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What happens when stories of your homeland or cultural roots are shrouded in secrecy and pain? Author Aatish Taseer is the son of an Indian Sikh and a Pakistani Muslim, whose search for his roots led him to Varanasi, the ‘spiritual capital of India’. And the mother and son duo behind Counting and Cracking reveal how the play helped them understand Sri Lanka's past.

Maybe you’ve heard the old saying, ‘whoever sings, prays twice’. That's certainly true for the stars of sacred music we meet on Soul Search this week — iconic composer John Rutter, leading choir-master Barry Rose, and talented French organist, Thomas Ospital.

Imagine this — long flowing hair, beards and sandals. Huge outdoor crowds talk about revolution, along with love and a new way of being. What are some other similarities between hippies and Jesus? Meredith Lake explores the soul of the counterculture —from alternative spiritualities to the Jesus People.