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Padma Viswanathan
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BookOdyssey
The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan
The provided text, excerpts from the novel "The Toss of a Lemon," follows the life of Sivakami, a woman navigating the complexities of traditional Hindu life, particularly after the death of her husband, Hanumarathnam. The narrative details Sivakami's changing roles as she manages her household, oversees family business with the help of the servant Muchami, and addresses the concerns of her children, Vairum and Thangam. Key themes include the marriage arrangements and misfortunes of her children, the tension between modernity (secular education and non-Brahmin ideas) and tradition (caste, rituals, and horoscopes), and the intricate dynamics within her extended family...
2025-12-01
31 min
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Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand, né le 11 décembre 1969 à Chennai, en Inde, est l'un des plus grands joueurs d'échecs de tous les temps et une figure emblématique du jeu. Voici une biographie détaillée de sa carrière aux échecs :Débuts et ascensionAnand apprend les échecs à l'âge de 6 ans grâce à sa mère, qui l'initie au jeu. Très vite, il montre un talent exceptionnel. À 14 ans, il remporte le championnat national junior d'Inde, et à 16 ans, en 1985, il devient champion national senior, un titre qu'il conservera plusieurs fois. En 1987, il devient le premier Indien à re...
2025-08-18
06 min
The Prakhar Gupta Xperience
Vishwanathan Anand on Magnus vs Gukesh, Cheating in Chess, Hans Niemann & @SamayRainaOfficial
Episode 118 of The Prakhar Gupta Xperience features Viswanathan Anand, one of the greatest chess players of all time. He is a five-time World Champion and was the first Grandmaster from India. His journey has inspired millions and helped make chess popular across the country. Known for his calm mind and sharp thinking, Anand has received many top honours, including the Padma Vibhushan.Beyond the board, Anand is a proud father to 12-year-old Akhil, a prodigious talent in art and mathematics. Akhil has a deep fascination with patterns and often blends his love for both subjects by spotting mathematical beauty...
2025-08-02
1h 45
The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast
106: Bookshelf Roulette: Surprises from the Shelf
In this episode we’re shaking things up with Bookshelf Roulette! No pre-planned selections—just pure randomness. Using a random number generator, we each pick a few books from our shelves and dive into spontaneous discussions. Did we read them? Do we love them? Do we remember them? From forgotten gems to books we’ve been meaning to get to, we explore what’s lurking in the corners of our collections. Tune in for some unexpected literary discoveries, personal stories, and maybe even a few surprises as we take a fresh, unplanned look at what’s on our shelves.What...
2025-05-15
1h 16
Ozarks at Large
State Constitution stops in NWA, Heartland Forward increases telehealth access
On today's show, we hear about the Arkansas Constitution’s road trip, which includes a stop at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. We learn more about the physical copy of the Constitution as it prepares for its 150 anniversary. Plus, training librarians to facilitate telehealth appointments. Also, writer Padma Viswanathan talks her new novel.
2024-10-03
54 min
Tune In To A Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook On Your Commute.
Where We Stand by Djamila Ribeiro, Padma Viswanathan - translated by, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - foreword by
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/46658to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where We Stand Author: Djamila Ribeiro, Padma Viswanathan - translated by, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - foreword by Narrator: Lisa Reneé Pitts Format: mp3 Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins Release date: 08-27-24 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings Genres: Social Sciences Publisher's Summary: Building on feminist standpoint theory, and in conversation with the works of Sojourner Truth, bell hooks, Audre Lorde, and others, Ribeiro invites all of us to recognize where we stand, to imagine geographies different from those we've inherited, and to speak a more humane world into being.
2024-08-27
2h 46
Unburied Books
São Bernardo with Padma Viswanathan
Writer and Portuguese translator Padma Viswanathan joins us to discuss her translation of São Bernardo by Graciliano Ramos. The book follows the story of Paulo Honório, an enterprising field hand who goes on to own the land where he once toiled. We talk about finding the narrator's voice, the many layers of irony, and Graciliano's political perspective. Read more about our guest's work here: https://padmaviswanathan.com/ Read one of the author's municipal reports: https://lithub.com/how-to-break-in-to-publishing-if-youre-a-smalltown-brazilian-mayor-in-the-1930s/ And, if you're up to it, peruse our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user...
2024-08-08
59 min
Blindfold Chess Podcast
S2 E16 L. Aronian v Viswanathan Anand (2013)
This episode was a struggle to cram all of Viswanathan Anand’s accomplishments into a highlight script! The Indian Grandmaster has been one of the most dominant and successful players in the game for over almost 4 decades. He was born on December 11, 1969, and moved to Chennai, India, and began playing chess at the age of six from his mother who was a chess aficionado.Anand’s rise in the chess world was very quick. He won the sub-junior championship with a perfect 9/9 score in 1983 at the age of 14. The next year, he won the Asian Junio...
