Indian Literature has also translated in to many other languages. Here is a small introduction of the translation of Indian Literature in to English.

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2. According to Shailendra Singh
 Indeed translation works in Indian literature belongs
to an entirely separate genre. Magnifying the form
ancient context.
• Begin with arrival
of British RajIndian
translation
• Oral tales were
translated from
the time of Christ
Ancient
Indian
Literature

3. Translation in Indian Literature
 Translation of Indian literature is also domain in
which has mostly associated with interpretation of
English works in to other regional language(Hindi,
Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi)
Ramayan
(sanskrit)
Valmiki
Ramcharitm
anas
(Hindi)
Tulsidasa
Ramovatara
m
(Tamil)
Kamban
For Example

4. Translation From Ancient
Language to Regional Language
 Regional Languages are
known to the people
unlike Sanskrit
 It is language of common
man
 The changes were made
according to preference
and popularity of the
market.

5. Arrival Of British Raj and its Effect
 They have started to teach English To non-English.
 Language are Culture can not be separated so people
have learnt Western culture. As a result
Indian
Society
Multilingualism
Hierarchical
Paradigm
Colonial History
And
problems
Poverty
Population
Illiteracy
etc..

6. Need of translation for British
Government
 In 19th century they have
taken control over India.
 It was need for them to
understand Indian
administration process
 So knowledge of local
language was required
 Learning Indian
Language by Britisher
was Reverse Translation

7. Examples:
 William Jones-
AbhigyanShakuntalam
(English-1789)
 Charles Wilkins –
Bhagavad Gita (English-
1784)

8. Conclusion
 Translation is not just labor
 It is Individual with bilingual literacy and linguistic
proficiency.
 It establish connection between two languages and
cultures.
 Translation is also bridge between thoughts of two
language

9. Can we have a thought without language?