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Harshaneeyam is a podcast about Literary fiction focussing on Translated works from across the world. Interviews with Translators from different languages, conversations with Famous Telugu writers and introduction of Novels and Short story collections form the content of our podcast. You can contact us at harshaneeyam@gmail.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Pod... more

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Today we are talking to Iswarya who translated Tamil Writer Jeyamohan's short story collection - 'One Million Footsteps' into English.

In One Million Footsteps, We meet Ousepachan, a jaded, maverick ex-police officer with razor-sharp wit. He turns h... more

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Welcome to Harshaneeyam Podcast. Today I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Vashalice Kaaba, a brilliant scholar, librarian, grant writer, and the Executive Director of the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. With a Ph.D. from Florida State University... more

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My guest for today is Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma — an American writer, poet, and translator who has spent more than two decades of his life inside the Tamil language. Thomas first arrived in Madurai in 1998, almost by accident, planning to study Spanish... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Vashalice Kaaba
Executive Director, Global Literature in Libraries Initiative; scholar and librarian
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative
Episode: Vashalice Kaaba on 'Library in a Box'.
Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
American writer, poet and translator
Independent
Episode: Writer, Translator, Poet Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma on his literary Journey with Tamil
Ann Morgan
Author and translator advocate
Author of Relearning to Read
Episode: Ann Morgan on 'Relearning to Read!'
Daniel Hahn
Literary translator and author of If This Be Magic, The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation
Episode: Daniel Hahn on 'If this be Magic - The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation'
Ia Genberg
Swedish author of Small Comfort; featured guest on the episode
Episode: Kira Josefsson on 'Small Comfort' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize - 2026)
Izidora Angel
Bulgarian-born memoirist, essayist and literary translator based in Chicago
Independent translator/author
Episode: Izidora Angel on 'She Who Remains' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize - 2026)
Ross Benjamin
Award-winning translator discussing Kehlmann's The Director and the translation process
Translator
Episode: Ross Benjamin on 'The Director' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
Lin King
Writer and translator based in Taipei and New York; translator of Taiwan Travelogue
Grey Wolf Press (translator)
Episode: Lin King on 'Taiwan Travelogue' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
Padma Viswanathan
Writer and translator; Professor of Creative Writing
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Episode: Padma Viswanathan on 'On Earth As it is Beneath'(Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 66 ratings
  • Sada smaraneeyam

    All r heart touching stories n most noted point is u r narration n modulation 👌if possible post regularly

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    India4 years ago
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    Akarshniyam

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    India6 years ago

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Many reviews praise the nuanced, interview-focused format with translators.
Some listeners wish for more episodes featuring diverse language families.
Listener insights often highlight the depth of translation craft discussed.

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Translator Iswarya on Jeyamohan's Detective Fiction.
Q: Now you told me why you chose to translate One Million Footsteps because of that first story that you have read. Give us a detailed introduction of One Million Footsteps, a short story compilation.
The collection uses detective fiction as a lens to explore larger questions about human nature, history, and culture, with a slow, meandering, banter-filled lead-up that foregrounds context and myth instead of a straightforward 'whodunit' structure.
Ann Morgan on 'Relearning to Read!'
Q: How does incomprehension change the reader's approach to a text from a different culture?
It shifts the reader from a need to know everything to embracing gaps, asking questions, and using those questions to learn about the culture rather than trying to pin everything down; this humility enables deeper, more nuanced engagement.
Ann Morgan on 'Relearning to Read!'
Q: Three do's and three don'ts for readers exploring unfamiliar literature.
Do follow your inclinations, be open to trying new things, and carve out regular reading time; don't force yourself to read something you hate, don't be hemmed in by others' opinions, and don't rely solely on introductions before reading the text.
Vashalice Kaaba on 'Library in a Box'.
Q: Could you elaborate the Library in a Box concept and how it enables literacy without walls?
The box is a library inside a box, using an e-reader and a terabyte of digital content, plus a simple manual that teaches ordinary people to start and manage a grassroots library without needing a formal library degree, making access to books more affordable and locallly sustainable.
Izidora Angel on 'She Who Remains' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize - 2026)
Q: As regards the translation challenges, how did you navigate the lack of standard punctuation and the shifting perspectives between Bekia and the brother's letters?
She describes the two contrasting narrative modes—free-flowing, punctuation-light prose for Bekia's voice and the capitalized, formal letters from the brother—as deliberate pauses that guide the reader and reveal unreliable narration while preserving momentum.

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