LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 13:6 June 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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Challenges in Translating Abdul Rahman’s Urankum Aļaki from
Tamil into English

Dr. A. Mohamed Mohideen
M.A. (English), M.A. (Tamil), M.Phil., PGCTE., Ph.D.

Abstract

Abdul Rahman, a great modern Tamil poet, is greatly admired among the Tamils all over the world, but his works are not yet available to the literary world of the different countries. His major work poses great challenge to the translator in terms of linguistic, cultural, social, religious and racial ethos. His provocative and thought-provoking literary creation, urankum aļaki is tough to translate. The translator would succeed only by invoking and utilizing his own literary and aesthetic sense to rise to the level and expectations of literary demands of Abdul Rahman’s literary output.

This paper, while outlining some of the translation difficulties currently encountered in Abdul Rahman’s work urankum aļaki, presents a summary of the book as prelude to detailed translation.

Defining Translation

Translation is a phenomenon that has a huge effect on everyday life. The Dictionary of Translation Studies of Shuttleworth and Cowie 1997: 181 describes that Translation is an incredible work of art which can be understood in many different ways. Translation is one of the means to trace the essential human spirit that underlies all literatures. In a land of linguistic and cultural diversity, translation plays the role of a unifier. Though translation is very difficult, it is not quite impossible. What is not possible is accurate translation.

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Dr. A. Mohamed Mohideen, M.A. (English), M.A. (Tamil), M.Phil., PGCTE., Ph.D.
Head, Research Advisor & Associate Professor
PG & Research Department of English
Khadir Mohideen College
Adirampattinam – 614701
Tamil Nadu
India
prof.mohideen@gmail.com
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