Prof. Jiang Jing Kui: Lecture on Translations and the Indo-Chinese Relationship

Our invite to the event

Ni Hao! Calcutta attended a lecture by renowned professor Jiang Jing Kui (recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Literature Award) at Jadavpur University. The professor spoke about the history of Indo-Chinese translation culture and the difficulties that one may face when translating (and how they may be overcome). His comments on translating Sanskrit texts to Chinese was particularly memorable and insightful.

We were very glad to receive the professor's inputs and hope that we may have an opportunity to work together in future. The professor believes that his work is in no way finished however, as he mentioned in the lecture; he is proud of his previous and current accomplishments and hopes to be able to continue contributing to his field. In fact, his goals seem remarkably similar to ours; to help the Indian and Chinese peoples maintain the harmonious relationship that was established so long ago.

The full lecture is available for listening below.

The head of the Department of Language and Linguistics, JU, welcomes the professor and his student, both leaders in their field.

Jiang Jing Kui and Dr. Bhattacharya pose for a photo with a new book of translated Tagore, to be released next week.

The audience listens intently to the lecture. Can you see the Ni Hao! students?