On International Translation Day, we wrote an article that traced the art of translating literary works in India and explored the relationship that a translated text shares with its author and its translator.

It was then that Professor Udaya Narayana Singh, who helmed the National Translation Mission, had pointed out that the act couldn't be measured simply in terms of what is gained and lost, and the interpretations vary. This year's edition of the TISS Literature Festival aims to shed light on these nuances.