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Lal Ded: I a pot desire home - Songs of the Naked Poet | An interpretation by Arvind Gigoo
Buy the book: Lal Ded: I a pot desire home - Songs of the Naked Poet | An interpretation by Arvind Gigoo
"While translating Lal Ded’s verses into English, I found two unequal worlds colliding. I had to resort to inventiveness while making sure that the essence of the original, which is rooted in Kashmir’s indigenous mystical and philosophical tradition, is retained, and remains intact to the greatest extent possible. While preserving the densities and complexities of the original verses, I reconstructed their structural, syntactic and linguistic intricacies. As a result, a narrative frame and a recasting device took shape. You will see that the mythological references of the original remain intact. In the process, the verses, as they sound in original Kashmiri, lost their punch. A translator is merely a negotiator and mediator between the poet and her readers. For me, this translation is a performance to bridge the distance between two cultures and languages…"
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Arvind Gigoo's books
Buy books:
Gulliver in Kashmir: A Book of Cameos
From Home to House: Writings of Kashmiri Pandits in Exile (HarperCollins India)