In Conversation With Tarun K. Saint & Francesco Verso— Bishnupriya Chowdhuri
This week, The Antonym published the book review of Kalicalypse: Subcontinental Science Fiction, a collection of short stories by science fiction writers from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India. To read the review, click here! It is a dual language…...
Practicing Art In Secret— In Conversation With Ramakanta Samantaray
Interviewed by Bishnupriya Chowdhuri Ramakanta Samantaray, born in 1972, has studied painting at the Bibhuti Kanungo College of Art and Craft (Bhubaneshwar), and Odia Literature and Language at the Utkal University (Bhubaneshwar). His doctoral work was…...
A Literary Rendezvous with K. Satchidanandan
K. Satchidanandan is a bilingual poet, translator, literary critic, and columnist. He writes in Malayalam and English, although Malayalam, his native language, is closer to his heart. He is the former editor of the Indian…...
In Conversation with Anubha Fatepuria— Ankita Bose
Interviewed by Ankita Bose Anubha Fatehpuria is an actor (since 1995) and a practicing architect (since 2001). She is the recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s prestigious Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar 2013-14, The…...
Abloom in Plurality, In Conversation with Mia Lecomte – Bishnupriya Chowdhuri
Born in Milan to a French father and an Italian mother, Mia has known crossroads, connections, and multiplicities of voices deeply since the beginning. A poet and a scholar,…...
“After the End, Before the Beginning” : Weighing the “Ghost Condensate” with Andrew Joron – Bishnupriya Chowdhuri
An award-winning poet, essayist, and translator, Andrew Joron started writing science fiction and then expanded his scope to include innovative techniques in poetry. Joron's later poetry, combining scientific and philosophical ideas with the sonic properties of language, has been compared to the work of the Russian Futurist Velimir Khlebnikov. Andrew...
Riding the Murchang Notes: Rendezvous with Folk Poet, Musician and Spiritualist Ikaro Valderrama
Íkaro Valderrama Ortiz (Sogamoso, Colombia, July 17, 1984) is a singer, writer, philosopher, editor, and producer born in Sogamoso, Colombia. Modhura Banerjee from The Antonym in a free flowing interview with Ikaro delved deep into his body of works...
Move the Margins : Conversation with Chandramohan S
Chandramohan S is one of India’s brightest emerging poetic voices. Identifying himself as a Dalit poet and literary critic based in Trivandrum, his accolades include a shortlist for Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize 2016. He also was awarded a fellowship at the International Writing Program (IWP-2018) at the University of Iowa...
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The storyteller masterfully delves into the complexities of women's empowerment in village settings, offering a nuanced portrayal of how societal…
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Rizwan Akhtar has successfully and artistically transferred the lyrical musicality of great Urdu poetry into the English language. Of the…
Rizwan Akhtar is an established name in the domain of English poetry in Pakistan. Now he has published translation of…