Tamil literature

Once confined to history books, the Yazh is now being played again, thanks to luthier Tharun Sekar and his band, Uru Paanar. The group is reintroducing ancient Tamil music to modern audiences.

"An ideal translation is one that stands on its own and yet is imbued with the culture of the original," says Malati Mathur as she demystifies the art of translation. An award-winning translator of vernacular literature, Mathur talks about the art, her life and much more.