Mother Tongue Twisters

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Mother Tongue Twisters

@mttandmore

Curating content and conversations on Indian languages, poetry and translation | FB&Insta @mothertonguetwisters | Initiative by writer/translator @mohinigupta28

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Mother Tongue Twisters@mttandmore·8 Tem

Launching "The After-Word: Voices in Translation" is a multilingual platform for reflections on language, literature and translation, hosted on @mttandmore Send your ideas and submissions to mothertonguetwisters@gmail.com — looking forward!

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Speaking Tiger@speakingtiger14·20 Haz

Vikram Seth’s masterly translation of the HANUMAN CHALISA is here! A flawless translation which has the magical incantatory quality of the original Awadhi. This elegant bilingual edition has the original verses in Devanagari & Roman script alongside the English translations.

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Mother Tongue Twisters@mttandmore·17 Ağu

"Ultimately, only time and longevity decides the quality of one’s writing." Translator @MaitreyiKarnoor speaks to publisher @katyaynineeta about her work for 'The AfterWord: Voices in Translation'. Read the full interview here: mothertonguetwisters.com/all-writing-is…

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Mother Tongue Twisters@mttandmore·26 Tem

Please read these evocative poems!

nabanita@nabsdg

My deliberations on language and mother tongue and in between spaces in After word, a space curated by @mohinigupta28 in @mttandmore mothertonguetwisters.com/poems-by-naban… #Languages

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Mother Tongue Twisters@mttandmore·9 Tem

More details can be found on our web page here: mothertonguetwisters.com/mtt-blog/

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Mohini Gupta (she/her)@mohinigupta28·7 Tem

The founding cohort of Hindi translators at @BristolTransla2 was incredibly thoughtful and brilliantly collaborative. I’m so grateful to have worked with and learnt from all the participants with such diverse backgrounds and experiences in translation. Thank you for this!!

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Mother Tongue Twisters@mttandmore·22 May

Hosting a poetry translation workshop in collaboration with @StephenSpender and @TranslationExch next month! Hindi poetry translation workshop conducted by @mohinigupta28 Register for the virtual workshop here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/hindi-poetry…

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National Library of Wales@NLWales·31 Mar

Dorothy Bonarjee: The Bard of Aberystwyth 📆 13.04.23 🕔 5.00pm 🏛 @NLWales 🗣 English Join @mohinigupta28, @john_pether, @elinhgj and Dr. Faaeza Jasdanwalla-Williams to launch ‘The Hindu Bard: the poems of Dorothy Bonarjee’, published by @honno. 🎫 events.library.wales

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SALT: South Asian Literature in Translation@SALTatChicago·28 Mar

We are delighted to introduce you to our ambitious new multi-year project to promote South Asian literature in English translation. From July 2023, the SALT Project will support translators and publishers at each stage of the publishing chain. [1/7]

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Mother Tongue Twisters@mttandmore·28 Mar

3 days to go - apply for the bursary to join the Hindi translation workshop at @BristolTransla2!

Poetry Translation Centre@PoetryTranslate

PTC workshop veteran @mohinigupta28 is running a new Hindi workshop for @BristolTransla2! Apply for a bursary by this Friday ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Mother Tongue Twisters@mttandmore·21 Mar

@arunagklib Thank you so much for being a committed member of MTT!

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Arun@arunagklib·21 Mar

@mttandmore Congratulations

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Mother Tongue Twisters@mttandmore·21 Mar

Happy anniversary to Mother Tongue Twisters! Here are two Hindi poems of resistance with their English translation for you to enjoy on this day - thank you for sticking with us for the last three years! Grateful for this community :) youtu.be/6XnF2s0Ump8

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Mother Tongue Twisters@mttandmore·16 Mar

Looking forward to hearing more about Women Translating Women!

Ashoka Centre for Translation@TranslationAtAU

Professor Gabriela Nik. Ilieva will deliver the First Susham Bedi Memorial Lecture online. At the occasion, the Centre will also announce the select books being published under its #WomenTranslatingWomen project. 20th March | 7:30 pm IST | Zoom Link: bit.ly/TheFirstSusham…

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Mother Tongue Twisters@mttandmore·27 Şub

Last day to apply for the "Language Futures of South Asia" conference hosted by @UniofOxford and @IOE_London - apply now!

Education.SouthAsia@EdSouthAsia

*Call for papers* We are inviting papers for our upcoming conference "Language Futures in South Asia: Sustainability, Inclusivity, and Technology in Education". Abstract submission deadline is 28th Feb. Decisions will be communicated by 28th March. Link: forms.gle/k9mPXievRGZumL…

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Mohini Gupta (she/her)@mohinigupta28·24 Şub

Looking to connect with women who live in Wales and are from Asian, African, Middle Eastern descent... This is to invite their contribution to an anthology which will be published soon. Let me know if you or someone you know might want to be a part of this project! DM for details

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Arun@arunagklib·22 Şub

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StoryWeaver@PBStoryWeaver

Marking #IMLD2023 with the launch of @PrathamBooks Urdu Digital Reading Programme on StoryWeaver that offers reading resources in Urdu language to increase access to mother-language libraries and promote a culture of reading. To know more, click below: bit.ly/3xGt0TP

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Mother Tongue Twisters@mttandmore·21 Şub

Thank you for attending!

Arun@arunagklib

Thank you for the session on International Mother Language Day. @mohinigupta28 @mttandmore

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Arun@arunagklib·21 Şub

Thank you for the session on International Mother Language Day. @mohinigupta28 @mttandmore

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Mother Tongue Twisters@mttandmore·20 Şub

Have you signed up yet? Link: forms.gle/iySvyyPuqM8Hct…

Mother Tongue Twisters@mttandmore

#InternationalMotherLanguageDay2023 We are excited to host author Vaishali Shroff for a discussion on her recently published children's book 'Tatung Tatung and Other Amazing Stories of India’s Diverse Languages' on 21 Feb 5pm IST! Register here: forms.gle/iySvyyPuqM8Hct…

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Arun@arunagklib·16 Şub

Looking forward to....

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@katyaynineeta @StephenSpender @TranslationExch @mohinigupta28 @NLWales @john_pether @elinhgj @honno