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Missed in translation

Literary awards are not just assessments of particular authors. Like books, awards too have a context of reception, telling us about larger cultural trends. The recent announcement that Kunwar Narain had won the Jnanpith Award was no surprise. These comparisons are often awkward, but there is l  ....Read more

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kamayani by jaishankar prasadBy: myron nahum | Saturday , 25 Apr '09 10:33:03 AM Reply | Forward I have been shocked to find that the summary of the storyof the above classic is not available anywhere.All sites,as your one is, are intersted in advertisements and speeches but completely unaware of such serious lapses.Regards.
HiBy: Kaushik | Thursday , 27 Nov '08 13:06:16 PM Reply | Forward Interesting article. I feel Hindi has lost out because of the following points:1. It is not a very fluid language. In that sense, it is worse than Samskrt which it tries to replace. Samskrt has a scientific, classical aura which Hindi lacks.2. Lack of abundant and good quality literature.3. The forcible imposition of Hindi by making it a national language (esp so in South India where it tried to overpower the classical and beautiful Thiamizh and the deep rooted Kannada and Telugu) has caused severe problems beyond the realm of language or art. India, primarily, should keep away from the idea of having a single national language. Language cannot force unity / identities. What is said using the language can.4. Lack of education in the "Hindi" belt - This is the probable cause of point 2, if you discredit point 1.5. Without tatsam (Samskrt words used directly in Hindi) words, hindi sounds poor and is not very pleasing to the ears.
Response to Mr. KaushikBy: Durgesh K Rai | Thursday , 11 Dec '08 10:47:03 AM Reply | Forward This is a response to Kausik who seems either a confused north-indian elite or a firm believer of "cassical and buetiful" Thiamizh. Dear Mr. Kausik although i partially aggree and largelly disagree with you on your most of the observations on degradation of the Hindi language, I strongly disagree with you on your observation that Hindi lacks abundant and good quality literature.I feel you just lack even basics about the language you are commenting onpon. If you can, please read just one or two authors like Jaishankar Prasad, Ageya, Nagarjun to name few, i am sure you will realise the quality and deepness of the language.Hope to see your response.RegardsDurgesh
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