Leela Sarkar
Leela Sarkar is a Singaporean-Indian Malayalam language writer from Kerala, South India. She won Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize in 1993 and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation in 2000.[1]
Biography[edit]
Leela was born in Singapore on 17 May 1934.[2] Her father, Dr. K.K. Menon was from Kodakara, Thrissur District, Kerala and her mother was from Thottippal, Irinjalakuda, Kerala.[3] At the time of the Second World War, Leela's family returned to India from Singapore.[3] After completing primary education, she graduated from St. Mary's College, Thrissur and Maharajas College, Eranakulam.[4] She married Dipesh Sarkar from Bengal. She is now settled in Mumbai. Leela learned Bengali from the course conducted by Vanga Bhasha Prachara Samiti, Dadar. She published a Bengali - Malayalam Dictionary in 2004.[1]
Leela translated a number of books written by Bengali writers into Malayalam. She worked in Jahangir Art Gallery for more than nine years. Later, she served as the executive in the Bombay office of C.R.Y. Charitable Society. [5]
Bibliography[edit]
- Abhayam
- Abhimanyu
- Asamayam
- Amma
- Dooradarshini
- Mahamoham
- Ichamati
- Aranyakam
- Ente Penkuttikkalam
- Jaran
- Vamshavruksham
- Fera
- Satyam, Asatyam
- Kaivarthakandam
- Ramapadachoudhari
- Bharatiya Suvarna Kadhakal - Munshi Premchand
- Aranyathinte Adhikaram[6]
- Manasa Vasudha
- Nilaaparvatham[7]
Awards[edit]
- Vivarthaka Ratnam award from Bharat Bhavan in 2014[8]
- Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize in 1993 for Aranyathinte Adhikaram[1][6]
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2000 for Manasa Vasudha[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "ബംഗാളിക്കും മലയാളിക്കുമിടയില് വിവര്ത്തനത്തിന്റെ പാലം പണിത് ലീല സര്ക്കാര്". www.mathrubhumi.com. Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Interview, News (23 August 2017). "A life dedicated to translation". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
{{cite news}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ^ a b എഴുത്തുകാര്, മലയാളം. "ലീലാ സര്ക്കാര്". keralaliterature.com. keralaliterature. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Writers, ലീലാ സർക്കാർ. "books.puzha.com - Author Details". www.puzha.com. puzha. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Editor : Dr. P. V. Krishnan Nair (2004). Sahityakara Directory. Kerala Sahitya Akademi. p. 418. ISBN 81-7690-042-7.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Web Desk, By. "മഹാശ്വേതയുടെ വിയോഗം: നൊമ്പരം നെഞ്ചിലൊതുക്കി ലീലസര്ക്കാര്". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "MGU Library catalog › Authority search › Leela Sarkar, Tr. (ലീല സര്ക്കാര്, വിവ.) (Personal Name)". www.mgucat.mgu.ac.in. MGU. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "ഭാരത് ഭവൻ വിവർത്തക രത്നം പുരസ്കാരം ലീലാ സർക്കാരിന്". www.mathrubhumi.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.