The virtual conversation series, ‘Arts and Ideas’, was organized in association with Seagull Books. While the first session, ‘Against the Light’, delved into theatre photography with Naveen Kishore and Pushan Kripalani on 17th December; the second session, ‘The Hippoland Talks’ let the audience explore the world of creative writing and African literature, especially with respect to the book ‘Seasons in Hippoland’, with Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ (author of ‘Seasons in Hippoland’ and daughter of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o) and Nilanjana Bhowmick on 19th December.