This Night Telugu Original : Nishigandha English Translation: Nauduri Murthy Blotting the last streaks of wafer clouds, darkness congeals whether to share each other’s heartaches or, to search for coveted dreams that went astray The jasmines of the canopy start blooming one after another. Cooping the boisterous gaiety of the little butterflies Between the bangled […]
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A Plot of Mushrooms Telugu Original : Dr K. Geeta English Translation: Nauduri Murthy A filament of white hair flashes on my forehead rather disconcertingly… Like a ripened leaf grazing against the branch, Like, say, for the first time the cruel Fall setting in rather too early… the cracking sounds of aged dry branches reverberate […]
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My First Translation Experiences “SATABDI VENNELA” by Dr K. Geeta -Vidya Palepu My mother tongue, Telugu, is one of the many Sanskrit child-languages of India, with a literary tradition that dates back to ancient times. As the American-born daughter of two Telugu-speaking immigrants, I am fluent enough to hold a simple conversation, but unable to […]
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