Chandigarh, Nov 23:n A vast amount of rich treasure trove of knowledge remains buried in manuscripts that have not been translated so far, said great scholar and indologist Padamshree Dr Bibek Debroy, the current Chairmanj of the Prime Minister's National Economic Advisory Council.
He said that according to Natuional Manuscript Mission of India, there are over 3.5 million such manuscripts in the country, but according to another estimate they number over 40 million, in Sanskrit, Pali and many other undeciphered and forgotten languages,and 95 percent of these have still not been translated.
The best way, Dr Debroy advised was to read them in their original Sanskrit and Pali languages to clearly understand the real intent and content of these writings which contain information that is of perennial importance in living, legal, administrative in nature.
Dr Deboy who has published Mahabharta in 10 volumes, besides Bhagavad Gita, the Harivansa, the Vedas and Mamik Ramayana, Bhagavata Purana, etc, quoted extensively extempore from scriptures and the challenge it poses in finding right expressions in English for Sanskrit terms.
SUDEEP SEN , widely recognised as a major new generation voice in world literature voiced similar opinion who has recently translated Kaifi Azmi's poetry that the most challenging task in translation is to match the intonations and rhythm of original poetry while translating in English.
CLS Chairperson Dr Sumita Misra read out excerpts from her book of poems from 'Petrichor', and said that poetry is a very personalised experience both for the writer as well as the reader who also owns it up to internalise in one's own way.
CLS Chairperson Dr Sumita Misra read out excerpts from her book of poems from 'Petrichor', and said that poetry is a very personalised experience both for the writer as well as the reader who also owns it up to internalise in one's own way.
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