her writing, her photography and the lessons she has learnt by standing still and looking.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><strong>Also check out<\/strong>:<br \/>\n1. Arati Kumar-Rao on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aratikumarrao\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aratikumarrao\/?hl%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552314000&amp;usg=AOvVaw09zE8vF7SwfaxXhEV8bK9o\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AratiKumarRao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/AratiKumarRao&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552314000&amp;usg=AOvVaw02H9jgHiVPwc25e6S9nk7s\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aratirao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aratirao\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552314000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1jpjcbhf2MjivRy1V0qSL_\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aratikumarrao.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.aratikumarrao.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552314000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2VJcY33Rnm4ujmj9xLuBSm\">her own website<\/a>.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/3v5YoGG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/3v5YoGG&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552314000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1oxCrIY8gaq0dXpee9ZEHI\">Marginlands: Indian Landscapes on the Brink<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; 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Sadat Hasan Manto.<br \/>\n18.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/5\/16\/episode-277-the-rooted-cosmopolitanism-of-sugata-srinivasaraju\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/5\/16\/episode-277-the-rooted-cosmopolitanism-of-sugata-srinivasaraju\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552314000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0-7KjoNK7jQpf0u2wHrgF7\">The Rooted Cosmopolitanism of Sugata Srinivasaraju<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Episode 277 of The Seen and the Unseen.<br \/>\n19. Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen with Ramachandra Guha:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/1\/21\/episode-104-understanding-gandhi-part-1-mohandas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/1\/21\/episode-104-understanding-gandhi-part-1-mohandas\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552314000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3QfF1p5KDm0hkPOK3IRH8B\">1<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/1\/28\/episode-105-understanding-gandhi-part-2-mahatma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/1\/28\/episode-105-understanding-gandhi-part-2-mahatma\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552314000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0dn8ueLRNrQHFn5W3Wogda\">2<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/1\/26\/episode-157-taking-stock-of-our-republic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/1\/26\/episode-157-taking-stock-of-our-republic\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552314000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ydB_2OaSiOb0i9EVqFeVs\">3<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/11\/29\/episode-201-a-cricket-tragic-celebrates-the-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/11\/29\/episode-201-a-cricket-tragic-celebrates-the-game\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552314000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0vWDC52yyXd3Wwzm5K-X83\">4<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/2\/28\/episode-266-ram-guha-reflects-on-his-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/2\/28\/episode-266-ram-guha-reflects-on-his-life\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552314000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3lboW9E4W_34-lfPVJvKud\">5<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2024\/3\/4\/episode-371-ram-guha-writes-a-letter-to-a-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2024\/3\/4\/episode-371-ram-guha-writes-a-letter-to-a-friend\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552314000&amp;usg=AOvVaw17Gjkb0bm3BU_Z5a3jJII7\">6<\/a>.<br \/>\n20.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/8KXcTRV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/8KXcTRV&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2FJTTBIHpalkcN-N3McTxO\">Modern South India: A History from the 17th Century to our Times<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Rajmohan Gandhi.<br \/>\n21.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/ia2SBoi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/ia2SBoi&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw20YchrWt8kF7D70fzlugOj\">Blindness<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0\u00a0Jos\u00e9 Saramago.<br \/>\n22.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/7tLbYme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/7tLbYme&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0CUUglU490YZ3DytifVbhB\">The Wreck<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Rabindranath Tagore.<br \/>\n23.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rabindranath_Tagore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rabindranath_Tagore&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1W3J3owGyWZY4yLqCqqN6S\">Rabindranath Tagore<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satyajit_Ray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satyajit_Ray&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3q55fMjtG_KuM1ACDWZuZE\">Satyajit Ray<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulzar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulzar&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0wDzBkhuwZyFQydbGmgfjO\">Gulzar<\/a>.<br \/>\n24.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/stores\/Rachel-Carson\/author\/B004N958DS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_5&amp;qid=1716722246&amp;sr=8-5&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/stores\/Rachel-Carson\/author\/B004N958DS?