Abhay K. delivered a lecture on ‘Magadh and Magahi in Translation’. It was chaired by Dhananjay Shrotriya.
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Magahi has gradually developed from Sanskrit and Prakrit. Modern Indo-European languages are divided into external, middle and internal parts. Magahi belongs to the eastern group of the external part of Indo-European languages along with Maithili, Bhojpuri, Bangla, Odia and Assamese. Buddha and his teachings played a key role in the development of Pali and Magadhi Prakrit as he refused to get his teachings translated into Sanskrit. Among the Prakrits, Magadhi Prakrit has a special place as the mother of many Eastern languages. Magadhi was the language of Magadha as well as Kashi, Koshal and Videh (north Bihar). My presentation will talk about some of the modern Magahi fiction and the challenges of translating that into English.
Speaker: Abhay K. is a diplomat, writer and translator.
Chair: Dhananjay Shrotriya is editor of Magahi Magazine.
Monday, 18 August 2025, 4.30 pm, Seminar Room and Zoom bit.ly/4lyH34s
