Harshaneeyam
by Harshaneeyam
Harshaneeyam is a podcast about Literary fiction focussing on Translated works from across the world. Interviews with Translators from different languages, conversations with Famous Telugu writers and introduction of Novels and Short story collections form the content of our podcast. You can contact us at [email protected] This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
Episodes
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Translator Iswarya on Jeyamohan's Detective Fiction.
Today we are talking to Iswarya who translated Tamil Writer Jeyamohan's short story collection - 'One Million Footsteps' into English. In One Million Footsteps, We meet Ousepachan, a jaded, maverick ex-police officer with razor-sharp wit. He turns his gaze inward, dwelling on the complex minds…
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Listener survey on Harshaneeyam Podcast
welcome ot Harshaneeyam podcast. https://www.harshaneeyam.com/survey/Listener/ We have a Quick favor to ask — and this one's important. We've put up a short Listener survey, and we genuinely need you to be part of it. Just a few questions about what's working, what isn't, and what you'd like to…
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Vashalice Kaaba on 'Library in a Box'.
Welcome to Harshaneeyam Podcast. Today I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Vashalice Kaaba, a brilliant scholar, librarian, grant writer, and the Executive Director of the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. With a Ph.D. from Florida State University and a career helping social impact…
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Writer, Translator, Poet Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma on his literary Journey with Tamil
My guest for today is Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma — an American writer, poet, and translator who has spent more than two decades of his life inside the Tamil language. Thomas first arrived in Madurai in 1998, almost by accident, planning to study Spanish and ecological ethics, and instead found…
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Ann Morgan on 'Relearning to Read!'
Today on Harshaneeyam podcast we are thrilled to speak with author Ann Morgan about her new book, Relearning to Read: Adventures in Not-Knowing. While many books about reading focus on comfort and coziness, Ann’s latest work takes a refreshing, different approach. The book is built on the...
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Daniel Hahn on 'If this be Magic - The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation'
What does it take to carry Shakespeare across languages — not just his plots and his characters, but the very heartbeat of his verse? Today I'm speaking with Daniel Hahn, one of the most celebrated literary translators working today. With several works to his credit, he has translated fiction,...
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Kira Josefsson on 'Small Comfort' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize - 2026)
"Welcome to Harshaneeyam Podcast. Today, we enter the intricate, wickedly humorous, and deeply observant world of Swedish author Ia Genberg. Joining us is the acclaimed translator Kira Josefsson, whose English translation of the short story collection - Small Comfort, has been longlisted for the...
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Izidora Angel on 'She Who Remains' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize - 2026)
"Welcome to Harshaneeyam. Today, we delve into a powerful work of Bulgarian literature that has recently made its way to the 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist: 'She Who Remains' by Renée Karbash. The novel explores the life of a 'sworn virgin'—a woman who, according to an ancient Balkan...
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Ross Benjamin on 'The Director' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
"Welcome to Harshaneeyam! "Can a work of art ever truly be washed clean of the hands that funded it? Is it possible to create a masterpiece in the shadow of a monster? Today, we are exploring these haunting questions through the lens of The Director—the latest novel by the brilliant German author...
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About Harshaneeyam Podcast
In this episode, Harshaneeyam Host Anil sits down with Sruthi, a long-time listener of the show, to talk about the launch of the website, harshaneeyam.com. They discuss what’s coming next for the podcast and explore how the site serves as a complete library for all episodes. Now, it is easy to…
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Lin King on 'Taiwan Travelogue' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
Guest for this Episode is Writer, Translator Lin King - Lin King is a writer and translator based in Taipei and New York Her fiction has appeared in One Story, Boston Review, and Joyland, among others, and has received the PEN/Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. Translations include the...
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Padma Viswanathan on 'On Earth As it is Beneath'(Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
In this episode we have with us Padma Viswanathan. Padma Viswanathan is a Canadian-American writer and translator. Her novels have been published in eight countries and shortlisted for the PEN USA Prize, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and others. She has published short fiction, essays and...
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David Mckay on 'The Remembered Soldier' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
Today we have David Mckay on Harshaneeyam Podcast. Born and educated in the United States, David McKay is an award-winning translator of Dutch fiction and non-fiction He holds degrees in philosophy, linguistics and international relations, and has lived in and around The Hague since 1997. His...
