Literature Recommendation :
In Search of Answers: A Memoir by K. Saradamoni
Music Recommendations :
Hum Dekhenge – Iqbal Bano, Tamizh Hip-Hop
Movie/TV Show Recommendation :
Naga, on NetFlix
Food Spot Recommendation :
Murugan Idli, Uthappam as a dish.
Favourite Social Theorist :
Nancy Fraser, not Judith Butler (smiles).
A Course I’d Like to Introduce :
Gender and Technology
Travel Spots in Chennai :
Dakshina Chitra, Chennai Film Festival, The Neelam Collective events, the beaches! Go and talk to people at places as simple as a tea kadai.
Research Tip :
Have passion! Do research only if you’re passionate, it’s not just about skill.
Regrets in Chennai :
Research is my passion, it wasn’t particularly my aim to teach. I also didn’t go deeply enough into the language. Tamizh rhetorical speech is so beautiful!
To Unwind… :
I love gardening and poetry. I like trying to translate poetry into Malayalam – for example, Fernando Pessoa!
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