A Journey Through Thaipusam

Carl Belle, Indologist | Ahmad Fuad Rahmat, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus

16-Mar-17 20:00

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We welcome Carl Belle, a noted scholar of the Malaysian Indian diaspora, to the show to hear his journey of spiritual transformation and social scientific enlightenment. He recounts his earliest days in Malaysia in the 1970s, and his profound encounter with Hinduism, which began his life-long love affair with the country.

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