This book presents a comprehensive account of the theory and practice of translation in India in combining both its functional and literary aspects. It explores how the cultural politics of globalization is played out most powerfully in the realm of popular culture, and especially the role of translation in its practical facets, ranging from the fields of literature and publishing to media and sports.
This compendium of nine papers, presented at the IACLALS conference held at Karnataka University, Dharwad, presents a rich and layered debate on the role and place of translation in the postcolonial context. Using a variety of linguistic and cultural contexts—Kannad, Kashmiri, English and Hindi, it interrogates translation practices for their complicity with the so-called colonial politics as well as to bring out the linguistic, cultural, and political ...