2024-01-27
14 min
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Like Every Form of Love by Padma Viswanathan
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/176592to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like Every Form of Love Author: Padma Viswanathan Narrator: Padma Viswanathan Format: mp3 Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins Release date: 08-22-23 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Friendship Publisher's Summary: From the Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist, a gripping exploration of class, race, friendship, sexuality, what an author owes her subject and what it means to be a good person—all wrapped up in a riveting Canadian true crime story.
2023-08-22
9h 54
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Like Every Form of Love: A Memoir of Friendship and True Crime by Padma Viswanathan
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like Every Form of Love: A Memoir of Friendship and True Crime Author: Padma Viswanathan Narrator: Padma Viswanathan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 22, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist, a gripping exploration of class, race, friendship, sexuality, what an author owes her subject and what it means to be a good person—all wrapped up in a riveting Canadian true crime story. Padma Viswanathan was staying on a houseboat on Vancouver Island when she struck up a friendship with a wa...
2023-08-22
10 min
Tollywood Kaburlu
Telugu Movie Characters Who Deserve their Own Spin Off Movie - Part 1
Relangi Mavayya from SVSC Goodu Raju from SVSC Getup Sreenu in Liger Singam Sujatha from Winner Boiling Star Babloo in Loukyam Bokka Venkat Rao from Dookudu Kalakeya Leader from Baahubali Naidu from Athadu Ghora from Magadheera Prakash Raj in Jalsa Nippu Nagaraj from Venky Nalla Balu in Sye Tiger Satti in Lakshmi Chitti from Brindavanam Spoon Mohan from Munna LB Sriram in HanuMan Junction Ara Gundu from Aha Naa Pellanta Suri Babu Lavangam from Manmadhudu Brahmi gaadu software engineer from Pokiri Mavayya from Athadu Pranav the head constable from Jalsa Duvva from Vikramarkudu Bobby from Krishna Ready from McDowell Murthy ...
2022-12-02
47 min
Incipit – Narrativa Straniera
Padma Viswanathan - La sposa bambina - voce Daniela Pistoia
2021-10-08
02 min
Asymptote Podcast
Asymptote Podcast: In Conversation with Padma Viswanathan
Today on the show, the award-winning author and translator Padma Viswanathan joins podcast editor Steve Lehman to talk about her love for Brazilian literature, the connection between writing and translating, and how translation helps her form an even closer relationship to Portuguese. Afterwards, stick around to hear an excerpt from the short story “The Woman […]
2021-03-25
29 min
'Thought Bits' with Ravi Iyer
Episode 8 (in memory of my aunt Late Miss Padma Iyer) - All about the Veena in conversation with Saipriya Viswanathan
This is a very special episode which speaks about the national instrument of India, viz; The Veena. With special guest and Veena player Saipriya Viswanathan sharing some very informative facts and knowledge about the instrument.This particular episode also has emotions attached with the journey of Late Miss Padma Iyer who was proficient in the field of Carnatic Music as a Veena and Violin player, and is the maternal aunt to the host Ravi Iyer.Miss Padma Iyer by profession was an English and Maths Teacher at Bombay Scottish School located at Mahim (Mumbai, India), a...
2020-09-23
35 min
Roteirices
89 - "São Bernardo", com Padma Viswanathan
Nesse episódio do Roteirices, Carlos Alberto Jr. entrevista a escritora canadense Padma Viswanathan, autora de uma recente tradução para o inglês do livro "São Bernardo", de Graciliano Ramos. Padma é filha de indianos e mora atualmente nos Estados Unidos. É autora dos romances "The toss of a lemon" e "The ever after of Ashwin Rao", ambos ainda sem tradução para o português. Esse episódio do Roteirices marca o início de uma parceria com o blog Beco da Índia, da jornalista Florencia Costa, dedicado à divulgação da cultura indiana no Brasil. A entrevista com a Padma também está...
2020-09-14
1h 09
Play to Potential Podcast
21.00 Viswanathan Anand - Unlocking the potential of the human mind and perspectives on Excellence
GUEST Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former World Chess Champion, considered as one of the greatest chess players of all time. Anand was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92, India's highest sporting honour. In 2007, he was the first sportsman to receive India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan. Harnessing the full potential of our mind and staying relevant in the context of advances in machines is something that all of us wrestle with as we go through our respective journeys. Chess is a great canvas fo...
2017-11-17
1h 41
Skylight Books Podcast Series
STEPHEN ELLIOTT DISCUSSES HIS COLLECTION OF ESSAYS SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT IT
Sometimes I Think About It (Graywolf Press) Building on the extraordinary storytelling that characterized his breakout book, The Adderall Diaries, Stephen Elliott tells a powerful story about outsiders and underdogs. Elliott traces his childhood with an abusive and erratic father, his life on the streets as a teenager, and his growing interest in cross-dressing and masochism. His search for dignity and happiness leads him to write of a man who loses his family in a rock slide, of the vexing realities of life in Palestine, and of a young man caught in the prison-industrial complex. And his abid...
2017-11-11
44 min