Manmatha Nath Dutt: Translator Extraordinaire

By Bibek Debroy

Manmatha Nath Dutt: Translator Extraordinaire

By Bibek Debroy

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Specifications

Print Length

168 pages

Language

English

Publisher

Rupa Publications Co.

Publication date

1 January 2020

ISBN

9789389967012

Weight

320 Gram

Description

Who is Manmatha Nath Dutt? This question starts haunting Bibek Debroy when he finds that name imprinted on the translations of almost all ancient texts that he too wants to translate from Sanskrit text into English. While multiple translations are not uncommon, what were the chances of two translators invariably choosing the same set of texts? It was almost like Manmatha Nath Dutt had left a trail for Bibek Debroy to follow. And that sets off Debroy on the road to discovering more about the translator extraordinaire who had largely remained ignored so far. Gathering material and sifting through clues, following various leads and discarding some, Debroy pieces together a jigsaw puzzle to reveal a picture of the prolific translator Manmatha Nath Dutt and of nineteenth-century Calcutta.


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