tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91178735625592857872024-03-13T11:20:29.287-07:00Honble Minister Jagubhaiausterehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839224877080864005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117873562559285787.post-25973909018473913312015-09-03T06:30:00.002-07:002015-09-03T06:31:07.551-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Googled and chanced upon book reviews!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In The Telegraph, Calcutta</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And Bangalore Mirror.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ttp://www.bangaloremirror.com/columns/you/Reading-Room/articleshow/48347822.cms</span><br />
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austerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839224877080864005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117873562559285787.post-64634467757001444592015-06-17T07:06:00.000-07:002015-06-17T07:06:04.690-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've been interviewed!<br />
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http://www.themetrognome.in/hum-log/talking-translations<br />
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austerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839224877080864005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117873562559285787.post-63022531917541309362015-06-09T05:14:00.001-07:002015-06-09T05:14:51.692-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Delighted to announce that Harper Collins India has published a book that I’ve translated, Hon’ble Minister Jagubhai. The original story in Gujarati is by Pravinsinh Chavda. This is the story of a simple villager who becomes a successful-if-somewhat-maverick politician. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This quick-paced read also offers an insight into the author’s mind, with a featured interview. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is the link for the book:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.in/Honble-Minister-Jagubhai-Pravinsinh-Chavda/dp/9351364488/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1432726124&sr=1-2&keywords=Pravinsinh+Chavda"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> http://www.amazon.in/Honble-Minister-Jagubhai-Pravinsinh-Chavda/dp/9351364488/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1432726124&sr=1-2&keywords=Pravinsinh+Chav</span>da</a><br />
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austerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839224877080864005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117873562559285787.post-47536828578978700242015-06-09T05:07:00.001-07:002015-06-09T05:07:08.819-07:00Honble Minister Jagubhai comes to life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Such a long journey... (with apologies to Rohinton Mistry).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From the first ever Chavda story in Gujarati that I read in Navneet Samarpan, that grand literary magazine that staunchly defines and defends its standards.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To the first hesitantly translated story, circa 2003...a lifetime ago.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To THIS story I read in the Vandevta collection... a book that the author was kind to gift me when I first met him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The scribbled first draft. First of many drafts. Many many drafts. Handwritten. Typed. Edited as typed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then a line by line edit with the author-- many weekend trips to Ahmedabad.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Good-to-go version sent to my mentor in Hawaii, an accomplished writer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Her thorough edit. T- H-O-R-O-U -G- H.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The final version subbed to Harper Collins with a gulp. Harper Collins, well you know.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the meanwhile elections are announced in India.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A shorter, bare-bones story released as an e-book. Like a Cliff notes version.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Somewhat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Circa 2015. The Harper-edited version.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cleaner, finer. Stands on its own, free of any baggage. Free of the intial appendages.The language crisper.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">AND then to the printers!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The author copies. The translator copies.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Weird weird feeling, seeing one's name on a cover.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is the second time-- a book of translated verse is out already--yet. Always feels weird.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">New books smell different.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now for the actual work...</span><br />
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