Library Of India
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Locked down, born again: Covid-19 and the search for Indian Francophone literature
Franco-Tamilian writer Ari Gautier traces the history and future of French writing out of India.
Ari Gautier
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International Translation Day: Translated books that translators from Indian languages recommend
September 30 is observed around the world as International Translation Day.
Scroll Staff
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‘There is no god in that temple, said the hermit’: Rabindranath Tagore wrote this poem in 1900
A translation of Tagore’s poem ‘Deeno Daan’ (’Destitute Donation’).
Rabindranath Tagore
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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Vani Jayaram (1945-2023): Remembering the versatile singer through some of her live performances
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Blocking of BBC Modi documentary violates Indians’ rights, say over 500 scientists and academicians
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‘Repentance’: Read this short story by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay on his 125th birth anniversary
Unusually for the acclaimed Bengali writer (born on September 12, 1894) the story is set not in rural Bengal but in Goa.
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
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July 13, 1905: A Namboodiri woman is convicted of adultery and made an outcaste. This is her story
The first edition of ‘Outcaste’, the English translation of Matampu Kunhukuttan’s Malayalam novel ‘Brushte’, was published in 1996.
Mini Krishnan
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Five translated books by Indian women that you should read in this #WomenInTranslation month
August is celebrated as Women In Translation Month worldwide to bring attention to the works of women writing across languages.
Urvashi Bahuguna
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Watch: Adele moved to tears as fan shows up with picture of his late wife to her Las Vegas show
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Vani Jayaram (1945-2023): Remembering the versatile singer through some of her live performances
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Eco India, Episode 213: How saving the most common creatures can help us protect our planet better
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Reviving the past: A literary collective is translating 100 classic novels across Indian languages
The first set of books is expected to be out within a year.
Bhavya Dore
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‘Who will be left to live peacefully ever after?’: 10 conversations on communalism by Asghar Wajahat
Translated by Rakhshanda Jalil, ten piercing conversations on hate, riots and religious discrimination.
Asghar Wajahat & Rakhshanda Jalil
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On Baisakhi, two classic short stories that capture the spirit of Punjab
A love for food and celebration through English translations of stories by two legendary Punjabi writers.
Nanak Singh, Amrita Pritam & Nirupama Dutt
The Reel
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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‘Faraaz’ review: A shallow exploration of 2016 Dhaka terror attack
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‘The Whale’ review: Brendan Fraser is the heart of soul of redemption saga
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‘I Don’t Have Wings’: Arvind Krishna Mehrotra on the works of Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla
The full text of poet and scholar Arvind Krishna Mehrotra’s address at the ‘Against Storytelling’ symposium.
Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
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Welcome to the graveyard of rare books, also known as the Saulat Public Library, Rampur
Priceless editions of Urdu, Persian and English lie in neglect as no one cares to maintain a library that should have been a national treasure.
Daniel Jacobius Morgan
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What is untranslatable? Ten translators from Indian languages list their candidates
From auditory effects to cultural back stories, a range of things that translators find almost impossible to express in another language.
Shashank Bhargava
The Field
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IND vs AUS: Visitors practice with Mahesh Pithiya who has an eerie resemblance to R Ashwin’s action