Found In Translation
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A reader compiled this thread of 91 books from India translated into English and published in 2022
This comprehensive list reveals the depth and variety in translated literature from India.
Chittajit Mitra
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‘My Dear Teacher’: The winning piece of the Jawad Memorial Prize for Urdu-English Translation 2022
The winner, ‘My Dear Teacher’, is Sana R Chaudhry’s translation of Julien Columeau’s original Urdu story ‘Pyaare Ustaad.’
Julien Columeau & Sana R Chaudhry
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Nandana Dev Sen on how she translated her mother Nabaneeta’s poetry – in life and after her death
‘Acrobat’, Nandana Dev Sen’s translations of Nabaneeta Dev Sen’s Bengali poems, was published recently.
Nandana Dev Sen
Trending
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How Alexander the Great became Iskandar Zulkarnain, the legendary ancestor of Malay kings
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The curious case of Pran Puri, the 18th century travelling monk who was discovered and forgotten
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In Assam, a police crackdown on child marriage leaves a trail of crying women and broken families
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Two doctors argue that eggs are the gold standard for all proteins, and the most perfect food ever
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Mauritian Bhojpuri is being dressed in Hindu nationalist robes – and I’m in mourning
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‘Dancing backwards and in heels’: The delicate art of translating children’s literature
What can the publishing industry do to ensure that children read quality books in languages other than English?
Mini Shrinivasan
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International Translation Day: What is the social role of translation in contemporary India?
Can literary translation help in ‘national integration’?
N Kalyan Raman
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Discover the world (and India) through 20 books written and translated by women
Celebrating Women in Translation Month, August, with a selection of ten books from India and ten from other countries, translated into English.
Sayari Debnath
Video
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Watch: Tiger waits for trucks to pass before crossing busy highway
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Watch: Rishi Sunak mentions ‘dharma’ as his reason for taking up the job of UK PM
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Turkey earthquake: Scenes of horrifying devastation emerge across the affected region
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Watch: American DJ Diplo shows off batting skills during game of gully cricket with locals in Mumbai
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Watch: Shashi Tharoor, cricketer Sanju Samson join 12-year-old tennis prodigy Vedant Mohan in a game
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‘Authors are great, translators are not’: Shanta Gokhale on being a translator
Shanta Gokhale is the 2021 winner of the Sahitya Akademi award for English translation for Laxmibai Tilak’s ‘Smritichitre’.
Shanta Gokhale
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‘It’s a cultural encyclopaedia of modern India’: Annie Montaut, French translator of ‘Ret Samadhi’
‘I learned through Twitter that Ret Samadhi is impossible to translate, in any language.’
Annie Montaut
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NIF Translation Fellowship: The first three winners are translators from Bangla, Kannada and Marathi
The Rs 6-lakh awards go to each of the three projects, which involve translating historically significant non-fiction texts from India.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Amit Trivedi lets his music do the talking: ‘There’s one life. We take it way too seriously’
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Start the week with a film: Horses and a quietly thumping heart in ‘The Rider’
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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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‘Parasite’: Read the story that co-won the Jawad Memorial Prize 2021 for Urdu-to-English translation
Bilal Tanweer’s translation of ‘Parasite’ (‘Keera’) by Bilal Hasan Minto was the joint winner with Aalim Akhtar’s translation of ‘Hari Bol’ by Zakia Mashhadi.
Bilal Hasan Minto & Bilal Tanweer
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This translation of a historical novel asks whether the writer and the translator are joint authors
Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s translation from the Urdu of Khan Mahboob Tarzi’s ‘The Break of Dawn’ is as much the translator’s mission as the writer’s story.
Prerna Vij
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What a close reading of N Kalyan Raman’s translation of Ci Su Chellappa’s ‘Vaadivaasal’ reveals
How do you judge the quality of a translation?
Nakul Vac
The Field
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Davis Cup: Indian tennis slips to a new low and it must serve as a major wake-up call
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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup warm-ups: England beat South Africa in high-scoring match, India lose
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ISL: FC Goa held to draw by 10-man Odisha FC
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Football: Former Newcastle player Christian Atsu ‘stuck in debris’ after earthquake in Turkey
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Australia’s T20 World Cup winning captain Aaron Finch calls time on international cricket