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Ruth Martin on Translating 'The Nights are quite in Tehran' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
Today's Guest on Harshaneeyam is Ruth Martin. Ruth Martin studied English literature before gaining a PhD in German She has been translating fiction and non-fiction books since 2010, by authors ranging from Joseph Roth and Hannah Arendt to Volker Weidermann and Shida Bazyar. She has taught...
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Jordan Stump on translating Marie NDiaye's 'The Witch' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
Our guest for today is Jordan Stump. Jordan Stump has translated many authors into English from French, including Marie Redonnet, Eric Chevillard, and Honoré de Balzac His translation of Jardin des Plantes by Claude Simon won the 2001 French-American Foundation translation prize, and was named a...
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Charlotte Mandell on Mathias Enard's ‘The Deserters’ (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
Today’s Guest, Charlotte Mandell has translated over 50 books of fiction, poetry and philosophy from French. Her translations include works by Marcel Proust, Maurice Blanchot, Abdelwahab Meddeb and Jean-Luc Nancy. Her translation of Compass by Mathias Énard was shortlisted for the International...
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Antonella Lettieri on 'The Duke' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize - 2026)
Today's Guest, Antonella Lettieri is a translator working between English and Italian. Her translations include Maria Grazia Calandrone’s Your Little Matter (Foundry Editions, 2024), Roberta Recchia’s All That Is Left of Life (Dialogue Books, 2025), and Matteo Melchiorre’s The Duke (Foundry...
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Suchitra Ramachandran on 'The Daughter of Kumari'
Today we have Suchitra Ramachandran with us to discuss her newly translated novel, The Daughter of Kumari. We will also explore her experience translating the works of Jeyamohan and the first-ever Tamil Literary Festival to be held outside India, which is coming up in April 2026 in New York....
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Mark Hutchinson on Translation and Anne Serre's 'A Leopard Skin Hat'
In this Episode, Mark Hutchinson talks about his journey of translation and about the novel ‘ A leopard Skin hat’ written by Anne Serre. Mark Hutchinson was born in London and lives in Paris Among his many translations from the French are René Char’s Hypnos: Notes from the French Resistance and…
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Gaea Schoeters on her novel 'Trofee'
Today we are talking with Gaea Schoeters about her novel, Trofee. Gaea is one of the prominent voices of Flemish literature; she is a versatile creator who writes novels, screenplays, and operas. One of her first published works was Girls, Muslims and Motorcycles, in which she shared the story of...
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'వలస' నవల గురించి రచయిత్రి సుస్మిత గారితో సునీత రత్నాకరం గారు .
ఈ ఎపిసోడ్ లో 'వలస' నవల గురించి రచయిత్రి సుస్మిత గారితో సునీత రత్నాకరం గారు మాట్లాడతారు. సుస్మిత గారు పుట్టింది విజయనగరంలో , ప్రస్తుత నివాసం అమెరికాలో . తెలుగులో బ్లాగులు చాలాకాలం నించి రాస్తున్నారు. మంచి వెన్నెల వేళ, గాలి సంకెళ్ళు అనే నవలలు రాశారు. అడపాదడపా కథలు కూడా రాస్తూంటారు. సునీతా రత్నాకరం...
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ఛాయ సాహిత్యోత్సవం గురించి ఛాయ డైరెక్టర్ అరుణాంక్ లత
పుస్తక ప్రేమికుల కోసం ఛాయా రిసోర్సెస్ సెంటర్ ఆధ్వర్యంలో ఛాయ సాహిత్యోత్సవం ఈ నెల అక్టోబర్ ఇరవై ఐదో తేదీ శనివారాన హైదరాబాద్లో జరుగుతోంది. పుస్తక ఆవిష్కరణలు, బుక్ స్టాల్ల్స్, రచయితలతో ముఖాముఖి, రెండు వేదికల మీద పుస్తకాల గురించి చర్చలు ఈ ఉత్సవంలో భాగంగా నిర్వహిస్తున్నారు. ఈ ఉత్సవం జూబిలీ హిల్స్…
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Jason Grunebaum on the SALT Project and Translating Uday Prakash
Today we have Jason Grunebaum speaking to us about his stint with the Redcross, Hindi to English translations and the salt project. Jason is an Instructional Professor at the university of Chicago teaching Hindi and Translation. He is also the co-director for The SALT Project which supports and...
