Kavitha Muralidharan
@kavithamurali.bsky.social
Journalist from Chennai
One day, he meets someone from his village and pleads to be taken away. What he receives instead is a bar of sandalwood soap—to wash off the life he cannot leave. Translating this story wasn’t an act of craft. It was a confrontation. Murugan offers no comfort, and as a translator, neither could I.
May 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
One day, he meets someone from his village and pleads to be taken away. What he receives instead is a bar of sandalwood soap—to wash off the life he cannot leave. Translating this story wasn’t an act of craft. It was a confrontation. Murugan offers no comfort, and as a translator, neither could I.
This is Alamelu Mangai Thayarammal. On this day in 1916—over a 100 years ago—she was the only woman to participate in a meeting of the South Indian Liberation Federation against Brahmin hegemony. The SILF would later be called the Justice Party and much later pave the way for the Dravidian movement.
November 20, 2024 at 3:15 PM
This is Alamelu Mangai Thayarammal. On this day in 1916—over a 100 years ago—she was the only woman to participate in a meeting of the South Indian Liberation Federation against Brahmin hegemony. The SILF would later be called the Justice Party and much later pave the way for the Dravidian movement.