New Delhi, Hindi, Urdu or something in between. That was the core of an argument between the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan over the translation of a presidential address from English to Hindi that was to be read by Vice President Zakir Husain.Nehru...
CHANDIGARH: A local BJP leader here on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative for Sikhs and claimed that due to his efforts Gurbani is now being translated into 19 Indian languages as well as Spanish.The effort, which began to commemorate the 550th 'Prakash Parv' birth...
New Delhi, More than 30 stories, including previously untranslated stories, form the equivalent of "The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories", a new anthology of Bengali literature in English.The book, edited and translated by Arunav Sinha, is published by Penguin Rando House India (PRHI)...
Bhupendra Bahadur Chhetri and Sagar Chand author Bhupendra Bahadur Chhetri and Sagar Chand, Kathmandu [Nepal], a book containing speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in various countries and international forums from 2014 to 2024, to give Nepali readers an insight into India's global...
New Delhi: Non-fiction books written in 10 Indian languages, including Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Marathi, that highlight specific moments and movements from India's past to present, soon to be released under a new translation series from Penguin Will be available to English readers. Random House...
New Delhi [India]: Famous Lambadi writer Kethavath Somlal, awarded Padma Shri, has expressed his gratitude towards the Central Government. Somlal, awarded Padma Shri in the field of literature and education, is a resident of Telangana and has translated 701 Bhagwats. Geeta Shlokas in Lambadi...
'A Game of Fire' is the sequel to the same author's 'Hymns in Blood', which has been translated into English by Suri, who believed that stories of the pain of Partition should reach a wider audience familiar with the English language. In the process of translating his grandfather's books, he...
New Delhi: International Booker Prize-winning author Gitanjali Shrey and translator Daisy Rockwell will be releasing two new books in the next one year, Penguin Random House India (PRHI) has announced.While the first book, "Our City That Year," will be released later this year, "Once Elephants...
CHENNAI: Leading research institute IIT Madras and the National Program o Technology Enhanced Learning (NLE) have launched technical courses in local languages across the country, a top official said on Wednesday.Funded by the Education Ministry, N has formed a joint venture with various...
Novels depicting people struggling with the forces of nature, history or economics, from rural Argentina to communist East Germany, are among six finalists announced Tuesday for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction.The shortlist for the 50,000 pound ($63,000) prize includes...
The report by language learning platform Duolingo is based on a survey conducted in collaboration with YouGov to measure the attitudes of urban Indians towards language and expression.The findings revealed that more than half (51 percent) of Indians often incorporate unique phrases (from...