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The Daily Digest: Translating Tamil

Sreedhevi Iyer, Author and Creative Writing Educator

21-Feb-19 14:40

The Daily Digest: Translating Tamil

For International Mother Tongue Day, we talk to an author and creative writing educator about her first experience translating fiction from Tamil to English.

Produced by: Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Tina Carmillia, Sharmilla Ganesan


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