translation
Chronicling Partition with Intizar Husain
A recently translated novel brings a new perspective on Partition to the English-speaking world.
Priyanka Lindgren | Mar 17, 2020
The art of translating Indra Bahadur Rai
Interview with Nepali author and translator Prawin Adhikari.
The Editors | May 10, 2018
Looking for voices
The landscape of literary translation in India leaves much to be explored.
Venkatesh M Swamy | Sep 01, 2016
Food for train journeys
Arunava Sinha’s collection of translated Bengali short stories offers a quirky mix of the expected and the unknown.
Supriya Chaudhuri | Jul 27, 2016
In lieu of a travelogue
Translations from a 1982 Serbian travelogue about Nepal appearing for the first time in English.
Lora Tomas | Oct 15, 2015
Ricefields
A first-time translation of the short story ‘Dhaan’ by Bengali writer Jyotirmoyee Devi
Jyotirmoyee Devi, translator Madhusree Mukerjee | Apr 05, 2013
Changing literature, changing country
Himal speaks to noted Nepali literary critic Khagendra Sangroula.
Weena Pun | Oct 15, 2012
Basava’s lesson
The 12th-century poet offers potential 'meeting points' for caste reconciliation
Githa Hariharan | Apr 01, 2010
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