I recently returned from a trip to Tamil Nadu, India, where, among other things, I was interviewed on Sun TV. It’s the highest-profile interview I’ve been invited to give so […]
Interviews
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A Joyful Book
Following the 2025 Chennai International Book Fair, The Times of India, which I was surprised to learn is the largest-selling English language newspaper in the world, invited me in for […]
Astonishing Glory at Singapore’s Tamil Cholai
I was delighted to speak about the beauty in and of the Kural for the first anniversary of the National Library Board’s Tamil Cholai in Singapore. Here are a few […]
A Heart That Smiles: A Kural Conversation with Gustavo Esteva
Friendship, Politics, and the Inspiration of Poetry With my friend Gustavo Esteva I explore the nature of real friendship, its relationship to politics in a time of upheaval, and the […]
In Service of the Unseen: A Kural Conversation with Michael Meade
Singing One’s Own Song in the World With storyteller, author, and scholar of mythology Michael Meade, I was delighted to speak about being known well, dying before you die, and […]