Dr Jayanthi Sri Balakrishnan, a renowned scholar in Creative writing and Literature translation will deliver the Lecture on 1st April 2022. Workshops will be conducted by Dr Jayanthi and selected local translation specialists.

Seminar on 1st April 2022

• 15 min – Introduction and sharing about the contributions of Thamizhavel G Sarangapani
• 1 hour- Lecture by Dr Jayanthi
• 30 min - Question and Answer session
• 15 min – Summary and Feedback

Workshop 1 – Literary Translation (Day 1)

• Participants will learn to identify literary aspects of a text.
• Participants will learn to identify the key differences in how the elements are treated in different language (Sanskrit & TL or EL & TL)
• Participants will have a deeper insight to Cultural nuances
• There will be Hands on activities for the participants.
Workshop 2 - Contemporary translation

• Nature of translation
• Prioritising elements of text that go into creating meaning and determining the presentation of text in the translated language
• Identifying and relating to the target audience
• Translation in a multi-cultural and multi-lingual context
• Produce a literary work (individual submission)

(Certificates of participation and prizes for selected work will be awarded).
Selected works will be uploaded onto STTU’s website for teachers’ use.