From Opium Wars to Opioid Crisis, Amitav Ghosh Tells Us How the Poppy Made and Unmade West and East

The celebrated author Amitav Ghosh joins Siddharth Varadarajan, Founding Editor of The Wire, to discuss his latest book, 'Smoke and Ashes: A Writer's Journey Through Opium's Hidden Histories'.

This conversation was recorded at the Taj Mahal hotel in New Delhi on July 16, 2023, at an event organised by the book's publishers, Harper Collins.

Varadarajan's introduction to the book: 0.00 - 3'10
Conversation: 3'10 onwards:    • From Opium Wars to Opioid Crisis, Ami...  

Credits: Camera- Devi Dutt & Yaqut Ali and Production- Shekhar Tiwari

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