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Indian English and ‘Vernacular’ India examines the uneasy relationship of English with Indian languages by tracing its lineage in India and reassessing its character in the age of globalization. Rather than arguing for the precedence of Indian languages, this volume examines the position and impact of English vis-à-vis the contexts of culture and society, and identifies translation and Indian English as open channels of communication between ...
The book addresses aspects relating to theory and practice of translation studies. It delves into issues like translation culture and translating hybrid language texts, identity affirmation/appropriation in translation, the translation scenario in multilingual and monolingual nations, the author as translator and translation of children's literature. The papers explore the translation situation in India and try to establish principles based on pragmatics. ...
South Indian Vegetarian cuisine is not only fast to cook but fun to eat. It uses the bare minimum of oil and is characterized by its imaginative use of spices. An old family friend ahs an interesting anecdote to relate about the first idli his family was given by their new Tamil neighbours-They had never seen an idli before and thought that they were uncooked food to be fried and eaten! Now, of course, every one in India has seen and eaten dosai and idli, and ...