LIVE! in Atlanta: "The Vishakanya's Choice" by Roshani Chokshi

LeVar Burton Reads

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Arts, Performing Arts

4.9 • 17K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2019

⏱️ 51 minutes

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After spending years in isolation with her vishakanya sisters, a poison maiden is given her first deadly mission. © 2015 Roshani Chokshi, as first appeared on BookSmugglers.com. Recorded live at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, with musical accompaniment by Anand Vyas.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lavar Burton and this is Lavar Burton Reads.
0:08.4	In every episode I hand pick a different piece of short fiction and I read it to you, and
0:13.0	the only thing these stories have in common is that I love them and I hope you will too.
0:19.8	Happy 2019, y'all.
0:22.4	We've got some more live episodes to share with you and next up is a story recorded in
0:27.2	Atlanta, Georgia.
0:29.4	It's by the author, Rochney Chakshi.
0:31.9	She's the New York Times bestselling author of Arusha in the end of time.
0:35.9	The star touched Queen, a crown of wishes and the gilded wolves.
0:40.4	She's been nominated for both the Locus and the Nebula Awards and she has a beautiful
0:46.2	and lyrical style that I'm very excited to share with you.
0:50.0	The musician playing with me on today's story is Anand Viyas.
0:53.1	He's a multi instrumentalist who plays 13 instruments including violin, piano and the flute.
0:59.7	For this particular recording, Anand played guitar, Tabla and the Cittar.
1:05.7	And just one more thing before I begin.
1:08.7	Today's story is inspired by the ancient tale of the Poison Maiden or as the word Vyshekanya
1:15.7	literally translates, venomous girl.
1:19.8	And remember, stay tuned after the story ends for my on-stage conversation with Rochney
1:25.8	and now enjoy.
1:28.1	Let us take a deep breath.
1:32.7	And begin.
1:45.8	Vyshekanya's choice by Rochney Chalksi.
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