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Jibanta Shikarer Setu is a groundbreaking collaborative translation project that bridges the linguistic and cultural gap between Khasi and Bengali literature. Led by Mrinmoy Pramanick, assistant professor and recent “Sahitya Akademi Awardee,” this innovative classroom initiative engaged students of the Department of Comparative Indian Language and Literature, University of Calcutta in a collective effort to translate Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih’s The Yearning of Seeds. This book not only balances preserving the original poetic form and cultural nuances but also intensely delves into the rich cultural and political undertones of the Northeast, exploring themes of love, loss, identity, and social justice by rendering Khasi poetry, including haiku and senryu, into Bengali, bridging linguistic and cultural divides, and making the work accessible to a wider readership. This collaborative translation project not only offers a valuable contribution to the field of literature and translation but also highlights the transformative power of collective learning. By bringing Khasi poetry to a wider Bengali audience, Jibanta Shikarer Setu fosters intercultural understanding and appreciation for diverse literary traditions.
Poet:
Kinpham Singh Nongkinrih was born in 1964 in Sohra, Meghalaya. He writes in Khasi and English. In addition to The Yarning of Seeds , his poetry collections include Moments and The Siev . He is the author of Around the Hearth: Khasi Legends and co-editor of Dancing Earth: An Anthology of Poetry from North-East India . He is the recipient of the First North-East Poetry Award (Tripura, 2004) and the Bir Shankar Shah-Raghunath Shah National Award for Literature (Madhya Pradesh, 2008). He currently teaches at North Eastern Hill University.
Genre: Poetry, Translation, North-east Indian Literature, Collaborative Translation
Publication Year: 2024
Publisher: Calcutta Comparatists 1919
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Toto Shabda Sangrah or Toto Word Book is not only an initiative to archive Toto language, but also a small dictionary of daily essential words of three languages, Toto, Bengali and English. This collection is a historic work for it is the first collection of Toto words. This collection will guide the new generation who want to learn this language and direct them towards practice of the Toto knowledge system. Furthermore, it provides all with an important tool to translate in Toto language or from Toto language to Bengali or English. This book includes the introduction of Dr Mrinmoy Pramanick and a foreword from Prof Dipak Roy with an author’s note.
Author
Sri Bhakta Toto was born on 5th April 1964 in Totopara village of Alipurduar district. Currently, he is employed at the only bank in the village. He regularly writes to extend Toto literature. He has written many stories and poems. For the longest time, he has created this collection of words to help various researchers with the Toto language. He is an activist for the preservation of the language and culture of the Toto community and is one of the guardians of the Toto community.
Genre: Language, Linguistics, Word Book, Dictionary, Endangered Language, Toto Language
Publication Year: 2023
Publisher: Bhasha Samsad & Calcutta Comparatists 1919
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