INTERVIEWS
The Interviews
The Interview: Malashri Lal
A writer, poet & academic
Rachna Singh, Editor, The Wise Owl, talks to Malashri Lal, writer and academic, with twenty-four books to her credit. Malashri retired as Professor, English Department, University of Delhi. Her books include Tagore and the Feminine, and The Law of the Threshold: Women Writers in Indian English. Co-edited with Namita Gokhale is the ‘goddess trilogy’, and also Betrayed by Hope: A Play on the Life of Michael Madhusudan Dutt which received the Kalinga Fiction Award. Lal’s poems Mandalas of Time has recently been translated into Hindi as Mandal Dhwani. She is currently Convener, English Advisory Board of the Sahitya Akademi. Honours include the prestigious ‘Maharani Gayatri Devi Award for Women’s Excellence’.
The Interview: Chandralekha Dubey
A Dot Mandala Specialist
Rachna Singh, Editor, The Wise Owl, talks to Chandralekha Dubey, an artist who specializes in mandala dot painting. Chandralekha’s work is inspired by animals and Nature, and she uses acrylics paints and textures to give an added dimension to her work. Her work has been exhibited in prestigious galleries across the globe. The Wise Owl connected with her at The World Art Dubai.
