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Conversation Summary (by Google Gemini)
This video captures a live session that encountered initial technical difficulties (0:01-0:12), leading to the host, श्रीraj, temporarily losing his intended guest. While waiting, he discusses the new desktop live streaming feature (0:27-0:31) and invites viewers to join and test it out (0:37-0:50).
The original topic for the live session was “street photography in the age of smartphones” with Rajiv Chopra from Delhi (1:48-1:52, 35:56-36:03), but due to his absence, the conversation shifted.
Larry Bone, an author, unexpectedly joins the live stream (3:14-3:26). The host introduces Larry’s book, Myself Lost (4:43-4:57), a thriller about a character named Lal Benjamin (or Red Benjamin) who experiences challenges while visiting India for the first time (10:19-11:03). A unique aspect of the book is that Larry wrote it without ever having been to India, relying on extensive research and his knowledge from Bollywood movies (11:19-11:37, 13:38-13:50).
Larry discusses his two-year writing process (16:58-17:02) and how he was motivated to finish the book by a colleague from Kerala (17:19-18:08). He also touches on the challenges of marketing his book, particularly to an Indian audience (26:38-27:46), and the hope of attending the Jaipur Book Festival (32:33-32:52).
The host also mentions other Substack authors and their works, including Alicia, a house sitter (34:38-35:05), and Flavio, a photographer (29:30-29:55), who recently visited India. The session concludes with the host expressing excitement about the new desktop live streaming feature (36:10-36:23) for building community and promoting content on Substack (40:09-41:04).
