It is necessary to be multilingual to understand the outside world - Journalists Literature Festival

Translation has played an important role in the expansion of journalism and writing which helped people for global understanding

Journalists Literature Festival 2024

In the second session on the topic 'Importance of translation in spreading information', moderatorsenior journalist Shayda Bano was of the opinion that in the present times, it is necessary to be multilingual to understand the outside world. Translation has played an important role in the expansion of journalism and writing which helped people for global understanding. Senior Punjabi journalist and Punjabi translator of 'Out of the Ashes', Davi Davinder Kaur, said in her narration that language journalism merely reflects reporting but when the translation of the same report takes shape in vernacular languages, it becomes an opinion. According to senior journalist Chetan Thakur, a translator enlivened the language. Many times a writer becomes so engrossed in the original work that he gets into the story even better than the writer. The panelists were of the opinion that in the interest of the readers, one should khel (play) with words but not  khelwaad (mess) with them. The translator should not kill the original spirit of the language otherwise it will lead to 'Anarth (disaster) from Arth (original meaning). The third session witnessed the deliberation on the role of Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu in journalism wherein veteran journalist and author Dr. Chandratrikha, senior journalists Manmohan Gupta Moni& Navneet Sharma from Himachal Pradesh expressed their viewpoints on language journalism in the current scenario. Panelists were of the belief that Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi cannot be seen separately.

Later, a Kavi Sammelanwas also organized wherein journalists presented their poetic creations to the present audience.

A blood donation camp was also organized at the sidelines of the event as 20 units were collected by PGIblood bank. The Fest also brought a platform for the journalists to exhibit their literary work