Class/Workshop

During a recent trip to Toronto, I was delighted to meet a young teacher and writer named Komathy Caandeepan. Her two books for children, Silences and Strings of Love, moved me deeply, and I’ve wanted to interview her ever since. I’m particularly excited to explore with her how books for children can be an important […]

During my recent appearance at the 6th International Thirukkural Conference in Toronto, a large and important question hung heavily in the air: How do we pass along the wisdom of the Kural to younger generations? Even with community-run Tamil schools flourishing across North America, young Tamils don't always reach the point of being able to […]

How do you live and act ethically in a complex and changing world? And how do you relate with integrity and love to the workings of wealth and power? In Tamil-speaking south India, the Kural is revered as a guide to goodness and good sense in the nitty-gritty of daily life. Its great practicality, openness, […]