Loving Literature, Hating Rupi Kaur w/ Anithya Balachandran (LitArchives) | Dostcast 55

Anitha Balachandran is a writer and editor on the @thelitarchives Instagram page. In this episode of Dostcast, Vinamre and Anithya talked about making literature accessible, interpretation of literary pieces and at the end, they shared their favourite poems.

Timestamps
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:42 Making Literature accessible
0:06:23 Relating with poems
0:10:54 Making regional accessible
0:12:55 First Poetry open mic
0:16:09 What it means to be Indian?
0:19:18 English is a superior language?
0:21:18 Grief- the most complex emotion
0:24:14 Repressing and restricting emotions
0:26:25 "Ease of expression has eliminated reflection"
0:31:21 Literature can't be your coping mechanism
0:36:45 Impact on writing
0:39:32 Not posting self-help
0:42:51 The hidden aspect in Othello
0:44:32 Fiction writers as role models
0:51:21 Decisions on what to publish
0:55:45 Pedalling of fluff in poetry
0:56:27 Broken hearts
1:01:51 Your writings are influenced
1:02:57 Valentine- Carol Ann Duffy
01:05:41 The Opposite of Nostalgia- Jeet Thayil
01:07:42 Co-worker asked me if I am sad and still
01:12:38 Trust
1:14:30 Don't get intimidated by Literature

Follow Anithya on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/anibalchacha/
Follow thelitarchives- https://www.instagram.com/thelitarchives/


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