Kavita India: The Poets' Collective — Inaugural Online Series, July 2026

Archive

Recordings of readings, interviews, reflections on craft, documentation of oral traditions, and archives of translation — a growing resource for the poetic community.

Sample Recordings — Prototype Showcase

Malayalam
കവിതയുടെ ശീർഷകം

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Poet Name
4:32
Hindi
कविता का शीर्षक

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Poet Name
3:18
Bengali
কবিতার শিরোনাম

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Poet Name
5:07
Tamil
கவிதையின் தலைப்பு

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Poet Name
3:55
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Archive being built

After each event, recordings will be archived here — searchable by poet, language, and tradition. The inaugural July 2026 series will be the first to be archived.

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Sample Translation (Prototype Placeholder)

Malayalam Original → English Translation
Malayalam
ഒരു കവിതയ്ക്ക്
അർഥമുണ്ട്, ഭാഷ
കടക്കുമ്പോഴും—

അത് ജ്വലിക്കുന്നു
നിശ്ശബ്ദതയ്ക്കുള്ളിൽ,
വഴിതേടുന്നു.
English
A poem carries
meaning, even as language
crosses its own borders—

it burns
within the silence,
finding its way.

Sample Translation (Prototype Placeholder)

Hindi Original → English Translation
Hindi
शब्दों के पार
एक और भाषा है—
मौन की भाषा।

वहाँ कविता
जीवित रहती है,
बिना नाम के।
English
Beyond words
there is another language—
the language of silence.

There, poetry
remains alive,
without a name.

Translation archive growing

Side-by-side originals and translations from all Indian languages will be added as the collective's translation work develops.

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Oral Traditions Archive

Documentation of folk poetry, sung traditions, and oral transmission from across India. This archive will grow through the collective's fieldwork and community recordings.

Essays & Interviews

Conversations with poets, reflections on craft, and critical writing will be archived here after each event and journal issue.

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Events Archive

All Kavita India events are recorded and archived here after the livestream. The inaugural July 2026 series recordings will appear here from August 2026.

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