Myth Maps: The Maya Narrative Universe | Anand Gandhi and Zain Memon with Pragya Tiwari

Anand Gandhi and Zain Memon’s co-authored hybrid narrative, Maya: Seed Takes Root, is a groundbreaking new mythology set in a world of advanced technologies and stark inequity. Blending together speculative science fiction and high fantasy to examine consciousness, justice, and the future of life, it traverses a rich universe of allegory, action, and urgent ideas and paves way to a better understanding of how myths guide truth and shape lives. Presented by Red FM Anand Gandhi is widely regarded as the film auteur who ushered in a new wave of Indian cinema. His first film, Ship of Theseus, won the National Award for Best Picture. His next film, Tumbbad, became the region’s most-watched genre film of the last two decades. His non-fiction production, An Insignificant Man, was India’s most commercially successful documentary film. Anand’s films have won the highest honors at the international film festivals of Toronto, Venice, Transylvania, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. Anand also produced the best selling board games SHASN and SHASN:AZADI, and launched India’s first VR journalism platform, ElseVR. He is now creating his magnum opus - a truly unprecedented narrative universe, that aims to take South Asia to the world. Zain Memon is a visionary game designer, who has created 'SHASN' and 'AZADI' - the award-winning political strategy board games that have become India’s most successful table-top IP. Zain’s games and authorship have introduced India to modern board games and created a new culture of table-top gaming in the country. SHASN is now played in over 70 countries across the globe. SHASN and AZADI have also won some of the highest honours in the industry, including the ‘Games for Change’ award and the ‘IndieCade Award for Social Impact’. Pragya Tiwari is a writer and journalist. She has led publications such as Vice and Tehelka, founded publications such as The Indian History Collective and The Big Indian Picture, and written on policy, politics and culture across national and international publications. She currently runs Oijo, a culture and communications consultancy, co-hosts The India Briefing podcast and is working on a book on nationalism and modernity. Follow us on – Website - https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/ Facebook -   / jaipurlitfest   YouTube -    / jprlitfest   Instagram -   / jaipurlitfest   Twitter -   / jaipurlitfest   #mythology #myths #jaipurliteraturefestival2025