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'నువ్వు లేని అద్దం' నవల మీద మెహెర్!
ఇటీవల, అంటే 2025 జూలైలో విడుదలైన తెలుగు నవల నువ్వు లేని అద్దం. ఈ నవలను మెహెర్ రాశారు. మెహెర్దా దాపు ఇరవై ఏళ్ళుగా తెలుగు సాహిత్యలోకంలో అందరికీ పరిచయమైన పేరు. ఈయన కథకుడిగా అనువాదకుడిగా, నవలా రచియతగా, ఎడిటర్ గా తనదైన స్థానాన్ని సొంతం చేసుకున్నాడు. ఈ ఎపిసోడ్లో మనం నువ్వు లేని అద్దం నవల గురించి...
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Writer Jeyamohan on 'White Elephant' ( 'తెల్ల ఏనుగు' నవల గురించి రచయిత జయమోహన్)
'Tella Enugu' is a Telugu translation of the novel 'Vellai Yaanai' originally written in Tamil by writer Jeyamohan. The novel is of historical fiction based on certain true incidents during the British Raj of Late 19th Century. In this conversation Jeyamohan talked about the back drop of the…
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Satish Chapparike about the Book Brahma Literature Festival!
Today we have Satish Chapparike speaking about the second edition of Book Brahma Literature Festival, to be held in Bangalore from 8th to 10th August, 2025." Satish Chapparike is a bilingual writer, accomplished journalist, and the founder-director of the Book Brahma Literature Festival—a premier...
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'తోక మండుతోన్న కొండ చిలువతో తెల్ల ఏనుగు ' - లిఖిత్ కుమార్ గోదా
సుప్రసిద్ధ తమిళ రచయిత జయమోహన్ 'వెల్లై యానై ' తెలుగు అనువాదం - 'తెల్ల ఏనుగు' నవల చదివి లిఖిత్ కుమార్ గోదా రాసిన వ్యాసం ఇది. లిఖిత్ హైదరాబాద్ సెంట్రల్ యూనివర్సిటీలో ఇంటిగ్రేటెడ్ ఎమ్ ఏ - తెలుగు చదువుతున్నారు . కవి, మంచి చదువరి. సుప్రసిద్ధ తమిళ రచయిత జయమోహన్ 'వెల్లై యానై ' తెలుగు అనువాదం తెల్ల ఏనుగు...
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"Translating 'Heart Lamp' : Deepa Bhasthi"
In this episode Deepa Bhasthi spoke about her literary journey and about translating the short story collection which won the International booker prize this year - 'Heart Lamp'. Deepa is a writer and an award-winning literary translator working in Kannada and English. Her cultural criticism,...
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Manasa Lit. Prize for English fiction by writers of Indian origin
Today on Harshaneeyam Podcast we have Kirupalakshmi and Chaitanya writers , publishers, avid readers of Literature. They will talk about their publication house Manasa Publications and the Manasa Lit Prize - A competition aimed at New Women Writers of Indian origin writing in English. Chaidhanya...
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Sophie Hughes on 'Perfection'
Today we are talking to Sophie Hughes as a part of our International Booker 2025 series. her translation of Vincenzo Latronico’s Perfection was short listed. Its the first book she translated from Italian into English. Sophie Hughes is a literary translator from Spanish and Italian, and is the…
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Suchitra Ramachandran on Mozhi Prize Anthology - I
Today we have Suchitra Ramachandran talking about Literary translation in India and Mozhi Prize Anthology – I, A House Without Cats and Other Stories Published by SouthSide Books this year. Founded in 2022 by translators Suchitra Ramachandran and Priyamvada Ramkumar, Mozhi is an initiative that...
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Icelandic Translator Victoria Cribb on Translating Crime fiction and the Writer Sjon
In this Episode - Icelandic Translator Victoria Cribb talks about the Literary Scene in Iceland, Challenges in Translating Crime fiction, the Author Sjon and the novel 'The Blue Fox' . Victoria Cribb grew up in England. She completed a B.A at the University of Cambridge in 1987, an M.A. in...
