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Reading in
Translation

When does the essence get lost in translation? When does a translation fail to whip up the same enthusiasm as does an original? These key questions may jostle the mind of every disenchanted reader. The answers lie only in the fact that like an original, any translation too, either simply works or does not.
The history of Bangla language too is replete with examples of translations that in essence stand on their own as they often surpass the feat of the original work. But, there is a whole gamut of literary exploitation that simply fails to bring the real brew to the people of this riverine flatland. In the context of the history of the Bangla Language SWM tries to measure the volume and value of works that sprang from other languages.