The Deceiver by Ashapurna Devi
Jharna Sanyal (Translator) The Deceiver1 The taxi zoomed past the two men gaping at it. They stood for a while… Read More »The Deceiver by Ashapurna Devi
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‘I resisted reading translation theory before I translated’ : A journey from reading to translating
Maithreyi Karnoor My earliest memories of stories are of my mother reading Asterix (as-tay-rix as she called it) to… Read More »‘I resisted reading translation theory before I translated’ : A journey from reading to translating
Disappearance by Bitan Chakraborty
Kiriti Sengupta (Translator) Translated from Bengali The black smoke ascends along a straight line. It will fade into air… Read More »Disappearance by Bitan Chakraborty
Extracts from Treats in Translation
Amita Ray (Translator) Extract from Rabindranath Tagore’s short story “POSTMASTER” The postmaster with a sigh picked up… Read More »Extracts from Treats in Translation
In the House of Allah by Ismail Darbesh
V. Ramaswamy (Translator) The mosque is the house of Allah. It lies at the very heart of the lives… Read More »In the House of Allah by Ismail Darbesh
An Excerpt from Yogis of the Himalaya
Anwesa Chattopadhyay (Translator) Extracted from Yogis of the Himalaya by Guru Prasad Chattopadhyay (Translated from the Bengali version of the… Read More »An Excerpt from Yogis of the Himalaya
The Road Travelled in Translation
Nabanita Sengupta As I read the news of the passing away of Robert Bly, the American poet, critic, translator, and… Read More »The Road Travelled in Translation
Translating the Transition: The Land of Lost Winters
Subhadeep Paul We don’t have winters anymore. What we have instead are less hot extended summers. We celebrate ecotone in… Read More »Translating the Transition: The Land of Lost Winters