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Social change in unchanging India and the dilemmas of a feminist man
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New Delhi, July 4 : Feminist men do exist! Social injustice - against women and lower castes, unchanging India, migratory traditions, and cultural baggage are some of the themes that this realistic novel, told with great imaginative power, deals with.
It touches upon sensitive subjects of gender and sexuality, and the role they play in a society where marriage and familial relationships shape the history and politics of the generations of the past, present, and future. The Tamil original, Talaimuraikal was made into a film titled Magizhchi (Happiness).
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New Delhi– Read a fictionalised biography of Kasturba Gandhi, who was as strong and great as the Mahatma; theres a love saga between a widower and an estranged woman; a tale of a new woman at the turn of Independence; analyse the relevance of older values in present-day life and the need to change with the times; observe the generational change and conflict in a Tamil community.
There’s this and much more as starting Saturday, over the next 20 days, Niyogi Books offers you from its Thornbird imprint a compelling melange of Indian language literature in translation one book a day at Re 1 each, in collaboration with the Indian Novels Collective and downloadable on Amazon.
Now, download 20 books over next 20 days at Re 1 per book
Fri, Apr 23 2021 08:14:18 PM
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IANS): Read a fictionalised biography of Kasturba Gandhi, who was as strong and great as the Mahatma; theres a love saga between a widower and an estranged woman; a tale of a ‘new woman at the turn of Independence; analyse the relevance of older values in present-day life and the need to change with the times; observe the generational change and conflict in a Tamil community.
There s this and much more as starting Saturday, over the next 20 days, Niyogi Books offers you from its Thornbird imprint a compelling melange of Indian language literature in translation one book a day at Re 1 each, in collaboration with the Indian Novels Collective and downloadable on Amazon.
Famous titles of Tamil literature to reach more readers through translation project
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February 15, 2021 14:33 IST
Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation’s translation initiative plans to bring out three books every four months, and bring gems from the State to non-Tamil readers
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Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation’s translation initiative plans to bring out three books every four months, and bring gems from the State to non-Tamil readers
Ask any Tamil reader, and they will have a list of must-read gems to share with the non-Tamil speaking world. But very few of these titles have well-written and well-edited translated versions. Also, a lot of valuable books published long ago have gone out of print and face the danger of becoming extinct. This is where the Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation’s translation initiative comes in. With help from a select group of experts, includi