https://www.alijawadzaidi.com/award-winners The jury was unanimous in its decision to award the first prize to ‘Palestinian,’ Poorna Swami’s translation of ‘Falasteeni’ by Fehmida Riaz, and the runner-up prize to ‘Prohibition,’ Mohd Aqib’s translation of ‘Pabandi’ by Ahmed Nadim Qasmi. Jury comments: The jury considered the following aspects: the merit of the poem in the source language, the quality of translation…
A highlight of Professor of Music and South Asian Studies Richard K. Wolf’s recent exploits.
Richard K. Wolf traveled to Pakistan in November to launch a traditional music archiving initiative and screen his film Two Poets and a River in Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan. From there, he continued to the Nilgiri Hills in South India, where he shot footage for a project that draws on archival footage dating back in 1938….
