Indian author, Bhaswati Ghosh's journey as a writer. Her debut book, "Making Out in America" is slated for publication in 2006.
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Guest Blog: Supriya Kar
Published on 2010-08-26 16:46:00
Problems of Translation -- II This post is a continuation of Ms. Supriya Kar's previous post. She is doing her PhD in literary translation. Her research focuses on autobiographical writings of women from the Eastern Indian state of Orissa. Here, she discusses various problems of translation, particularly in the context of her work. Read Part 1 here Songs in Oriya: The songs and chants in Oriya are marked by lyricism and onomatopoeic qualities and have therefore been left untranslated. Th
Guest Blog: Supriya Kar
Published on 2010-08-13 12:08:00
Ms. Supriya Kar is doing her PhD in literary translation. Her research focuses on autobiographical writings of women from the Eastern Indian state of Orissa. Here, she discusses various problems of translation, particularly in the context of her work. Problems of Translation -- IIn my thesis, twenty-four excerpts selected from autobiographical writings by women in Oriya are translated into English. Women whose lives these excerpts record hail from different social classes and milieus and their s
Death's Grief by Rabindranath Tagore
Published on 2010-07-04 17:40:00
Translated by Bhaswati GhoshNote: Recently, I lost a loved one to cancer. Though not born into our family, the person had become family for us, and the death only showed me how attached I had been, without ever realizing that when the person was around. As I grappled with this loss, almost unable to accept the reality of it, I turned to Tagore for some solace. The piece below, part of Tagore's autobiography, reflects how he himself felt the depth of grief following his sister-in-law's death, and
