Smitha Radhakrishnan
I’m a thinker, a dancer, and a writer—in that order. A sociologist by training, I aim to dig beneath the surface of debates out there in the world as well as in my own experience. When I'm not writing or thinking, I'm dancing! Check out the latest projects of the dance collective I helped to found: www.natya.info, updated regularly!
Shows
Connecting Personal Issues to the Big Picture
I draw on my personal and research experiences to place common issues facing desis in a larger social and economic context. Weaving together narratives, opinion, and research with Indians on three co...
Recent Episodes
Episode 1: The Empire Writes Back
From 1962 Merchant-Ivory to 2007 Mira Nair, desis have been making art in English for a long long time. But are we ready for Bollywood in English? Some opening reflections on Desi films in English, ...
Episode 2: Desi Civic Sense
For details, check out the new blogcast and interface for Desi Dilemmas, www.desidilemmas.blogspot.com
We conclude the model minority series with some emails and thoughts from listeners and kickoff a new series on civic sense in India. We open it with some thoughts on an emerging mall culture in metro...