'Counting and Cracking': in conversation with S. Shakthidharan

Published: Dec. 10, 2020, 6:44 a.m.

\u2018In Tamil we don\u2019t say goodbye. Only, I will go and come back.\u2019\u2018\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bc7\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95, \u2018\u0baa\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u2019 \u0b8e\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb2 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd.\u2019\nIn this episode we speak with S. Shakthidharan, a writer, director, musician and producer of film and theatre who grew up in Western Sydney and has Sri Lankan heritage and Tamil ancestry.\xa0\nWe discussed Shakthi's multi-award-winning, multilingual play, Counting and Cracking, which\xa0traverses countries and decades to bring us an epic tale of family, love and politics.\xa0\nSee more of Shakthi's work at kurinji.com.au