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 

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