Ministry of Culture
A Large number Indian classics, popular Indian works and literary masterpieces have been promoted into foreign languages by Sahitya Akademi: Sh . G. Kishan Reddy
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10 FEB 2022 6:36PM by PIB Delhi
Government of India has constantly taken various steps to promote/encourage the translation of Indian Literature into foreign languages through Sahitya Akademi (an autonomous body under M/o Culture). Over the years, the Akademi has promoted several Indian classics and popular Indian works into foreign languages such as The Ayodhya Canto of the Ramayana as told by Kamban from Tamil into English, Chemmeen from Malayalam into English and several Eastern European languages, Kavitavali by Tulsidas into English, Godaan by Premchand into English, Garambica Bapu by S.N. Pendse into English, Pather Panchali by Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyay into French, to name a few.
The Akademi has published translations of the following 10 books of 10 different Indian languages into Chinese, Russian and English:
- Surujmukhir Swapna by Syed Abdul Malik (Assamese)
- Arogyaniketan by Tara shankar Bandyopadhyay (Bengali)
- Vevishaal by Jhaverchand Meghani (Gujarati)
- Kavve Aur Kala Pani by Nirmal Verma (Hindi)
- Parva by S. L. Bhyrappa (Kannada)
- Manoj Dasanka Katha O Kahini by Manoj Das (Odia)
- Marhi Da Diva by Gurdial Singh (Punjabi)
- Sila NerangalilSila Manidargal by D. Jayakanthan (Tamil)
- Illu by R. Viswanatha Sastry (Telugu)
- Ek Chadar Maili Si by Rajinder Singh Bedi (Urdu)
Apart from the above mentioned translations and publications, the Akademi has published/translated a number of titles into foreign languages. The Publications of Indian Masterpieces translated in Foreign Languages to Promote Indian Literature Abroad are:
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Sl.No.
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Title
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Language Translated Into
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Herbert by Nabarun Bhattacharya
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German
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Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh
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Swedish
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KaattilOruMaan by Ambai
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French
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Bhartala Da Natya Shastra by KapilaVatsayan
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Russian
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Indian Short Stories by E.V. Ramakrishnan
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Russian
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Kabita
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Slovenian
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The Dual of the Heart
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English
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Bhoomi by AllamRajaiah from Telugu
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Spanish
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Joothan by Valmiki from Hindi
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Spanish
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Hajar Churashir Ma by Mahasweta Devi from Bengali
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Spanish
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I take this Woman by Rajinder Singh Bedi from Urdu/ English
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Spanish
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Short Stories of Suresh Joshi from Gujarati / English
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Spanish
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Vaadivaasal by C.S. Chellappa from Tamil
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Spanish
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SurajMukhirSwapna by Syed Abdul Malik
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Spanish
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18th Parallel by Ashokamitran from Tamil
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Spanish
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75 Poems of Pash
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Spanish
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The Eye of God
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Spanish
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Spider in the Web by D.R. Bendre from Kannada
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Spanish
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This information is given by the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region Shri G. Kishan Reddy in Rajya Sabha today.
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