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December 6, 2023

Prof Sana R. Chaudhry wins The Mozhi Prize 2023

Prof Chaudhry's translation of Fahmida Riaz's Urdu short story "Flights of Birds" has won the prestigious Mozhi Prize 2023. Out of 188 impressive entries, this year's prize recognized 26 creative translations of stories across the diverse regional languages of India, including less visible languages such as Kashmiri, Bhojpuri, and Nepali.
Click here to read the results, special mentions, and the judges' citations.

December 17, 2022

“My Dear Teacher”: Scroll publishes Professor Sana R. Chaudhry’s translation of Julien Columeau’s original Urdu short story “Pyaare Ustaad”

The winning piece of the Jawad Memorial Prize 2022-2023 titled “My Dear Teacher” by our founder Dr Sana R. Chaudhry has been published online by Scroll. Click here to read the award-winning translation.

December 13, 2022

Professor Sana R. Chaudhry awarded the Jawad Memorial Prize for Urdu-English Translation 2022-2023

This year’s prestigious Jawad Memorial Prize for Urdu-English translation was awarded to Professor Sana R. Chaudhry for her translation of the short story “Pyaare Ustaad” written by Julien Columeau. Congratulations, Dr. Chaudhry! Read More

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