Indian Poetry's Shift to Social Media and Meena Kandasamy on Writing and Cancel Culture
Indian poetry is experiencing a transformation as it moves from traditional venues like literary magazines and kavi sammelans to social media platforms, especially short-form videos such as reels. This shift has expanded audiences and diversified creators, with poets in multiple languages gaining large followings online. Meanwhile, novelist and poet Meena Kandasamy reflects on the role of writing, cancel culture, and the challenges of separating art from the artist amid contemporary debates about abusive figures in literature.
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thefinancialexpress broke this story on 5 Sept, 04:41 pm. Other outlets followed.
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