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Indian politics in focus as ‘Grand Tamasha’ goes live in D.C.
The Milan Vaishnav show will dissect India's evolution over the years for the global audience.
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Staff Reporter - Wed, 04, Mar 2026
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The cover of 'The Complex' and poster of the show 'Grand Tamasha' / Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The first live show of Milan Vaishnav's 'Grand Tamasha', featuring Indian American author Karan Mahajan, will discuss his latest book 'The Complex' on March 17, in Washington, D.C.
Vaishnav will dissect what the story reveals about India and its change over the years.
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Hosted at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the event will mark the first live event of Vaishnav's weekly show where Vaishnav and his guests from around the world break down the latest developments in Indian politics, economics, foreign policy, society, and culture for a global audience.
Mahajan's work traces the fictional Chopra family through the turbulence of late-1970s India, where personal dramas intersect with political upheaval.
Each member, the story, fights to establish an identity beneath the weight of patriarch SP Chopra’s imposing legacy. Hidden resentments boil over as competing visions of influence, identity, and success come into brutal conflict. Set in a country undergoing seismic change, the novel exposes the foundational forces that continue to mold contemporary India—from political extremism and shifting class realities to the diaspora’s enduring draw and the transforming meaning of kinship.
Delhi-born Karan Mahajan is an Indian American novelist, essayist and critic. His novel 'The Association of Small Bombs' was a 2016 National Book Award finalist. He teaches at Brown University and has previously worked as an editor, consultant and researcher.
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