I was deeply honored and humbled to receive the 2025 Ancient Tamil Literature Promotion Award from the Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Mr. M. K. Stalin at the Chennai […]
Valluvan Tamil Academy, Virginia
It was a wonderful pleasure to speak and perform at the Valluvan Tamil Academy Annual Day celebration in Virginia in June. Here are a few pictures from the trip, including […]
WHO BEARS THE WEIGHT: The Kural and Reading the News
I was delighted to write about verse 1027 from the Kural in the wonderful online magazine The Porch: A Slow Conversation about Beautiful and Difficult Things. You can read the […]
Taller Than a Mountain 2024
I’m very excited to announce my upcoming online course on the Kural, Taller Than A Mountain.It starts April 27, with a free intro class on April 13. Among my guest […]
Homecoming – A Play for the 14/48 Theater Festival
In January I wrote two 10-minute plays for the 14/48 Theater Festival at Open Space for Arts and Community. Here is a glimpse of the second evening’s play, “Homecoming,” the […]