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The book launch was held in the Jonaki Hall, Guwahati Book Fair, Chandmari, Guwahati.
Digital
Desk: 'Moujuri', a translation of Syed Abdul Malik's classic novel 'Nal Birina
Khagori', translated into English by Tonmoyee Rani Neog and Jahnu Bharadwaj,
has been released today.
The
book launch was held in the Jonaki Hall, Guwahati Book Fair, Chandmari,
Guwahati.
Mr.Bipul
Deuri, Sahitya Akademi Award Winner for translation in the year 2014,
inaugurated the book launch ceremony which was later taken forward by Lutfa
Hanum Salima Begum, Noted Poet and Academician.
The
ceremony was hosted by Panchanan
Hazarika, Short Storyist and Academician.
In
the book launch, Bipul Deuri and Lutfa Hanum Salima Begum emphasized the
significance of Syed Abdul Malik and his works in the social and literary
spheres of Assam. Then, both the translators narrated their experiences of
re-reading and translating Malik's Nal Birina Khagori into English. While
Tonmoyee explained the genesis of the translation project and the difficulty
they have had in their task, Jahnu emphasized the technical and methodological
aspects, and the concern they had regarding the nuances of Malik that easily
get lost in translation.
The
meeting was joined by family members of Syed Abdul Malik and the full house
indicated the significance and appeal Malik still has in Assam's public sphere.
Finally,
the meeting ended with a thanking note by Tonmoyee Rani Neog.
Moujuri
is available at the stall of Purbayon Publications in the Guwahati Book Fair,
currently being held at the Assam Engineering Institute Field, Chandmari,
Guwahati. The price of the book is 190 rupees.
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