NIF Translation Fellowships

The New India Foundation’s focus on translating historical texts from Indian languages into English aims to bring important texts to new readers.  This venture fosters an expansive cultural reach for works which have thus far been confined to those who understand only the original language of their composition. 

The Fellowship has no constraints regarding the style of the original text, the nationality of the translator, or the ideology of the material. The original source text must be a nonfiction text. 

In a country like ours with its stunning plurality of language, being able to facilitate translations from various Indian bhashas to English—and encouraging newer demographics of translators for the same—would be a step towards resolving gaps in information and creating a more comprehensive national picture of India as it has emerged today. 

Languages | Assamese, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Tamil and Urdu.

Grant | INR 6 lakhs for each fellow