Translation Training Programme
Text and context in translation
18 - 23 JULY 2022
About the Programme
Access to literature/s across the world has been primarily possible through translation. Knowledge production and dissemination of knowledge through translation is integral to the fostering and building of any knowledge communities. Wealth of knowledge that each distinct culture and language possesses becomes accessible through translation. It is a culturally and linguistically enriching process that has also got some politically loaded dimensions. In the Indian plurilingual terrain, the process of translation, intricacies of ideologies and the role of translators as mediators, co-creators and at times creators have always been discussed and debated. This training programme attempts to empower aspiring translators and researchers by bringing together leading academics, authors, translators and editors to a premier interdisciplinary platform where they share their practices, experiences and methodology to illustrate the recent trends, concerns and practical challenges in translation and translation studies along with possible solutions to the problems.
ORGANIZERS
NIT TRICHY
NTM MYSURU
TNTB & ESC
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - TIRUCHIRAPPALLI
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy or NIT-T) founded in 1964 is a public technical and research university in Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of India's oldest technical universities and is located in a campus of 800 acres. The university is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. The university focuses exclusively on science, technology, engineering, management, architecture and humanities.
National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked the university 1st among the NITs in India in 2020. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry named the university as the "University of the Year" in 2017. The university has academic and research collaborations with universities and research centres in India and abroad including the United States and United Kingdom and is undergoing accelerated growth through the World Bank-funded Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP).
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (formerly, the Department of Humanities) has been in existence since 2004. The department is known for independent interdisciplinary research and for a dynamic collaboration between faculty and students. To meet the existing demands of industry, business, public and private organizations, academic and human services, the Department has constantly striven for a practical curriculum with a high degree of professional relevance, enabling students to face real time challenges. Accordingly, the Department has been offering a wide range of core and elective courses to undergraduates and graduates. The Department has been offering a full-fledged Ph.D. program since 2004 and has produced quality research work in newer areas of Humanities and Social Sciences. Recognizing the growing demand for humanities-based courses, the Department also offers Minor Degree Courses in Economics and in Language/Literature. In 2020, the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences started an MA programme in English (Language and Literature). Faculty in the Department are committed teachers engaged in continuous research in niche areas like Language and Genetics, Health Humanities, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, English and Employability Skills, Critical Pedagogy and Aviation English.
NATIONAL TRANSLATION MISSION (NTM) GoI
National Translation Mission (NTM) is a Government of India scheme to establish translation as an industry in general and, to facilitate higher education by making knowledge texts accessible to students and academics in Indian languages in particular. The vision is to create a knowledge society by transcending language barriers. NTM aims to disseminate knowledge in all Indian languages listed in the VIII schedule of the Constitution through translation.
TAMIL NADU TEXT BOOK AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION (TNTB & ESC)
TNTB & ESC was formed in 1961 and the corporation prints and distributes textbooks in languages such as Tamil, English, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Urdu, Sanskrit and Arabic to the student community in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The corporation finds and restores rare, ancient books and make them available in all the general libraries in the entire state.