Navratri on the MUNI and other poems | Saranya Subramanian | TEDxEMWS

These segments explore divinity through her perceived sufi motifs, the fight against political oppression, and kindness as a weapon against negativity. These are works that help the poet navigate that thin line between light and shadow, in a way that doesn't allow fear to pervade everyday life. "Saranya Subramanian is a poet, writer, and theatre practitioner based in Bombay. An MFA graduate from the University of San Francisco, her writing has been published in Frontline, Lithub, The Caravan, Madras Courier, Aainanagar, Outlook, Vayavya, Kitaab, the Museum of Art and Photography, Scroll, The Bombay Literary Magazine––to name a few. Her essay, “The Cockroach and I”, was published as an ebook by Penguin Random House after winning runner up to the Financial Times/Bodley Head Essay Prize, 2020. She runs The Bombay Poetry Crawl, an archival and research space dedicated to the 20th century Bombay Poets. And she writes because, well, it’s all that she can really do. " This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx