Navigating Translations in Multilingual India. A Personal Response
Navigating Translations in Multilingual India. A Personal Response
Author(s): Meenakshi BharatSubject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Translation Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: The Indian subcontinent; multilingualism; translation; orientalist translation; colonialist translation; self-translation; children’s literature
Summary/Abstract: In multicultural, multilingual India, languages are constantly engaged in a colloquy, thus making the translational exercise a living, continuous attribute of subcontinental existence. This essay is a reflection on the purpose and pertinence of the exercise of translation in the context of a deeply personal engagement with it in a constantly changing and complex politico-historical matrix. Revisiting both gratifying and frustrating translational experiences over the years, I attempt to uncover its value to humanity and its long-term impact as a bridge between different linguistic cultures.
Journal: Rocznik Komparatystyczny
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 323-338
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