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Crafting Translations: Literary Critic, Poet & Translator Michael Hofmann
This is the 100th Episode on Harshaneeyam's Translator Series. Michael Hofmann is a German-born poet, translator, and critic. The Guardian has described him as "arguably the world's most influential translator of German into English" Hofmann was born in Freiburg into a family with a literary...
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Ros Schwartz on TILT - Telugu to English Translation Workshop.
"In this episode, we have Ros Schwartz discussing TILT—the Telugu to English Online Translation workshop that she is conducting. It aims to develop Telugu-to-English literary translators. Telugu publishers Chaaya and Aju from Hyderabad, India, have collaborated on this unique initiative. Ros...
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Nancy Naomi Carlson on Poetry, Translation and Musicality
"Today on Harshaneeyam, we welcome Nancy Naomi Carlson, a renowned poet, translator, and musician. We delve into her profound connection between poetry and personal loss, exploring how translation serves as a powerful tool for healing. As a musician, Carlson shares insights on the profound...
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ఛాయ, అజు 2024 లో !
హర్షణీయానికి స్వాగతం . ఈ ఎపిసోడ్ లో అజు పబ్లికేషన్స్ శ్వేత గారు , ఛాయా మోహన్ గారు 2024 లో ప్రచురించిన పుస్తకాల గురించి అమ్మ డైరీలో కొన్ని పేజీలు నవల పొందిన ప్రత్యేక ఆదరణ గురించి మాట్లాడతారు . * For your Valuable feedback on this Episode - Please click the link below. https://tinyurl.com/4zbdhrwr...
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గోదావరి ప్రచురణలు సత్తిబాబు , పావని గార్లతో సంభాషణ .
హర్షణీయానికి స్వాగతం . ఈ ఎపిసోడ్ లో మనతో గోదావరి ప్రచురణలు స్థాపించిన సత్తి బాబు గారు , వారి శ్రీమతి పావని గారు మనతో మాట్లాడతారు . ఎనిమిదేళ్ళక్రితం ప్రారంభమైన ఈ ప్రచురణ సంస్థ 2020 వ సంవత్సరం నించీ వేగాన్ని పుంజుకుంది . తెలుగు పుస్తకాలు , అనువాదాలు అన్నీ కలిపి దాదాపు ఎనభైకి పైగా పుస్తకాలను...
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Writer, Translator KE Semmel about his Debut Novel ' The Book of Losman'
Guest for this Episode is KE Semmel. KE Semmel spoke to us about his life in Literature and his debut novel ' The Book of Losman'. He is a writer and a translatorfrom Danish to English. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Lithub, The Millions, Electric Literature, The Writer’s Chronicle,...
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మహి బెజవాడ సాహితీ ప్రయాణం
మహి బెజవాడ రచయిత, ప్రచురణ కర్త, యాడ్ ఫిలిం మేకర్. స్వస్థలం నెల్లూరు జిల్లా, కావలి. ప్రస్తుత నివాసం హైదారాబాద్. పెరిగిన వాతావరణమూ, స్నేహితుల ప్రభావమే తనను మలుచుకోవడానికి కారణం అంటారు. వృత్తిరీత్యా అర్షియో క్రియేటివ్ ఏజెన్సీ, ఆన్వీక్షికి పబ్లిషర్స్, చదువు ఆప్ ఫౌండర్ డైరెక్టర్ గా ఉన్నారు. ఆయన తొలి…
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'The Philosophy of Translation' - Damion Searls
Welcome to Harshaneeyam In this episode Damion Searls talked about his new book ‘The philosophy of translation. For any one who is interested in the creative process of translation , this is the book that you should pickup and read. There is a link provided in the show notes to buy the book....
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Ross Benjamin on 'Kafka's Dairies'
In this Episode , Ross Benjamin spoke about his translation of Kafka's Diaries. Ross Benjamin is a translator of German-language literature living in Nyack, New York. His translations include Friedrich Hölderlin’s Hyperion, , Joseph Roth’s Job, Thomas Pletzinger’s Funeral for a Dog, and Daniel...
