Meet Sukrita Paul Kumar, poet and critic, in this episode 23 of Cine Ink Podcast Series Kitaab Kaulum. In conversation with broadcaster Achala Sharma, Sukrita shares her thoughts on her latest book of poetry in English ‘Vanishing Words’ published by Hawakal in India.

Born in Kenya, Sukrita now lives in Delhi and is the Routledge Series Co Editor of “Writer in Context” Series. Her co-edited book on the eminent writer Krishna Sobti is the first in the series. Formerly a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, Sukrita was an invited poet at the International Writing Programme, Iowa, USA, and Hong Kong Baptist University. Earlier, she held the prestigious Aruna Asaf Ali Chair at Delhi University.

Amongst her critical books are Narrating Partition and Conversations on Modernism. Her translations include Nude, a book of poems by Vishal Bhardwaj, and Blind (HarperCollins).

In the segment ‘Book Club’, where listeners of Kitaab Kaulum review their favourite books, Soofia Shani talks about a hugely popular Hindi novel ‘Aapka Bunty’ by Mannu Bhandari.