This episode features a conversation with Nandan, a filmmaker and writer from Keralam, India. After training and working as a civil engineer, Nandan moved to Mumbai to pursue his passion for filmmaking. As an author, he has published four books: The Dream Balloon, Manam, New Desertlands, and Click, and he has also contributed to several comic anthologies. Nandan’s films, including Breath and Dreaming of Words, have been screened at festivals and academic conferences around the world. Our discussion mostly focuses on the latter, Dreaming of Worlds, which explores the life and work of Njattyela Sreedharan, an elementary school drop-out who embarked on a 25-year quest to compile a dictionary connecting four major Dravidian languages. The documentary earned Nandan the National Film Award as both director and producer. Listeners can watch the film with English subtitles for free on YouTube.
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