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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Translation StudiesUnit 2: Indian Poetry in TranslationUnit 3: Indian Fiction in Translation
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Indian Drama in TranslationUnit 5: World Literature in Translation
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 6 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
सिलेबस · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 24 topics
01Unit 1: Translation Studies
6 टॉपिक+
- Definition and need of translation
- Jakobson: intralingual, interlingual and intersemiotic translation
- Dryden: metaphrase, paraphrase and imitation
- Nida: formal and dynamic equivalence
- Venuti: domestication and foreignization
- Transcreation and problems of cultural words
02Unit 2: Indian Poetry in Translation
4 टॉपिक+
- Kalidasa and classical Sanskrit in English translation
- Tagore: Gitanjali (Song Offerings)
- Kabir and Bhakti poetry in translation
- Modern Hindi and Urdu poems in translation
03Unit 3: Indian Fiction in Translation
5 टॉपिक+
- Premchand: The Shroud (Kafan)
- Saadat Hasan Manto: Toba Tek Singh
- Ismat Chughtai: The Quilt (Lihaaf)
- Mahasweta Devi: Draupadi (tr. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak)
- U.R. Ananthamurthy: Samskara (tr. A.K. Ramanujan)
04Unit 4: Indian Drama in Translation
4 टॉपिक+
- Girish Karnad: Hayavadana
- Vijay Tendulkar: Silence! The Court is in Session
- Themes of identity, gender and society
- Stagecraft and folk forms
05Unit 5: World Literature in Translation
5 टॉपिक+
- Leo Tolstoy: How Much Land Does a Man Need?
- Anton Chekhov: Misery (The Lament)
- Franz Kafka: The Metamorphosis
- Henrik Ibsen: A Doll's House
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez and magic realism (introduction)
About this course
आप यह कर पाएँगे
- Explain the basic concepts of translation: equivalence, types of translation and the role of the translator
- Read and interpret Indian literature translated from Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Kannada and Marathi
- Discuss major European and Latin American works read in English translation
- Compare themes such as caste, gender, Partition and alienation across languages
- Evaluate the problems of translating culture-specific words, idioms and dialect
- Write critical answers and short comparative notes on translated texts
यह किसके लिए है
- B.A English students of Semester 6 under UP state universities (NEP 2020)
- Students interested in comparative literature, translation work or UGC-NET English
आपको क्या चाहिए
- Completed B.A English Semesters 1-5
- Reading knowledge of English and one Indian language is helpful
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
सवाल
Which texts are prescribed?
The texts follow the UP NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus; colleges may choose different stories or plays. The centre follows the student's own university syllabus (MGKVP, VBSPU, Lucknow University or any other) where it differs from this outline.
Do I need to know Hindi or another language?
No, all texts are read in English translation, but knowing the source language helps in discussing translation problems.
How are classes taught?
Each text is read with summary, character study, themes and important passages, followed by MCQ and long-answer practice.
Is translation theory asked in the exam?
Yes, short questions on Jakobson, Nida, Venuti and types of translation are common.
