Author: Rishvanth Reddy Mucheli
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Episode 14: The Art of Translation- In conversation with N Kalyan Raman
In this episode, I am joined by N. Kalyan Raman, a celebrated translator of modern and contemporary Tamil fiction and poetry into English. Our conversation will explore his journey as a translator, the Tamil literary milieu, the process of text selection, the power and significance of translation, the dynamic between author and translator, the challenges…
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No objections to laughing: Doctor and Patient
Originally written by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana in Telugu ★ The patient got irritated. “Doctor, these pills aren’t doing anything. My fever is not budging. Someone told me sweating helps; can’t you just give me something to make me sweat?” “Hmmm! That’s easy. Come sit here. I will make the bill and give you”, said the…
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Episode 13: The Translator’s Craft- In conversation with Arunava Sinha
Join us as we converse with Arunava Sinha, India’s most prolific translator! We dive into the profound impact of translations, teaching the craft, fostering vibrant translator and reader ecosystems, the influence of AI, and much more References Episode is available on: Spotify ApplePodcasts Amazon Music Audible YouTube YouTube Music Website
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Episode 12: Spies, Lies and Allies: The Extraordinary Lives of Chatto and Roy
While India’s freedom struggle is often remembered for its nonviolent approach, remarkable individuals like Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Sukhdev, and Rajguru actively pursued revolutionary methods, conducting rebellious activities within India. Meanwhile, others ventured abroad, forging alliances, securing funds and weapons for Indian revolutionaries, assassinating British officials in London, conspiring against…
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Episode 11: A Journalist’s Murder and the Rise of Autocracy in India
On September 5, 2017, activist and journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot in front of her house in the city of Bengaluru. In January 2025, the last of the accused in her murder case was granted bail. No one has been convicted in this case yet. Gauri Lankesh was the editor of ‘Gauri Lankesh Patrike’, a…
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Episode 10: Rama Bhima Soma: Cultural Investigations into Modern Karnataka- In Conversation with Srikar Raghavan
In this episode, I am in conversation with Srikar Raghavan about his book, ‘Rama Bhima Soma: Cultural Investigations into Modern Karnataka’. With rigorous research and profound sensitivity, this work examines the trajectories of Karnataka’s Literary, Trade Union, Naxal, Dalit, Socialist and Environmental movements. It also delves into the genesis and contradictions of all the major…
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Singh is King: Prime Minister who meant Business
We will have to wait a decade or two for some scholars to dig out archives, conduct a wide range of interviews and write serious and critical biographies of Dr Manmohan Singh. Till then, what we have of him are the reminiscences of people who knew him, a book and a movie with clickbait title,…
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Episode 9: Journalism, Narratives and Syeda X: In Conversation with Neha Dixit
In this episode, I am in conversation with Neha Dixit about her new book, ‘The Many Lives of Syeda X: The Story of an Unknown Indian’- an outcome of 9 years and more than 900 interviews to tell the story of an ordinary working-class faceless Indian woman, from the early 1990s to the present day. …
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Episode 8: The Smart and the Dumb: The Politics of Education in India
What does education do? Whose needs are being met by education? What does education mean to different people? Why did schooling fall short in providing equality of opportunity? Vishal Vasanthakumar joins us in this episode to illustrate the complex issues involved in the provision and purpose of education in India. References: Vishal Vasanthakumar: LinkedIn, Twitter,…
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Episode 7: The Multiple Careers of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Nico Slate begins his book ‘Coloured Cosmopolitanism: The Shared Struggle for Freedom in the United States and India‘ with the following paragraph: In the spring of 1941, in the midst of the Second World War, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya sat down in the “whites only” section of a segregated train traveling through the American South. Just across…
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