The New India Foundation is pleased to announce the Girish Karnad Memorial Lecture 2021 — ‘US Politics: Why Here, and Where from Here?’ by Edward Luce on 12 March, 2021
The former editor of Mint Lounge talks about her forthcoming novel, about being irritated by the impulses of journalism in the Twitter era, and about what’s ahead for her in 2021
The New India Foundation announces the longlist of the third edition of the ‘Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize‘, recognising and celebrating excellence in non-fiction writings on modern/ contemporary India.
How are India’s literary translators coping with the pandemic? Nothing is lost in translation
In the wake of successive lockdowns, with book sales shrinking across the board and some bookstores being forced to close down, I found myself thinking in particular about translations, and how the pandemic might make it even more challenging to publish these. Translations have been intrinsic not only to my reading life but to my journey in publishing.
Open to Indian nationals, the NIF Fellowship carries a stipend of Rs 150,000 per month for a year, apart from editorial and publishing support.