author, poet, teacher, and performer
I'm deeply honored to be speaking at the Virginia Valluvan Tamil Academy's 14th Annual Day Celebration. The school teaches Tamil to more than 650 students in Virginia and I am delighted to be able to celebrate their achievements. I also look forward to speaking with students and families more informally.
I'm thrilled to be participating in the upcoming Thirukkural Symposium, organized by Washington Tamil Sangam and Noolnayam (Thirukkural book study group).
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, […]
I'm presenting my original show, "Riches of the Ear: A Celebration of Words and Wonder," on Vashon Island this summer. Here is a description of the show: What kind of magic happens if we listen to our hearts? And how do we learn to listen in the first place? In this original performance, the writer, […]
I'm thrilled to be speaking at the Muthamizh Vizha being hosted by the San Francisco Bay Area Tamil Manram. Details and video below! https://youtu.be/iAYxw7gcHVo
I'm delighted to be offering a free talk and Q&A about the Kural through the King County Library System in Washington State. Here is the event description: "In South India, the Kural is revered as a guide to practicing goodness and good sense in daily life. Yet this masterpiece of world literature, on par with […]
During a trip to speak about the Kural, one of my hosts asked a powerful question: What does the Kural have to say about mental health? It’s something I’ve been thinking about ever since. Even though this classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love was written more than 1,500 years ago, it too comes […]
I'm thrilled to be speaking at the Deepavali Mahakondattam being hosted by the Austin Tamizh Sangam. Details and video below! https://youtu.be/ElSJ2LN6_08
I'm delighted to be speaking at the Houston Children's Day Celebration being hosted by Kural Koodal Semmozhi Foundation. Details and video below! https://youtu.be/AS8BwMqgD8M
I'm honored to be speaking at the 2025 Chennai International Book Fair and look forward to meeting all the participants.
I'm very excited to announce my upcoming online course on the Kural, Taller Than A Mountain. It starts May 8, with a free intro class on April 24: FACING TUMULT WITH INTEGRITY: The Kural, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. on Nonviolent Action. The class will be held via Zoom at 6:00pm Pacific | 9:00pm […]
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, […]
I'm thrilled to be speaking at the Chithirai Thiruvizha being hosted by Tamil Makkal Mandram. Details and video below! https://youtu.be/8uPXCwIAW5w
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, […]
