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World Poetry Day feature: Poetry translations of Jacinta Kerketta & Zai Whitacker

Translation of Amrita Pritam’s “Ajj Aakhan Waris Shah Nu”

10 Translated Book Recommendations

The Longing: A translation of Allama Iqbal’s “Ek Aarzoo”

Poems on the Mother Toungue

An interview with Sascha Akhtar

“Your Smile”: Poetry tanslation by Carol D’Souza

All Writing is Essesntially Translation: An interview with Maithreyi Karnoor

Mother Toungues, Twisted