More than 130 experts to discuss Russian language and literature at international conference in India
The meeting will be held in both online and offline formats
The International Conference "Russian Language, Literature, Translation and Culture in the XXI Century: Reassessment and Prospects" will be held in India on 24-25 January. The event will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.
Russian and English will be meeting's working languages. Sonu Saini, senior lecturer at the Centre for Russian Studies (Jawaharlal Nehru University) and Chairman of the Indian Union of Russian Translators in an exclusive commentary to TV BRICS spoke about the event's participants.
"Out of 250 applications, 135 people have been selected to participate in the conference and will speak in 22 sessions. The speakers come from Russia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and other countries and from more than 15 states in India. About 90 people are participating in person and 45 online. A conference on Russian Studies at such a high level is being organised in India after a long gap. It will be attended by over 160 attendees along with the speakers. The interest of more than 300 people demonstrates the relevance of the event. We are confident that the conference will initiate a new discourse for the 21st century on Russian language, literature, translation, and culture"
Sonu Saini Expert in the field of Russian studies
The scientific forum will cover a wide range of topics. In particular, the participants will discuss the rethinking of Russian history in Russian literature of the XXI century, the peculiarities of artistic translation and transliteration, as well as popular science literature. Special attention will be paid to Russian language teaching using modern technologies, cultural ties between Russia and India, and the influence of Russian cinema on Indian cinema.
The conference is expected to become an important platform for discussing contemporary challenges and opportunities of Russian language, literature and culture, as well as for strengthening international cooperation.
The meeting is organised by the Union of Russian Translators of India, the Russkiy Mir Foundation and the Indo-Russian Research Foundation.
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