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Alex Zucker on the Novel 'Life After Kafka'
In this episode, renowned Czech Translator, Alex Zucker spoke about his translated work , the novel - ' Life After Kafka'. The novel was originally written in Czech. Alex Spoke about the book, writer Magdalena, and about bringing the voice of characters into the English translation. Currently he…
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కథ - 2023: వాసిరెడ్డి నవీన్ గారు
'కథా నవీన్’ గా సుప్రసిద్ధులైన శ్రీ వాసిరెడ్డి నవీన్ గారు , తెలుగు కథతో పాటు గత నలభై ఏళ్ళు గా నడుస్తున్నారు. వ్యాసాలు , కథలూ , కవితలూ రాసారు. అనేక వేదికల్లో తెలుగు కథ గురించి విశ్లేషణాత్మక ఉపన్యాసాలు చేసారు. కేంద్ర సాహితీ అకాడమీ సభ్యులుగా అనేక సంవత్సరాలు సేవ చేశారు . 1990 లో ‘తెలుగు కథా సాహితి’…
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Alistair Ian Blyth on His career in translation (Romanian)
Alistair Ian Blyth was born in Sunderland, England, and attended the universities of Cambridge and Durham, where he studied English and Latin. He has lived in Romania since 1999. He has translated numerous works of fiction and non-fiction from the Romanian, including works by many of the leading...
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'అమ్మవారి పాదం ' - జయమోహన్ కథ ( 'నెమ్మి నీలం' నించి )
'అమ్మవారి పాదం' కథ నెమ్మినీలం పుస్తకం లోనించి . సుప్రసిద్ధ తమిళ రచయిత జయమోహన్ అరం కథల సంపుటం లోనిది ,.తెలుగు లోకి అవినేని భాస్కర్ ఈ కథలను 'నెమ్మి నీలం' పేరిట అనువదించారు . 'నెమ్మి నీలం ' కొనడానికి - https://chaayabooks.com/product/nemmi-neelam/ * For your Valuable feedback on this Episode…
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Mark Harman on Kafka
Mark Harman is an Irish-born, US-resident academic described as “the finest living Kafka translator” into English. Harman studied at University College Dublin and Yale University, where he took his BA/MA and PhD, respectively. He has taught German and Irish literature at Dartmouth, Oberlin,...
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రిషి రాసిన ' ది బెటర్ మి'
పదకొండేళ్ళ రిషి హైదరాబాద్ లో 'సాధన ఇన్ఫినిటీ ఇంటర్నేషనల్ స్కూల్' లో ఏడో తరగతి చదువుతున్నాడు . 'ది బెటర్ మీ' అనే పుస్తకం ఆరు కథలతో రాసి పబ్లిష్ చేసాడు . రిషి వాళ్ళ స్కూల్లో ఇంగ్లీష్ టీచర్ దేబశీష్ మామ్ రెండో క్లాసునించీ పిల్లలకి కథలు ఎలా రాయాలో నేర్పిస్తున్నారు . రిషి తాను రాయడం పుస్తకం…
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అన్నమయ్య నించి 'నెమ్మి నీలం' దాకా! : అవినేని భాస్కర్ ( తమిళ-తెలుగు అనువాదకులు)
ఈ రోజు హర్షణీయంలో మన అతిధి - తమిళ తెలుగు అనువాదకులు అవినేని భాస్కర్ . గత వారం బెంగుళూరులో జరిగిన బుక్ బ్రహ్మ ఫెస్టివల్లో భాస్కర్ తమిళం నించి తెలుగులోకి అనువదించిన 'నెమ్మి నీలం ' కథల పుస్తకం ఛాయా పబ్లికేషన్స్ ద్వారా విడుదల అయ్యింది . తమిళంలో ఈ కథలను రాసింది సుప్రసిద్ధ తమిళ రచయిత జయమోహన్ . ఈ…
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Harsha Raghuram on his German to Kannada Translation - 'Nanna Tangi Ida'
Guest For this Episode is Harsha Raghuram from Vienna, Austria. He is a PhD scholar at the Technical University of Vienna, Austria and his area of Research is Material Science. He was born and raised in Bengaluru, India, and has a keen interest in languages and linguistics. He can speak over six...
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Vineet Gill on Reading, Writing and Nirmal Verma
The guest for this Episode is Vineet Gill. He spoke about his pursuit of literature, the Hindi Writer Nirmal Verma, and the State of Literary Translations in India. A well-known name in Hindi literature, Nirmal Verma is known mainly for his fictional works. Born on April 3, 1929, he obtained an...
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