The New India Foundation’s focus on translating historical texts from Indian languages into English hopes to foster comparative literature about different states and streams of progress. This venture aims to create an expansive cultural reach for works which have thus far been confined to those who understand the original language of their composition.

The Fellowship has no constraints regarding the genre or style of the original text, the nationality of the translator, or the ideology of the material.

Every three rounds of the NIF Translation Fellowships, languages will alternate to ensure that we support a pan-Indian representation of linguistic diversity.

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.