An Email Interview With Translator Maya Pandit About Her Experiences With Her Translation Work, ‘Prison We Broke’

An electronic interview with translator Dr Maya Pandit explores her perspectives on her translated text, originally titled Jina Amucha as The Prison We Broke . A research scholar at the Department of Information and Communication Technology, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Surat, Krishna Babariya, and her guide Dr Dilber Mehta, are in conversation with Dr Maya Pandit about her personal experiences related to translating a text, the advantages and difficulties she faced throughout translation, translation techniques and others. It contains the literary, cultural and political lenses of the writing. This discussion stressed the role of translation in preserving linguistic diversity and promoting marginalised individuals. Professor Pandit also shares her personal experiences as a translator and feminist scholar. She highlights the responsibilities and challenges involved in translating across languages and cultures, as both a translator and a feminist scholar. She deals with several issues of gender, class and caste, as well as power, especially when representing the dalits, while considering the evolving role of translation in contemporary India and its future implications. Dr Pandit’s insights into the interview contribute to a deeper understanding of translation as an act of knowledge production, cultural mediation and social transformation. It offers valuable perspectives for researchers interested in dalit literature and translation studies.