The Best of 2021 - What’s The Chakkar?
What’s The Chakkar? Episode 14: This special end-of-year episode features our favourites of 2021, including music by LIFAFA; novels by S. Hareesh and Yaa Gyasi; and a roundup of the year’s best film/TV, including Sardar Udham. Featuring Ady Manral, Shaista Vaishnav, and Prateek Santram. Hosted by Karan Madhok.
Abdon Mech, AK VS AK, and Annie Zaidi - What's The Chakkar?
What’s The Chakkar? Episode 5: We’re listening to Abdon Mech; watching AK vs AK and Indian meta-cinema, and reading Annie Zaidi and Yaa Gyasi. Featuring Ady Manral, Urmi Bhattacheryya, and Shaista Vaishnav. Hosted by Karan Madhok.
Poetry by John Copley Alter: ‘In the proximity / of other gods—other sutras— / we muttered our creed—you // pecking / away at your manual typewriter— / carbon copies of personal letters / home—to the diaspora—we // noodling on the keyboard of happiness’