Are translated books the new ‘face’ of Indian literature in English? A translator weighs in

by N Kalyan Raman Scroll.in 22-10-2022

Right from its inception in 2018, the JCB Prize for Literature has presented a level playing field for Indian Writing in English and translations from Indian languages. Two of the five shortlisted works in its inaugural edition of 2018 were translations, and Benyamin’s Jasmine Days, a Malayalam novel translated by Shahnaz Habib, was the winner that year. Since then, translations have featured in the JCB Prize shortlist every year, with a winner each in 2020 and 2021.