The White Book
The White Book
By Waswo X. Waswo
This is a wandering audiobook on Indian Art, contemporary politics, "the culture war", The West and The East, and so much more. The author is an American who has lived and worked in India for over twenty years, collaborating with Indian Artists.
CHAPTERS:
Introduction
The Orientalist Types
The Indian Moderns
The Peacock
At The Feet of Ravana
Pooling
A Path Through The Jungle
Interlude
White
Everything We Are
Materiality
Sri Mathie
White
Village
God: The Necessity of Invention
Magic
I would like to extend my thanks and give all due credit to:
Dr. Mary Storm and Guy McIntyre for the use of the “Forrest House” at their wonderful estate of Sri Mathie, near Galle, Sri Lanka, who were always the best of hosts even as I struggled to write this manuscript.
WhiteCity Studios, Udaipur, for the patient and professional recording, and
Arpan Jain of White City Studios for mixing and mastering
Nagara Master Nathulal Solanki for allowing us to include segments from a few of his incredible performances.
Special thanks to the incredible musicians of Khanabadosh for allowing the use of “Akela Chala” at the end of this audiobook:
Song written, composed by Gaurav Solanki
Vocals: Gaurav Solanki
Music Production: Kartik Ganotra, Arpan Jain
Acoustic Guitars: Kartik Ganotra, Arpan Jain
Mix & Mastered by Arpan Jain
Recorded at RRE Studios, Faridabad
Mix & Mastered at WhiteCity Studios
Distribution Partner: firstwav
And last but not least, dear friend and collaborator Chirag Kumawat for the peacock artwork used within the thumbnail
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