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Mohini Gupta
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‘Banaras Talkies’ in translation is an adroit recreation of a wickedly funny campus novel in Hindi
Himadri Agarwal’s translation of Satya Vyas’s 2015 Hindi novel negotiates the gaps between Hindi and English imaginatively.
Mohini Gupta
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It’s International Mother Language Day. What is our relationship with our mother tongues?
The testimony of younger adults shows that English continues to occupy the top spot in a hierarchy of languages in India.
Mohini Gupta
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Asterix in Hindi: How do you translate a universal cultural memory?
Puneet Gupta and Dipa Chaudhuri have translated four Asterix comic albums into Hindi, with more to come.
Mohini Gupta
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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Do literary translations need financial patronage? Ask Kalpana Raina, who has been doing just that
The US-based Raina is behind an initiative to foster translated literature in India.
Mohini Gupta
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What we talk about when we talk about translation (and its joys): Views from translators in the UK
A mash-up of conversations with the renowned international translators Ros Schwartz and Daniel Hahn during their visits to the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Mohini Gupta
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11 translators from around the world you shouldn’t miss at this year’s Jaipur Literature Festival
Most of them will participate in Jaipur Bookmark, where the focus is on publishing, bookselling and translations.
Mohini Gupta
Video
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Translations remain the focus at this year’s Jaipur BookMark. Six sessions you shouldn’t miss
The parallel segment of the Jaipur Literature Festival puts the spotlight on the business of publishing and the world of translations.
Mohini Gupta
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Eight things we learnt about translation on International Translation Day
It’s not just about taking books from one language into another.
Mohini Gupta
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Photographs: scenes from the Sangam House writers’ residency
One of the seven writers who get to spend a few weeks here in a tranquil but stimulating setting and do what they do best – write undisturbed – does a show-and-tell.
Mohini Gupta
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future