Bhashavaad

The second Bhashavaad: National Translation Conference is being organised by the Centre in partnership with The New India Foundation on the 29th and 30th of August at the India International Centre, New Delhi.

Over two days of keynotes, panels, and conversations, BHASHAVAAD 2.0 will bring together translators, writers, publishers, and scholars working across Indian languages to reflect on the practice, politics, and possibilities of translation in contemporary India.

BHASHAVAAD 2.0: NATIONAL TRANSLATION CONFERENCE

Presented in partnership with The New India Foundation

Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, India International Centre, New Delhi

Friday, August 29th & Saturday, August 30th

To Register: https://forms.gle/vySyPub8rBZ8iuw3A

For Queries: translation@ashoka.edu.in

PROGRAMME

FRIDAY, 29th AUGUST

[2:00 pm – 2:15 pm] Registration

[2:20 pm – 2:40 pm] Opening Remarks & Overview of the Centre’s Projects

[2:45 pm – 3:35 pm] (In)visible Translators
Arunava Sinha, Sukrita Paul Kumar, Tejaswini Niranjana, and Sara Rai
in conversation with Vighnesh Hampapura

[3:40 pm – 4:30 pm] Translation, Print, and Publics
Aakriti Mandhwani, Ashutosh Potdar, Vineet Kumar, and N Kalyan Raman
in conversation with Gopal Jain

[4:35 pm – 5:25 pm] Translating Lives
Abhijit Kothari, Awadhesh Tripathi, Niraja Gopal Jayal, and Matt Reeck
in conversation with Diya Isha

[5:30 pm – 05:55 pm] High Tea

[6:00 pm – 6:35 pm] Keynote Address
Speaker: Peggy Mohan | Chair: Ira Pande

[6:40 pm – 7:30 pm] Writing Women, Translating Women
Sumitra Mehrol, Urvashi Butalia, Saba Bashir, and A Revathi
in conversation with Kamna Singh

[7:35 pm – 7:45 pm] Unveiling of the Centre’s Published Books

[7:50 pm – 8:30 pm] ‘No Story is Small’
Deepa Bhasthi and Sana Goyal
in conversation with Sayari Debnath

SATURDAY, 30th AUGUST

[10:00 am – 10:50 am] Translating Knowledge
Tridip Suhrud, Rita Kothari, Manish Sabharwal, and Ritu Menon
in conversation with Supriya Chaudhuri

[10:55 am – 11:25 am] Multilingual Translation Readings
Darshayata Deka, Shaanba Arambam, Sarib Bhat, Aadrit Banerjee, and Hariomm Pati

[11:30 am – 11:45 am] Tea

[11:50 am – 12:40 pm] Translation, Technology, and Language Futures
Rahi Soren, Karthick Narayanan, Kalika Bali, and V Ramaswamy
in conversation with Yauvanika Chopra

[12:45 pm – 1:45 pm] Lunch Break

[1:50 pm – 2:40 pm] Translating the Hidden
Prashant Ingole, Laura Brueck, Ajay Navaria, and Khalid Jawed
in conversation with Rita Kothari

[2:45 pm – 3:35 pm] The Economics of Translation
Ajay Jain, Vaishali Mathur, Arun Maheshwari, and Suchismita Ghosh
in conversation with Neeta Gupta

[3:40 pm – 3:55 pm] Tea

[4:00 pm – 4:50 pm] Translation and Copyright
Dahlia Sen Oberoi, Kanishka Gupta, Ravi Deecee, and Poulomi Chatterjee
in conversation with Rahul Matthan

[4:55 pm – 5:45 pm] Translating Bhakti
Pratishtha Pandya, Jerry Pinto, NS Gundur, and Rana Safvi
in conversation with Tanay Sane

[5:50 pm – 6:00 pm] Conclusion and Vote of Thanks