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Ultimately, translation in Indian literature serves as a testament to the universal power of storytelling. It embodies the human spirit's quest for connection, empathy, and understanding, transcending linguistic barriers and illuminating the shared threads of our collective humanity.

From these and other related languages emerged the modern languages of northern India. The literature of those languages depended largely on the ancient Indian background, which includes two Sanskrit epic poems, the Mahabharata and Ramayana, as well as the Bhagavata-purana and the other Puranas.

In a multi-lingual society like India, translation is important because it is a form of promoting national understanding of the different regional 'selves' in the country. Through literatures in translation, the development of a certain shared social vision is possible.

About Mulk Raj Anand – Life, Education & Career However, he received his early education in Marwari and later graduated from the prestigious Government College in Lahore. Determined to achieve higher studies, he completed his Masters degree in English Literature from the University of London in 1927 on a scholarship.

Study Centre for Indian Literature in English and Translation, better known by its acronym, SCILET was established in 1985. SCILET has since that time steadily developed its own identity in terms of its objectives, its library and associated facilities and its many related programmes.