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Maharashtra to translate all of Phule’s works into 7 languages
The entire works of social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule will be translated into seven languages, Maharashtra culture minister Ashish Shelar announced on Thursday at a translation workshop marking Phule's bicentennial. The languages…
The entire works of social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule will be translated into seven languages, Maharashtra culture minister Ashish Shelar announced on Thursday at a translation workshop marking Phule's bicentennial. The languages are Hindi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Telugu, Bengali and Gor Banjara.
The state's cultural affairs department runs Sahitya Akademis for each of these languages. The 861-page volume 'Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Samagra Vangmay', published in 2012, will be translated through these academies. Shelar said the goal is to make quality Marathi literature available in other languages and vice versa.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The bicentennial of Jyotiba Phule (1827-1890), the social reformer who championed anti-caste education and women's rights, comes as Maharashtra's political parties compete to claim his legacy. Marathi is the primary language of only one of the seven target languages, the others represent linguistic communities with significant populations in Maharashtra or neighbouring states. The state's Sahitya Akademis are extensions of the cultural affairs department, not the national Sahitya Akademi. The 861-page Samagra Vangmay is the most comprehensive collected works edition available. Translation into Sanskrit, a classical language not widely spoken, signals a symbolic elevation of Phule's status. The next milestone will be the completion date for the first translated volumes, which has not been announced.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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