A conversation with teacher and author Komathy Caandeepan
Thank you again for signing up for A HEART THAT SMILES: How Children’s Books Can Be Healing for Everyone, A Conversation with Komathy Caandeepan. I was delighted to spend time with Komathy and with all of you.
You’ll find a recording of the webinar below, with a guide to key points and topics.
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Webinar Recording
A few highlights from the webinar and where in the video you can find them:
- How and where Thomas met Komathy 1:14
- Greeting from Komathy 3:13
- How Komathy became a teacher 3:58
- Komathy’s childhood memories of her home in Sri Lanka 8:02
- How Komathy came to write Silences 13:47
- How Komathy came to write Strings of Love 23:49
- The ways readers, young and old alike, have responded to the stories of Thamarai 30:43
- Komathy reads an excerpt from Silences 39:28
- The importance of sound in Tamil literary tradition 46:39
- Response from an attendee 48:28
- Where can one buy Komathy’s books? 50:16
- Question about how one speaks about hurt 51:27
- Question about where Thamarai may go next 54:56
- The importance of writing meant ostensibly for children 59:01
- The many layers of Komathy’s books 1:01:20
- Last words from Komathy 1:02:58
Additional Resources
Komathy’s books are available via Amazon around the world.
Here is a complete listing of places where you can purchase Silences. Enter where you are located and the page will calculate shipping for all the different options: https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?isbn=9798324671600
Here is a complete listing of places where you can purchase Strings of Love. Again, simply enter where you are located and the page will calculate shipping for all the different options: https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?isbn=9798324511531
You can keep in touch with Komathy via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waterlilyvoices/