Dreams of India

Genre

Comedy-drama

Running time

2 hours 3 minutes

Country of origin

Language(s)

Starring

Written by

Directed by

Recording studio

United States

Original release

1992 – present

Website

http://www.zbs.org/

Jack Flanders chronology

Dreams of the Amazon
(1992)

Dreams of India
(1992)

Dreams of Bali
(1992)

http://www.zbs.org/

Dreams of India is a radio drama, produced by the ZBS Foundation. It is the seventh of the Jack Flanders adventure series and the second of the Travels with Jack sub-series. It combines elements of Americana and Old-time radio with themes of Sufism, Hindu mysticism and poetry.

Jack is approached by the remarkably beautiful and captivating Kamala who wishes to speak to him on behalf of her aunt who, restless and troubled, needs the help of a charming man she met forty years ago who knew that one day, many years later, she would need his help and thus he gave her his card. Now that time has come, so she sends her niece with the aged and faded card to New York to find this man, someone called Jack Flanders.

And so Jack is off on another adventure via New Delhi, Bombay and Bangalore to an old and crumbling painted palace within which a presence dwells. A presence that has a few surprises in store for Mr. Flanders.

Jack is clearly very attracted to Kamala but she keeps him at arm's length and insists that he maintain a sense of decorum - i.e. refusing to come to his room unless he is properly attired.

While this is set mainly in the 'real world', Jack does encounter a being from the Invisible Realms and has some very 'otherworldly' experiences.

There are numerous quotes from the Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore, traded between the main characters

Received the Audiophile Golden Earphone Award for a "truly exceptional audio presentation".

Jack: "Right! Body or no body, let's get out of here."

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