Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 19: A three-day Skill Development Workshop on Translation in Dogri, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu, organized by National Translation Mission, Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore, in collaboration with School of Languages, Central University of Jammu, was inaugurated at the Central University of Jammu.
The workshop aims to promote multilingual competence and strengthen translation skills among students, research scholars, and language practitioners with thrust on Dogri, Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu.
Prof Lalit Mangotra, President, Dogri Sanstha Jammu, was the chief guest while Prof Yashwant Singh, Registrar CUJ, presided over the inaugural event.
Prof Mangotra discussed the challenges involved in translating scientific and technical texts due to their terminologies, explanations, concepts and processes across languages and emphasized the need for accuracy, clarity, and contextual understanding in scientific translation. He also shared practical strategies and examples for the translation of technical texts and highlighted the importance of making scientific knowledge accessible to diverse linguistic communities.
Prof Mangotra further underlined that translation is not merely the translation of words, but also the translation of cultures, traditions, histories, and lived experiences.
Prof Yashwant Singh underscored the role of translations in contemporary era of artificial intelligence. He emphasized that despite technological advancements and the growing role of AI in language processing, human translation continues to remain essential for preserving cultural sensitivity, linguistic diversity, and contextual understanding.
Prof Vandana Sharma, Dean, School of Languages and coordinator of the workshop, underscored the objective of the workshop which aligns with the mandate of NEP-2020.
Dr Tariq Khan, officer in- charge National Translation Mission (NTM) and academic secretary Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) Mysore, highlighted the vision and objectives of the National Translation Mission (NTM). The resource persons from NTM – Sunil Choudhary and Jaffer Mir were also present on the occasion.
Formal vote of thanks was delivered by Prof Bharat Bhushan, HoD Hindi and Other Indian Languages. Dr K Rajesh, HoD English; Prof Uday Pratap, Associate Dean academic Affairs and other Deans, heads and faculty attended the inaugural session.
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