In this episode, I am joined by N. Kalyan Raman, a celebrated translator of modern and contemporary Tamil fiction and poetry into English. Our conversation will explore his journey as a translator, the Tamil literary milieu, the process of text selection, the power and significance of translation, the dynamic between author and translator, the challenges faced by translators, and the broader goal of fostering a more robust literary discourse around translated works.
References:
- N Kalyan Raman: Website, X, Published Works
- Ashokamitran, Sundara Ramaswamy, D. Jayakanthan, Subramania Bharati, Perumal Murugan, Vaasanthi, Devibharathi, Poomani
- Heart Lamp: Selected Stories by Banu Mushtaq, translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhashti
- Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated from Hindi by Daisy Rockwell
- Pyre by Perumal Murugan, translated from Tamil by Aniruddhan Vasudevan
- Poonachi: Or the Story of a Black Goat by Perumal Murugan, translated from Tamil by N Kalyan Raman
- One Part Woman by Perumal Murugan, translated from Tamil by Aniruddhan Vasudevan
- Chowringhee by Sankar, translated from Bengali by Arunava Sinha
- Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag, translated from Kannada by Srinath Perur
- A Southern Harvest (Katha Regional Fiction), edited by Githa Hariharan
- Farewell, Mahatma: Stories, The Solitude of a Shadow by Devibharathi, translated from Tamil by N Kalyan Raman
- Breaking Free: A Novel by Vaasanthi, translated from Tamil by N Kalyan Raman
- Vaadivaasal, the Arena by C.S. Chellappa, translated from Tamil by N Kalyan Raman
- Vaadivaasal, the Arena by C.S. Chellappa, adapted by Perumal Murugan and Appupen [Graphic Novel]
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Boats Against the Current: The Kongunadu novels of Perumal Murugan by N Kalyan Raman
- Why Perumal Murugan’s “One Part Woman” is Significant to the Debate on Freedom of Expression in India by N Kalyan Raman
- Indian judge rules novelist silenced by nationalist pressure ‘be resurrected’ by Vidhi Doshi
- Nirmal Verma, Krishna Sobti, Mahasweta Devi, Sunil Gangopadhyay
- The JCB Prize for Literature has shut down. What else has ended with it? by Arunava Sinha
- Susan Santag: Quotes on reading and translation
- Walter Benjamin: The task of the translator
