Archive · 4 Sep 2025
St. Xavier's College Pays Tribute to Professor Purushottama Lal
St. Xavier's College in Kolkata recently held an event to remember Professor Purushottama Lal, a famous writer, poet, and translator.
They started a special lecture series in his name.
The first lecture was given by Dr. Pradip Bhattacharya, who used to be Professor Lal's student.
The speakers talked about how Professor Lal was a great teacher and writer, especially known for translating the Indian epic, the Mahabharata.
He helped many writers get their start.
The lecture discussed his translation of the epic, focusing on how he brought it to life in English for everyone to enjoy.
St. Xavier's College inaugurated the Prof. P. Lal Memorial Lecture series on August 28th.
The inaugural lecture was delivered by Dr. Pradip Bhattacharya, an ex-student of Prof. Lal.
The Principal of St. Xavier's highlighted Prof. Lal's contributions as a poet, author, translator, and publisher.
Prof. Lal was known for his translation and transcreation of the Indian epic Mahabharata.
Dr. Bhattacharya's lecture focused on Prof. Lal's Mahabharata transcreation.
- Who
- St. Xavier's College and Dr. Pradip Bhattacharya
- What
- Inaugurated a memorial lecture series to honor Professor Purushottama Lal.
- When
- August 28th
- Where
- St Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata
- Why
- To pay tribute to Professor Purushottama Lal's contributions to literature, including his translations and transcreations.
- Event
- Memorial Lecture Series Inauguration
- Location
- St Xavier's College, Kolkata
- Date
- August 28th
- Speaker
- Dr. Pradip Bhattacharya
- Principal
- Rev Dr Dominic Savio SJ
- Subject
- Prof. P. Lal's work on The Mahabharata