The Poetry of Radical Female Fighters: Meena Kandasamy on Translating Women from the Tamil Eelam

Chennai-born Meena Kandasamy is an award-winning novelist and poet, best known for her book When I Hit You. She started translating at the age of eighteen and has worked on speeches and writings by activist and politician Thol. Thirumavalavan, writer Salma, Tamil Eelam poets, and many more. Her

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