Category: Anti-Caste Literature

Dalit writers – Savarna translators

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Post date February 22, 2022
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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 […]

The ant swallowed the sun

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Post date February 22, 2022
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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 […]