Guest post: Gouri Dange, “What not to do at a book launch”

Guest post: Gouri Dange, “What not to do at a book launch”

26 08 , 2013 No Comments
( Gouri Dange is a writer, editor and counsellor. She blogs at http://gouridange.blogspot.in/ . We have been friends on Facebook for a while now. I read this post
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Guest post: Arundhati Deosthale writes about her collaboration with Julia Kaergel

Guest post: Arundhati Deosthale writes about her collaboration with Julia Kaergel

22 08 , 2013 2 Comments
Arundhati Deosthale, co-founder A&A Book Trust, writes about her experience in translating the Mimi series into Hindi and her collaboration with award-winning German illustrator Julia
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Guest post: Arunava Sinha on translating for children and adults

Guest post: Arunava Sinha on translating for children and adults

22 08 , 2013 No Comments
  When I heard that Arunava Sinha would be attending JumpStart as a panelist. I wrote him immediately. I was curious to know if he changed
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Arunava Sinha on translating Buddhadeva Bose’s classic “Tithodore” and the future of translations.

Arunava Sinha on translating Buddhadeva Bose’s classic “Tithodore” and the future of translations.

22 08 , 2013 No Comments
  ( This was an interview with Arunava Sinha, translator, that I did in 2011 for the Hindu. The original url is here: http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/leave-nothing-out-add-nothing/article2539907.ece )   Arunava
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Translations, children’s literature, Jumpstart 2013

Translations, children’s literature, Jumpstart 2013

21 08 , 2013 2 Comments
    During my childhood I was fortunate to have read many stories published in the former Soviet Union. Some of my favourites were and
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Jumpstart, “Speaking in Tongues”, 29-30 Aug 2013, New Delhi

Jumpstart, “Speaking in Tongues”, 29-30 Aug 2013, New Delhi

18 08 , 2013 No Comments
Jumpstart is an annual platform provided in India by the German Book Office (GBO) that is targeted specifically at professionals within the children’s book industry,
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“No Child’s Play” Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

“No Child’s Play” Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

12 08 , 2013 No Comments
“Charming” is how Samit Basu describes No Child’s Play. Charming it certainly is. A novella written in Bengali (1990) and recently translated by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay.
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Idris Ali: Daftari ( Bookbinder)

Idris Ali: Daftari ( Bookbinder)

10 08 , 2013 3 Comments
(Guest post by Prof. Aloke Kumar. Reposted with his permission. 10 Aug 2013. ) IDRIS ALI : Daftari With Id passing away I missed Idris
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My interview with Shovon Chowdhury, published in the Hindu Literary Review, 4 Aug 2013

My interview with Shovon Chowdhury, published in the Hindu Literary Review, 4 Aug 2013

03 08 , 2013 1 Comment
( here is the original url to the story http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/people-need-stories/article4985459.ece ) Shovon Chowdhury talks about identifying the enemy, special places to write in, and his
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Shovon Chowdhury, “The Competent Authority” ( A review)

Shovon Chowdhury, “The Competent Authority” ( A review)

03 08 , 2013 No Comments
( My review of The Competent Authority has been published in the Hindu Literary Review. 4 Aug 2013. Here is the url. http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/a-satire-like-no-other/article4985460.ece ) The
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