DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2018) Winner
Tejaswini Niranjana
テジャスウィニー・ニランジャナ
Tejaswini Niranjana
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1958-07-26 （Dharwad, India）
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- English, Kannada, Hindi
- Residence History
- Dharwad (birth) → Bangalore (childhood/education) → Mumbai (study/research) → Hong Kong (Lingnan University) → Ahmedabad (Ahmedabad University)
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, Cultural Theorist, Translator, Author, Researcher
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Centre for Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), Bangalore, Lingnan University (Hong Kong), Ahmedabad University (Ahmedabad), Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai), Centre for Inter-Asian Research
- Memberships
- Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society (served as chair)
- Influenced By
- Niranjana (father), Anupama Niranjana (mother), Scholars of feminism, colonialism and cultural studies
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mumbai | — | English and Aesthetics | M.A. | — | India |
| Savitribai Phule Pune University | — | Linguistics | MPhil | — | India |
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | — | Cultural Studies / Linguistics (related) | PhD | — | United States |
University of Mumbai
English and Aesthetics
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
India
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Linguistics
Degree:
MPhil
Country:
India
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Cultural Studies / Linguistics (related)
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
PhD obtained (year not specified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | American Literary Translators Association Prize (Prose Fiction Translation) | No Presents Please (translation) | 翻訳 | American Literary Translators Association | 受賞 |
| 2019 | DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2018 | No Presents Please (joint award; original author Jayant Kaikini) | 南アジア文学 | DSC Prize | 共同受賞 |
| 1995 | Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award (Best Translation) | — | 翻訳 | Karnataka Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Sahitya Akademi Award (Central) for Best Translation into English | — | 翻訳 | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
American Literary Translators Association Prize (Prose Fiction Translation)
2021
Work:
No Presents Please (translation)
Category:
翻訳
Organization:
American Literary Translators Association
Result:
受賞
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2018
2019
Work:
No Presents Please (joint award; original author Jayant Kaikini)
Category:
南アジア文学
Organization:
DSC Prize
Result:
共同受賞
Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award (Best Translation)
1995
Category:
翻訳
Organization:
Karnataka Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award (Central) for Best Translation into English
1993
Category:
翻訳
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
National Translation Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2021) Winner
Works
Major Works
Musicophilia in Mumbai: Performing Subjects and the Metropolitan Unconscious
2020 Academic (Cultural Studies / Musicology)A scholarly study examining how Hindustani music developed in Mumbai through ethnography, archival research and interviews, exploring relations between the city, music and subjectivity.
City and musicMemory and archivesSubjectivity
Adaptations
- [Documentary / related film projects] Phir Se Sam Pe Aana (Returning to the First Beat) / Surabhi Sharma
Mobilizing India: Women, Migration and Music between India and Trinidad
2006 Academic (Ethnomusicology / Migration Studies)A comparative study of women’s migration from India to Trinidad and its relation to music, examining intersections of music, gender and migration.
MigrationGenderDiasporic music
Siting Translation: History, Post-Structuralism and the Colonial Context
1992 Academic (Translation Studies / Post-structuralism)A theoretical study that situates translation within the historical context of colonialism, discussing translation’s relation to power and nationalism.
Translation theoryColonialismLanguage and power
Bibliography
- Musicophilia in Mumbai: Performing Subjects and the Metropolitan Unconscious (2020)
- Mobilizing India: Women, Migration and Music between India and Trinidad (2006)
- Siting Translation: History, Post-Structuralism and the Colonial Context (1992)
- Various edited volumes and numerous articles
Adaptations
- Jahaji Music (documentary, co-produced)
- Phir Se Sam Pe Aana (related film project)
Translations of Works
- No Presents Please (English translation of Jayant Kaikini's short stories; award-winning)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Interdisciplinary and theoretical proseCombines ethnographic description with theoretical analysisClear argumentative style with cultural-historical contextualization
- Recurring Motifs
- Translation and colonialismMusic and the cityGenderMigration and diaspora
Legacy
An internationally recognized scholar in cultural studies, translation studies and ethnomusicology. Known for theoretical contributions on colonialism and translation and for field research on Mumbai's musical culture. Also contributed to bilingual pedagogy for higher education in India.
Academic Societies
- Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society
Archives
- Related materials at the Centre for Study of Culture and Society (details unspecified)
In Popular Culture
- Involvement with films such as the documentary 'Jahaji Music'
Trivia
- Daughter of writer Niranjana and writer Anupama Niranjana.
- Studied music for about a decade with Gwalior gharana singer Neela Bhagwat.
- In 2009 was among ~180 Indian academics who opposed Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
- Conceptualizer and co-producer of the documentary 'Jahaji Music'.