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Valley of Words and JGU Launch ANEK Translation Festival
Valley of Words and O.P. Jindal Global University are starting a festival called ANEK.
It will focus on translating stories and other writing from India's many languages into English.
The first festival is planned for October 6, 2026, at the university.
Authors, translators, teachers, students, and others will gather there.
They will take part in conversations and readings about books and translation.
Some sessions will feature books translated from Hindi, Tamil, and Punjabi.
The organizers say the event will help people explore India's different literary traditions.
ThePrint is a media partner.
Valley of Words and O.P. Jindal Global University will host the first ANEK: Translation Vertical.
The day-long festival is scheduled for October 6, 2026, at the university's Shallu Jindal Academic Block.
The programme will explore translating India's diverse languages into English through conversations, readings, and exchanges.
Featured discussions include translations and books associated with Hindi, Tamil, and Punjabi literature.
The organizers say ANEK will build engagement with translated literature and India's linguistic diversity; ThePrint is a media partner.
- Who
- Valley of Words and O.P. Jindal Global University are hosting the event, with authors, translators, academics, students, and other participants expected to take part.
- What
- The first ANEK: Translation Vertical festival will explore the practice and cultural dimensions of translating Indian languages into English.
- Where
- Shallu Jindal Academic Block, O.P. Jindal Global University.
- When
- Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
- Why
- The organizers say the festival aims to celebrate translation, literary traditions, and linguistic diversity, and to deepen engagement with translated literature.
Key facts
- Event
- First edition of ANEK: Translation Vertical
- Organizers
- Valley of Words and O.P. Jindal Global University
- Date
- Tuesday, October 6, 2026
- Venue
- Shallu Jindal Academic Block, O.P. Jindal Global University
- Focus
- Translating India's diverse languages into English
- Programme
- A day-long event featuring conversations, readings, and exchanges
- Media partner
- ThePrint
Quotes
Dabiru Sridhar Patnaik
Professor and Registrar of O.P. Jindal Global University
“VoW is delighted to partner with OP Jindal Global University for our translation vertical ‘Anek’. This is the first year of our collaboration and we would like to thank the Founding VC, Professor (Dr) C. Raj Kumar and the Registrar Prof. Dabiru Sridhar Patnaik for their support in making this happen.”
theprint.in
“We are pleased to partner with Valley of Words for ‘Anek’, the Translation Vertical Festival, which celebrates the richness of literature, storytelling, translation, and diverse literary traditions.”
theprint.in
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