📖 Blog Activity: Experiencing Translation Through Fiction

Unit 3 & 4 – Semester 3

Dear Students,

As part of Unit 3 & 4: Translation Studies, you are required to complete the following activity:

👉 Select a paragraph from a Gujarati or Hindi work of fiction and translate it into English.

👉 After translation, explain the context of the paragraph and give a briefing of the book (author, plot, theme, significance).

👉 Reflect on the following questions in your blog:

1. Is there any published translation of the fiction you chose?

2. Did you face any cultural issues or gaps while translating?

3. Did problems of untranslatability or equivalence occur?

4. Which tools and sources did you use? Were they effective?

5. Describe your experience as a translator.

Finally, conclude your blog with a short reflection on what you learned from this activity.

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🔗 Submission Instructions:

Write your blog post following the above format.

Share the link to your blog post in the comment section below.

Make sure you complete this task before the assignment submission deadline.

⚠️ Note: Only after completing this activity will your written assignments be accepted.

Looking forward to your thoughtful and creative responses!