IN CONVERSATION WITH SWAPNAMOY CHAKRABORTY— BISWAJIT PANDA
INTERVIEWED BY BISWAJIT PANDA AND TRANSLATED BY ADRIJA GHOSH. Swapnamoy Chakraborty Swapnamoy Chakraborty was born in Kolkata. He started his writing career with short stories. His first short story was published…...
In Conversation With Amara Lakhous— Meredith K. Ray
The Italian novels of Algerian-born writer Amara Lakhous take the contemporary immigrant experience as a lens through which to interpret the world. Lakhous’ novels apply a light touch to the big questions: identity, language, relationships.…...
In Conversation With HS Shivaprakash— Owshnik Ghosh
HS Shivaprakash is one of the leading Kannada poet and playwright. He was also a Professor of Art and Aesthetics at Jawharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is the Director of…...
On Translation And Culture— In Conversation With Damodar Mauzo
Interviewed by Subhadrakalyan Subhadrakalyan, Damodar Mauzo (From left to right) Honored with the Jnanpith Award in 2021, the Goan short story writer, Damodar Mauzo’s stories are a delight to explore.…...
The Personal Is Political: In Conversation With Rakhshanda Jalil
Rakhshanda Jalil Born on 20th July 1963 in Delhi, Rakhshanda Jalil is an eminent Indian writer, translator, critic, and literary historian, with a career that has spanned over 30 years. She has worked…...
Exact Words For Disorientation— Iya Kiva’s Interview
Interviewed by Alberto Fraccareta Translated from the Italian by Pina Piccolo Iya Kiva is a young Ukrainian poet who was forced to leave her hometown Donetsk in 2014 following the outbreak of the war…...
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…...