Progress Of Indic Languages Vs English

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<!--QuoteBegin-Bharatvarsh+May 1 2007, 09:51 AM-->QUOTE(Bharatvarsh @ May 1 2007, 09:51 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Husky I have recently been looking for good English translations of Ponniyan Selvan, Parthiban Kanavu and Sivagamiyin sabadam by the writer Kalki, any recommendations?
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Obviously translations can never really match the original, but if you have any clue can you suggest some good ones.
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I did not know about any translations until now. My mother has the Tamil originals of Ponniyan Selvan (Kalki magazine) and Parthiban Kanavu back in India. I've so far only experienced them through family telling me the stories.

Googling gave me:
http://asavaree.ammas.com/a1/advisors/inde...5041&cid=331776
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> Q: Hi, Can I read "Ponniyan Selvan" - Kalki from Internet? Can you give me the link. Thanks,Vidhya -- vidhya, NJ,USA 04/30/04
 
Q: Is Kalki's "Ponniyan Selvan" available on the Internet as an ebook?

A: Hi Vidhya, I read all the volumes translated by CV Karthik Narayanan and really enjoyed them.
Here are the webistes:
http://www.geocities.com/ponniyinselvan_kalki/
http://www.tamil.net/projectmadurai/pub/...index.html
http://www.zine5.com/archive/sum.htm
Have fun. I certainly did! <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->The first two links are the Tamil versions. The first also has Parthiban Kanavu, Sivagamiyin Sabadam in Tamil and others.
The third, though in English, is described as "Ponni's Beloved: A Retelling of Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan by Sumeetha V."



About the English translations by CV Karthik Narayanan, found some info on them here:
- http://www.geocities.com/fisik_99/ponniyin_selvan.htm
This person says that the translation by Karthik Narayanan is very good.

- http://www.indiaclub.com/Shop/SearchResult...?ProdStock=8213
The price per book is seriously steep (28 USD). But in India, the books are way more affordable (RRP 250Rs per volume) <!--emo&:guitar--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/guitar.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='guitar.gif' /><!--endemo-->
There may be some India-based Indian bookstores that are willing to ship overseas when you request them to (like BV Bhavan does).