Irresistible. That’s the only word to describe any talk by Chithra Madhavan. She combines in-depth research, profound scholarship, and her own innate passion for the subject.
Rama Vaidyanathan rejuvenates a lyric written by Kalki for a key sequence in the novel Ponniyin Selvan
This is a special recording of a Kalki song by Carnatic musician Sangeetha Sivakumar in connection with the publishing of the English translation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's biography.
The Kalki Biography project is very happy to share this video on Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), a world heritage site situated a few miles away from Chennai.
Today, there is a great, I would say, indispensable need for fearless voices in the world of writing & literature. We need the critical voices of writers & public intellectuals - raised in support, defense & dissent.
Working on the translation of the Kalki biography, I realized that it was not enough for me to be faithful to the content, and to the thought processes of the writer of that original.
