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Indian publishing turns the page on translations, as demand rises

Publishers point to growing appetite for varied voices, backed by private and public funding for translated works

Indian publishing turns the page on translations, as demand rises
Updated On : 13 Jun 2023 | 3:58 PM IST

Identities in a language

Chaudhury writes about the many kinds of Hindi she encountered as a translator - not one Hindi, but multiple branches, from high Sanskritised, artificial Hindi to the colloquial flavour of Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Brajbhasha

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Updated On : 18 Jun 2016 | 11:34 AM IST

The Salt Doll's story

It sets the tone for Vandana Mishra's lively memoir of her life as a theatre actress and a young girl growing up in a now-distant Mumbai

The Salt Doll's story
Updated On : 21 May 2016 | 12:08 AM IST

Bhisham Sahni's truths

Sahni's hard-wrested knowledge that violence is learned behaviour, that riots are planned, manufactured events, should haunt and warn us of what lies ahead

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Updated On : 26 Mar 2016 | 12:08 AM IST