It was a wonderful pleasure to be the Singapore Book Council‘s first translator-in-residence this year. Here are a few pictures from my week-long stay, full of readings and classes and […]
The 11th World Tamil Conference
It was an enormous honor and delight to get to speak at the 11th World Tamil Conference in Kuala Kumpur, Malaysia, in July 2023. Here are a few pictures! Click […]
Tamil Literary Garden Awards Ceremony
I was honored and delighted to speak in Toronto for the annual awards ceremony of the Tamil Literary Garden. Paavannan and L. Murugapoopathy received lifetime achievement awards, and we also […]
A Greeting for the 11th World Tamil Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I’m deeply honored to be participating in the 11th World Tamil Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 21-23, 2023, in which I’ll be speaking about my English translation of […]
REMEMBERING TO FORGET: The Kural and Living Fully
I was delighted to write about verse 108 from the Kural in the wonderful online magazine The Porch: A Slow Conversation about Beautiful and Difficult Things. You can read the […]
Life and Learning in Harmony: A Tribute to Dr. K. V. Ramakoti
For Teacher Appreciation Week, I was honored to write about my Tamil teacher, the late Dr. K. V. Ramakoti, in the award-winning blog of Beacon Press, Beacon Broadside. Without Dr. […]
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 […]
Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre
I was delighted to get to visit the Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre and speak with students about the Kural during my recent stay in Singapore for the 2023 Tamil […]