Yukti Saumya translates “Yeh Hain Jamia Ki Ladkiyan,” a poem by Amir Aziz Exposing the Shahs of the world, With their gestures, revolutions unfurl, These are the girls of Jamia. And patriarchy’s garb gets ripped to shreds, People clear out the path ahead, When they resolve to take on the streets, these girls of Jamia. […]
Krithi Ganesh translates a fragment from an unfinished novel written by Wolfgang Herrndorf 1. After all, being crazy simply means you’re crazy, not daft. Because a lot of people think that they’re completely daft—weirdos—just because they wander around strangely and scream and shit on the pavement and whatnot. And that’s true. But it doesn’t feel […]
An excerpt from Shahikant Mishr’s book, translated by Prerna Vij There was chaos at the Katihar Zila Hospital. The senior doctor was very anxious. She couldn’t decide anything, after all what could she even do? Such a complicated case! Should they save the child or the mother– they did not even have that option! The […]
An excerpt from Usha Priyamvada’s novel, translated by Charvi Koul Kaushalya ji’s phone call left Sushma surprised but she still invited her to visit. When she returned home from college she gave Bhauri instructions to get some things for evening tea and then started cleaning her room. She wanted Kaushalya ji to see how well […]
A short story by Wajida Tabassum, translated by Akshaj Awasthi Bade Chacha left the cell-like chamber abutting the drawing room, closely followed by Genda Khala who was holding onto his kurta. She looked bewildered and afraid. ‘What will I do now, huzoor? I won’t be able to hide this secret forever!’ Chacha Miyan looked at […]
Dr Pratishtha Pandya is a poet and translator working across Gujarati and English, whose first collection “Lalala…” (ળળળ…) has been published by Navjivan Samprat. She works with the People’s Archive of Rural India as a writer, editor, and translator. From translating nirguna poetry into Gujarati to foregrounding women’s writing from Gujarat, Dr Pandya is involved in various […]
Yogesh Maitreya opens up questions of caste, representation, and translation in the publishing sphere. In 1936, Babasaheb Ambedkar was invited by Jat-Pat Todak Mandal from Lahore to deliver a speech. A draft of the speech was sent to the secretary of the Mandal. The secretary, after reading it, felt uncomfortable and requested Ambedkar to make […]
Shruthi Vishwanath reflects on Bhakti and the self through songs in translation. Mungi udali aakashi tine gilile suryashi thor navlav zahala vanzhe putra prasavla vinchu patalashi zay shesh matha vandi pay mashi vyali ghar zhali dekhon muktai hasali An ant flew into the sky, she swallowed the sun Surprise! Surprise! A barren woman gave birth […]
Madhuri Lalwani responds to Writing Back, in Translation by Robert J. C. Young ‘Translators’, we are told, ‘want to translate, love to translate’. Do they love to translate, or love in order to translate? – Robert Young, Writing Back, in Translation Reading these lines, I wonder if it can be a question, with a lurking […]
A riveting introduction to A Multilingual Nation: Translation and Language Dynamic in India , edited by Rita Kothari and published by Oxford University Press in 2018. When I said the only language I speak is not mine, I did not say it was foreign to me. There is a difference. Derrida A panel discussion on […]