Indian Ambassador and poet Abhay K. discusses diplomacy, poetry, Octavio Paz, Buddhist thought, Nalanda University, and why he chose to write about Africa. We also explore the long and rich tradition of the writer-diplomat, and why so many writers—including Dante, Chaucer, Pablo Neruda, Sergio Pitol, and many others—have also served as diplomats.
Abhay K. is currently the Indian Ambassador to Azerbaijan and is stationed in Baku. His latest poetry collection, The Alphabets of Africa, is published by Penguin India.
Literature & Geopolitics Podcast focuses on long-form conversations with important writers from around the world, with a particular emphasis on authors who deserve a wider audience in North America and more broadly, among English-language readers.
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