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_5%26qid%3D1716722246%26sr%3D8-5%26isDramIntegrated%3Dtrue%26shoppingPortalEnabled%3Dtrue&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Mqyq6GVG5mUkUOwtjBv9c\">Rachel Carson<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/stores\/Barry-H.-Lopez\/author\/B000AQ453W?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1716722297&amp;sr=1-1&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/stores\/Barry-H.-Lopez\/author\/B000AQ453W?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1716722297%26sr%3D1-1%26isDramIntegrated%3Dtrue%26shoppingPortalEnabled%3Dtrue&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3cM0AYjIYE-c6uQamLYZeD\">Barry Lopez<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/stores\/Nan-Shepherd\/author\/B001KIK6ZK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1716722352&amp;sr=1-1&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/stores\/Nan-Shepherd\/author\/B001KIK6ZK?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1716722352%26sr%3D1-1%26isDramIntegrated%3Dtrue%26shoppingPortalEnabled%3Dtrue&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3g21QscZixipl3lWKAkda3\">Nan Shepherd<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/stores\/Robert-Macfarlane\/author\/B001IOFAN4?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&amp;qid=1716722428&amp;sr=1-2&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/stores\/Robert-Macfarlane\/author\/B001IOFAN4?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_2%26qid%3D1716722428%26sr%3D1-2%26isDramIntegrated%3Dtrue%26shoppingPortalEnabled%3Dtrue&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1AKGnfg6FVXeQubPAUf0UU\">Robert Macfarlane<\/a>\u00a0on Amazon.<br \/>\n25.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/j2xrmNT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/j2xrmNT&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3bBLf4SL7pfmle7OAmCtL2\">The Living Mountain<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Nan Shepherd.<br \/>\n26.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/6OyXY4Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/6OyXY4Q&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1LF0LH1ZoMINe_rW3dk75V\">The Peregrine<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; JA Baker.<br \/>\n27. Paul Salopek on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PaulSalopek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/PaulSalopek&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0pFQ_hgVLO4xyH30y-tLJm\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1O3NXDV6hxkaSJ_6fRvxXX\">Out of Eden Walk<\/a>.<br \/>\n28. Pradip Krishen on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pradip_Krishen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pradip_Krishen&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1oWTlmOy2VjJZY4zPSqdOz\">Wikipedia<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/stores\/Pradip-Krishen\/author\/B001HOENWY?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1716781026&amp;sr=8-1&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/stores\/Pradip-Krishen\/author\/B001HOENWY?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1716781026%26sr%3D8-1%26isDramIntegrated%3Dtrue%26shoppingPortalEnabled%3Dtrue&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1TdncVYpHb83_Xeipx3Mds\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0471426\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0471426\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3u30q9VKovPzJMiZ7RNMGH\">IMDb<\/a>.<br \/>\n29.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.primevideo.com\/dp\/amzn1.dv.gti.4915528e-b542-4800-abe9-d6d4c6ffe262?autoplay=0&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.primevideo.com\/dp\/amzn1.dv.gti.4915528e-b542-4800-abe9-d6d4c6ffe262?autoplay%3D0%26ref_%3Datv_cf_strg_wb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3sB3E_sR44e7hSwKPqF7qd\">Pather Panchali<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Satyajit Ray,<br \/>\n30.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/7ePDzAw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/7ePDzAw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3SoVR9Vr4ws2OyzxROCx34\">The Grapes of Wrath<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; John Steinbeck.<br \/>\n31.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/0G6XIh6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/0G6XIh6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw22PEBEFdRF1vD5x8xo7qCS\">Working Days: The Journals of The Grapes of Wrath<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; John Steinbeck.<br \/>\n32.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/f20Jhsk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/amzn.in\/d\/f20Jhsk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1LcqhKMfYLM_6EdelmWU9D\">Call Me American<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Abdi Nor Iftin.<br \/>\n33.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/stores\/Hisham-Matar\/author\/B0052EHHP0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1716781484&amp;sr=8-1&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/stores\/Hisham-Matar\/author\/B0052EHHP0?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1716781484%26sr%3D8-1%26isDramIntegrated%3Dtrue%26shoppingPortalEnabled%3Dtrue&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0wLzDEDvxDvbYR9o9ZYjr_\">Hisham Matar<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/stores\/Kamila-Shamsie\/author\/B001ITYKM6?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1716781528&amp;sr=1-1&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/stores\/Kamila-Shamsie\/author\/B001ITYKM6?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1716781528%26sr%3D1-1%26isDramIntegrated%3Dtrue%26shoppingPortalEnabled%3Dtrue&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1_fanRWjYYn4sIfXsue9Tg\">Kamila Shamsie<\/a>\u00a0on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>This episode is sponsored by\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctqcompounds.com\/unseen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ctqcompounds.com\/unseen&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716868552315000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3E909CbI7bv_fXL20g5LYN\">CTQ Compounds<\/a><\/b>. 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