Temporada 1
Srinath Perur
Kuzhali Manickavel
Sameer Kulavoor
Priya Kuriyan
In this episode, Srinath Perur tells Vinayak Varma about the varied experiences and writing experiments that underpin his acclaimed career: starting with acrostic poetry and pornographic college newspapers to songwriting for the stage, academic research writing for his doctorate, using his camera as a visual notepad during his many travels, writing short stories (and winning short story prizes), translating fiction vs. non-fiction, making (and writing about) music, and much else. Srinath Perur writes on science, travel and books among other things and translates from Kannada. He is the author of If It's Monday It Must Be Madurai, a book on travelling with groups. He is the translator of Vivek Shanbhag's Ghachar Ghochar and Sakina's Kiss, and Girish Karnad's memoirs This Life At Play. He lives in Bengaluru. Srinath isn't on the socials, so go find him IRL at whatever local literary event he might next attend. And read his books and essays! -- Happy Accidents is a series of in-depth conversations with seasoned creative practitioners on process, mastery and authenticity in the age of AI. Visit www.happyaccidents.co.in to subscribe, get updates, and find social links. Find Vinayak Varma at www.mixtape.in and instagram.com/moralpanicbutton
In this episode, writer and artist Kuzhali Manickavel talks to Vinayak Varma about her journey from Canada to Bengaluru via Chidambaram, how her writing has been darkly absurd since her early childhood, why process continues to trump convenience, and what goes into her burgeoning visual arts practice. Kuzhali Manickavel's collections, chapbooks and zines are all available from Blaft Publications. Her first novel is A Compendium of Supernatural Entities Found in the Government Girls Higher Secondary School available from Angry Robot. Her work has also appeared in Granta, Strange Horizons, Rolling Stone, Agni, Subtropics, Michigan Quarterly Review and DIAGRAM. Find Kuzhali at www.kuzhalimanickavel.com and kuzhalimanickavel.bsky.social. -- Happy Accidents is a series of in-depth conversations with seasoned creative practitioners on process, mastery and authenticity in the age of AI. Visit www.happyaccidents.co.in to subscribe, get updates, and find social links. Find Vinayak Varma at www.mixtape.in and instagram.com/moralpanicbutton
In this episode, artist Sameer Kulavoor tells Vinayak Varma about how his shift from commercial art to fine art required a fundamental shift in how he viewed his practice as a whole; he discusses his views on generative AIs and how today's art students can use this moment to discover a more personal approach to creativity; and about how his work shapeshifts across scale and scope even while being governed by a singular concept. Some of the projects Sameer mentions in this interview: the Blued book, the Ghoda Cycle Project, Parfum Sassoon, Metromorphosis, and Brick by Brac. Visit www.sameerkulavoor.com to find out more about his work. Follow Sameer on Instagram at instagram.com/sam_kulavoor -- Happy Accidents is a series of in-depth conversations with seasoned creative practitioners on process, mastery and authenticity in the age of AI. Visit www.happyaccidents.co.in to subscribe, get updates, and find social links. Find Vinayak Varma at www.mixtape.in and instagram.com/moralpanicbutton
In this episode, Vinayak Varma talks to Priya Kuriyan, the acclaimed writer-illustrator and animator, about what it means to continue with a mainly traditional, hand-done illustration process despite a societal and industry-wide shift towards digital mediums and generative AI. Read "Beauty is Missing" by Priya Kuriyan here. Follow Priya at instagram.com/priyakuriyan -- Happy Accidents is a series of in-depth conversations with seasoned creative practitioners on process, mastery and authenticity in the age of AI. Visit www.happyaccidents.co.in to subscribe, get updates, and find social links. Find Vinayak Varma at www.mixtape.in and instagram.com/moralpanicbutton --
Welcome to Happy Accidents, a series of in-depth conversations with seasoned creative practitioners on process, mastery and authenticity in the age of AI. In this first episode, Vinayak Varma interviews Samanth Subramanian, the award-winning journalist and author of The Web Beneath the Waves, A Dominant Character, This Divided Island, and Following Fish. Subramanian has written for The Guardian, The New Yorker, The New York Times, WIRED, Granta, Harper's, Wall Street Journal, Mint, and several other major publications. He was the global news editor for Quartz, and is currently on the editorial board of Equator, the new magazine of politics, culture and art. Visit www.happyaccidents.co.in to subscribe, get updates, and find social links. Find Vinayak Varma at www.mixtape.in and instagram.com/moralpanicbutton Read more about Samanth Subramanian's work at samanth.in, and follow him at https://samanth.substack.com/ Subscribe to Equator magazine at equator.org