languages: hindi

Mannu Bhandari

This interview with Mannu Bhandari was recorded by Susham Bedi, a well-known Hindi novelist in her own right, as part of an ongoing project to record a variety of Hindi women writers’ thoughts on their own work.

Mannu Bhandari

Mamta Kalia

This interview with Mamta Kalia was recorded by Susham Bedi, a well-known Hindi novelist in her own right, as part of an ongoing project to record a variety of Hindi women writers’ thoughts on their own work.

Mamta Kalia

Maitreyi Pushpa

This interview with Maitreyi Pushpa was recorded by Susham Bedi, a well-known Hindi novelist in her own right, as part of an ongoing project to record a variety of Hindi women writers’ thoughts on their own work.

Maitreyi Pushpa

Rajesh Kumar

HUF director Rupert Snell speaks with Rajesh Kumar, an experienced Hindi teacher who has taught in a wide variety of settings.

Rajesh Kumar

Shilpa Parnami

Topics covered include the unique history of Bhopal, its importance beyond the gas tragedy, Parnami’s personal experiences in Bhopal, and some of her favorite places in and around the city.

Shilpa Parnami

Susham Bedi

The Hindi Urdu Flagship’s Jishnu Shankar sits down with well-known Hindi writer and actress Susham Bedi to discuss her journey into a life of Hindi letters.

Susham Bedi

Prahlad Singh Tipanya

During his visit to the Hindi Urdu Flagship, renowned folk-singer Prahlad Singh Tipanya sat down with HUF Director Rupert Snell and HUF Senior Lecturer in Hindi Jishnu Shankar to discuss the life of a modern-day Kabir performer.

Tipanya Interview

Harish Trivedi: Translation

Eminent Hindi scholar Harish Trivedi conducts a roundtable discussion on issues of translation focusing on Premchand’s ‘Rangbhumi’ and Tulsi’s Kavitavali.

Harish Trivedi

Michael Shapiro: Hindi Poetry

Michael Shapiro presents a talk entitled, Why Meter Matters: Reading 20th Century Hindi Poetry from the Perspective of Metrical Structure.

Mike Shapiro

Kathryn Hansen: Cosmopolitanism

Kathryn Hansen presents a talk on Composite Culture and Cosmopolitanism in Manzoor Ehtesham’s Sukha Bargad, Arvind Adiga’s White Tiger, and Slumdog Millionaire.

Kathryn Hansen