Pride in one’s heritage, an attempt to understand the past, and the determination to enable a better future -- these are perhaps the most vital sources of energy in Kalki R Krishnamurthy (1899-1954), an iconic novelist and a pioneer of modem Tamil literature and journalism.
Pride in one’s heritage, an attempt to understand the past, and the determination to enable a better future -- these are perhaps the most vital sources of energy in Kalki R Krishnamurthy (1899-1954), an iconic novelist and a pioneer of modem Tamil literature and journalism.
I spent a whole year doing nothing but translating the 900-page biography of the iconic Tamil writer Kalki Krishnamurthy into English. My friends ask me, “Why did you get into this back-breaking project?”
I spent a whole year doing nothing but translating the 900-page biography of the iconic Tamil writer Kalki Krishnamurthy into English. My friends ask me, “Why did you get into this back-breaking project?”
This is the last meeting of the Kalki Biography Project before the release of Kalki Krishnamurthy: His Life and Times, my translation of Sunda’s biography.
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.
