The Twelfth Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Thursday, November 18th to Sunday, November 21st 2021

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Vasantha Surya

Translator & Writer, India

Vasantha Surya is an eminent translator between English and Tamil. Her work includes three books of poetry (one a translation of a full-length folk poem from Bundeli Hindi), translations of modern short stories, six novels, and both classical and contemporary poetry from Tamil. Her novel for children Mridu in Madras has been translated into Tamil by Prema Srinivasan and herself. She has written some 300 articles on social change and education for major Indian publications.

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Verses From Within

  • 19th November
  • 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm

Three poets recite their work
Ali Abdollahi, Sabika Abbas Naqvi, Vasantha Surya

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