Haris & Chloe are a a husband and wife duo who photograph and film multicultural weddings.

Haris is of Italian-Pakistani descent from London, and Chloe is a Chinese-Malaysian who grew up constantly on the move due to her father’s profession.

In this conversation, we explore everything from the need to hold space for cultural nuance and unspoken dynamics in weddings to breaking free from pre-determined 'wedding formulas' in order to capture the complexity of multicultural unions.

We discuss the importance of cultivating emotional safety, empathy and curiosity when tasked with witnessing the celebration of love and community that transcends religion, borders, ethnicities.

Find out more about them here: https://www.haychweddings.com/ https://www.instagram.com/haychweddings/

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Rajeev Balasubramanyam is a British writer. His first novel, IN BEAUTIFUL DISGUISES won a Betty Trask Prize and was nominated for the Guardian First Fiction Prize. In 2004 he was awarded the Clarissa Luard Prize for the best British writer under the age of 35. His latest novel is PROFESSOR CHANDRA FOLLOWS HIS BLISS which is translated into six languages and was the Bookseller’s book of the month in June 2019.

Rajeev holds a PhD in English, and degrees from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. He has lived in London, Manchester, a remote Suffolk beach, Berlin, Kathmandu, and Hong Kong, where he was a Research Scholar in the Society of Scholars at Hong Kong University. He was a fellow of the Hemera Foundation from 2014-16, for writers with a meditation practice, and has been writer in residence at Crestone Zen Mountain Center and the Zen Center of New York City.

But it is through his Instagram account (@Rajeevwriter) exploring the fusion of politics and spirituality that I discover Rajeev's work.

Rajeev's journey is a fascinating one. We meet in St James Park under my favourite trees - two strangers, recording a conversation about how to engage with the world from a place of love, compassion and non-avoidance.

Find out more here: http://www.rajeevbalasubramanyam.com/

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Rebecca Robins is co-author of 'Five Generations at work: How we Win Together for Good.

The book starts with a quote by Anne Carson - ‘To stay human is to break a limitation.’

Ultimately this is what we discuss (alongside core themes in the book - Intergenerational Collaboration, Respect, Curiosity and most of all - Mutuality).

A linguist and philosopher by background we go down many rabbit holes that are ultimately about what it means (to quote John Berger) "defy the spaces which separates."

Link to book here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Five-Generations-Work-Together-Good/dp/139425220X

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