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He's one of India's great artists, and a Renaissance man you cannot put inside a box. Ravikumar Kashi joins Amit Varma in episode 441 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about life and art. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Ravikumar Kashi on Instagram, LinkedIn and his own website. 2. Flexing Muscles -- Ravikumar Kashi. 3. Engaging With Visuals -- Ravikumar Kashi's 15-part lecture series. 4. Handmade Paper Making Process (English parts one and two; Kannada parts one and two)-- Ravikumar Kashi. 5. 12 Layers of Hanji -- Ravikumar Kashi. 6. Paper Trails: Reflections on Practice -- Ravikumar Kashi. 7. We don't end at our edges -- Exhibition by Ravikumar Kashi. 8. Understanding India Through Its Languages — Episode 232 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Peggy Mohan). 9. Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through Its Languages — Peggy Mohan. 10. Francisco Goya's Black Paintings. 11. The Light in Winter — Episode 97 of Everything is Everything, where Amit talks about Goya. 12. The Life and Times of Gurcharan Das — Episode 425 of The Seen and the Unseen. 13. Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot -- William Kentridge. 14. Songs of Surrender — U2. 15. Varun Grover Is in the House — Episode 292 of The Seen and the Unseen. 16. Paris, Texas -- Wim Wenders. 17. What Do You Say After You Say Hello? -- Eric Berne. 18. The Blind Watchmaker -- Richard Dawkins. 19. Wounds -- Somnath Hore. 20. Roger Von Oech's Four Roles of Creativity. 21. The Garden of Forking Paths -- Jorge Luis Borges. 22. The Overton Window. 23. Puliyabaazi -- Pranay Kotasthane, Saurabh Chandra and Khyati Pathak's Hindi podcast. 24. Sturgeon's Law. 25. Marysia on Twitter/X. 26. From Strength to Strength — Arthur Brooks. 27. Ways of Seeing -- John Berger. 28. How to Have Creative Ideas -- Edward de Bono. 29. Gut -- Giulia Enders. 20. The Selfish Gene -- Richard Dawkins. 21. The Nutmeg's Curse -- Amitav Ghosh. 22. Sapiens -- Yuval Noah Harari. 23. Immortality -- Milan Kundera. 24. Jagjit Singh, Rammstein and Agam on Spotify. 25. William Kentridge, Sudhir Patwardhan, Rameshwar Broota and Arpita Singh. This episode is sponsored by CTQ Compounds. Check out The Daily Reader and FutureStack. Use the code UNSEEN for Rs 2500 off. Amit is travelling through Italy these days and blogging every day from there. Follow his Italian Dairies here. Amit Varma runs a course called Life Lessons, which aims to be a launchpad towards learning essential life skills all of you need. For more details, and to sign up, click here. Also check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. Episode art: Detail from 'Untitled, 2008' by Ravikumar Kashi.