The Translation Lab features excerpts from translations in progress by students at Ashoka University.
Three Coffins
Author: Wajida Tabassum
Translator: Akshaj Awasthi
Languages: from Urdu to English
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!’…
Pachpan Khambhe Lal Deewarein
Author: Usha Priyamvada
Translator: Charvi Koul
Languages: from Hindi to English
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…
Non-Resident Bihari
Author: Shahikant Mishr
Translator: Prerna Vij
Languages: from Hindi to English
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…
Pictures Of Your True Love: An Unfinished Novel
Author: Wolfgang Herrndorf
Translator: Krithi Ganesh
Languages: from German to English
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…
These Are The Girls of Jamia
Author: Amir Aziz
Translator: Yukti Saumya
Languages: from Hindi to English
(Image credits: Ponvannan)
Exposing the Shahs of the world,
With their gestures, revolutions unfurl,
These are the girls of Jamia…