Literature Across Borders
Published in the wake of the International Booker Prize win for Heart Lamp by Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi, this special digital edition from The Hindu explores how Indian literature travels across languages—and what gets transformed along the way.
In a country where language is identity, culture, and memory, translation is not just a literary act; it is a bridge. This collection brings together some of the most insightful voices in the field: writers, translators, publishers, and scholars reflecting on the art, politics, and emotion behind Indian writing in English translation.
What's Inside
Explore 11 essays and interviews that decode the invisible yet powerful force of translation in Indian literature:
· Lost and found in translation By Urvashi Butalia
· Discovering the world of Kannada in English By N.S. Gundur
· I made it a point to translate with an accent Interview with Deepa Bhasthi by Preeti Zachariah
· How Perumal Murugan broke the glass ceiling By Kannan Sundaram
· Cross-cultural currents and literary inventions in Malayalam literature By Navamy Sudhish
· From 'anuvad' or translation to 'samvad' and dialogue By Anuj Kumar
· Two-way bridge: The Journey of Marathi literature By Prathmesh Kher
· Stories from unheard corners of the Northeast By Sudipta Datta
· The art of assembling a glossary By Mini Krishnan
· Catching the nuances of original texts By Ramya Kannan
· The anxieties of the Indian translator By Arunava Sinha
Each chapter offers a unique perspective, revealing how translation shapes what we read, how we understand it, and who gets heard.
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