Translation Prize Presentation Ceremony
DELHI Translation Prize Presentation Ceremony Twenty-Second Translation Prizes for 2012 were presented on 23 August 2013 in an elegant function held at Sri Pitti Thyagaraja Hall, G.N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar, Chennai. The Translation Prize presentation function was organized followed by Translators’ Meet and Abhivyakti programme inviting writers from all over the country. L-R: Sreenivasarao, Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari, Akademi President, Ashokamitran, eminent Tamil fiction writer and Chandrashekhar Kambar, Vice President, Sahitya Akademi idely publicised literary event, the programme view over organizing the ‘Translation Award Wattracted writers, translators, scholars and Presentation’ function in Chennai as Tamil language lovers of literatures from all over Tamil Nadu. is one of the ancient languages whose literature Inaugural function held in the evening on 23 has a hoary past. Sangam literature reflects the August 2013, K. Sreenivasarao, Secretary, Sahitya rich tradition and culture of the Tamils in the Akademi delivered his welcome address. very first century. Bhakti literature founded by Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari, veteran Hindi poet and Alwars and Nayanmars in Tamil spread to the President of Sahitya Akademi presided over the northern part of India creating a Bhakti tradition award presentation function and presented the in the medieval period. The great Indian poet Translation Prizes to the awardees. Eminent Tamil fiction writer Ashokamitran was the chief guest; and Chandrashekhar Kambar, veteran Kannada writer and Vice-President of Sahitya Akademi delivered concluding speech and also proposed a vote of thanks. In his welcome address, Dr. Sreenivasarao mentioned that translation is one of the pivotal activities of Sahitya Akademi. He expressed his JULY-SEPTEMBER 2013 1 Subramanian Bharati, who dreamt of a unified India and liberty for women was a Tamilian—one of the few visionaries produced in the modern era.
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