Anubad - A Translation Project

• Thematic framework: Intercultural Dialogue and Translation
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Developing networks
  
  
• Beneficiary countries:
  Bangladesh
  India
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Lubna Marium
  Indo Bangla Cultural Initiative
  c/o 'Shadhona', Hs 69, Rd 5
  DOHS(old), Dhaka
  Bangladesh

Summary of the activities
In November, 2007 the Indo Bangla Cultural Initiative (IBCI), with the Independent University, Bangladesh as an academic partner, organized an ‘India Bangladesh Festival of Books and Writers’ in Dhaka with the support of the High Commission of India, Dhaka. Participants included authors, translators, publishers and academics from both the countries.

As a continuation of the dialogue which was started during this festival, the Indo Bangla Cultural Initiative plans to initiate an Indo Bangla Translation Project with the aim of translating Bangladeshi writings into English and regional writings of India into Bangla.

As per the Dhaka Declaration, signed by participants of the above ‘India Bangladesh Festival of Books and Writers’, both Indian and Bangladeshi publishers had expressed their intent to publish such translations.

The Department of English of the Brac University in Dhaka will be partnering the Indo Bangla Cultural Initiative for the ‘Translation Project’ by providing office space and office equipment for the duration of the project.

Several publishers in India and in Bangladesh have made positive overtures to this project, thus ensuring publication of translations made through ‘Anubad’.

Main partners
Indo Bangla Cultural Initiative, BRAC University