The Songs That Shaped Me

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Joni Mitchell And Change

20210920

Indian author, musician and international public intellectual Amit Chaudhuri presents a set of personal essays on the music and the songwriters that shaped his early life.

In this first episode, a Joni Mitchell lyric, one of whose lines is 'Nothing lasts for long', resonates through Amit Chaudhuri's growing-up.

An Art and Adventure production.

Producer: Roger James Elsgood

Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.

Bob Dylan As Bhakti Poet

20210921

Amit Chaudhuri reflects on Bob Dylan's song Don't Think Twice, It's All Right' and its relationship to Bhakti poetry.

Indian author, musician and international public intellectual Amit Chaudhuri presents a set of personal essays on the music and the songwriters that shaped his early life.

An Art and Adventure production

Producer: Roger James Elsgood

Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.

Freedom Song

20210922

Amit Chaudhuri tells of how popular Bengali songs of the 1940s and 1950s brought about political, social and personal change.

Indian author, musician and international public intellectual Amit Chaudhuri presents a set of personal essays on the music and the songwriters that shaped his early life.

An Art and Adventure production

Producer: Roger James Elsgood

Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.

Gumboots

20210923

How snatches of African rhythms overheard in Fitzrovia led Amit Chaudhuri to Graceland via Paul Simon.

Indian author, musician and international public intellectual Amit Chaudhuri presents a set of personal essays on the music and the songwriters that shaped his early life.

An Art and Adventure production

Producer: Roger James Elsgood

Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.

05 LAST

Kalavati And Abhogi Have Good Vibrations

20210924

Amit Chaudhuri explores how two ragas are reflected in the Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations'.

Indian author, musician and international public intellectual Amit Chaudhuri presents a set of personal essays on the music and the songwriters that shaped his early life.

An Art and Adventure production

Producer: Roger James Elsgood

Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
01	Joni Mitchell And Change	20210920	Indian author, musician and international public intellectual Amit Chaudhuri presents a set of personal essays on the music and the songwriters that shaped his early life. In this first episode, a Joni Mitchell lyric, one of whose lines is 'Nothing lasts for long', resonates through Amit Chaudhuri's growing-up. An Art and Adventure production. Producer: Roger James Elsgood Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.
02	Bob Dylan As Bhakti Poet	20210921	Amit Chaudhuri reflects on Bob Dylan's song Don't Think Twice, It's All Right' and its relationship to Bhakti poetry. Indian author, musician and international public intellectual Amit Chaudhuri presents a set of personal essays on the music and the songwriters that shaped his early life. An Art and Adventure production Producer: Roger James Elsgood Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.
03	Freedom Song	20210922	Amit Chaudhuri tells of how popular Bengali songs of the 1940s and 1950s brought about political, social and personal change. Indian author, musician and international public intellectual Amit Chaudhuri presents a set of personal essays on the music and the songwriters that shaped his early life. An Art and Adventure production Producer: Roger James Elsgood Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.
04	Gumboots	20210923	How snatches of African rhythms overheard in Fitzrovia led Amit Chaudhuri to Graceland via Paul Simon. Indian author, musician and international public intellectual Amit Chaudhuri presents a set of personal essays on the music and the songwriters that shaped his early life. An Art and Adventure production Producer: Roger James Elsgood Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.
05 LAST	Kalavati And Abhogi Have Good Vibrations	20210924	Amit Chaudhuri explores how two ragas are reflected in the Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations'. Indian author, musician and international public intellectual Amit Chaudhuri presents a set of personal essays on the music and the songwriters that shaped his early life. An Art and Adventure production Producer: Roger James Elsgood Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.