Suchitra Ramachandran on 'The Daughter of Kumari'

S5E3 - Suchitra Ramachandran on 'The Daughter of Kumari'

Published: February 22, 2026

Duration: 39:30

Today we have Suchitra Ramachandran with us to discuss her newly translated novel, The Daughter of Kumari. We will also explore her experience translating the works of Jeyamohan and the first-ever Tamil Literary Festival to be held outside India, which is coming up in April 2026 in New York.

Originally written in Tamil as Kumari Thuraivi by the writer Jeyamohan, this novel tells the story of bringing the deity Meenakshi back to Madurai from her temporary abode in coastal Kerala.

Suchitra writes fiction and translates between Tamil and English. Her work has appeared in literary magazines...