‘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

· Aug 21, 2022 · 12:30 pm

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

· Feb 21, 2020 · 07:30 am

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

· Apr 27, 2019 · 08:30 am

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

· Mar 03, 2019 · 07:00 am

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

· Feb 17, 2019 · 05:30 pm

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

· Jan 23, 2019 · 03:30 pm

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

· Jan 07, 2018 · 08:30 am

Eight things we learnt about translation on International Translation Day

It’s not just about taking books from one language into another.

Mohini Gupta

· Oct 10, 2017 · 08:30 am

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

· May 09, 2015 · 03:30 pm