Antananarivo (Madagascar): Embassy of India, Antananarivo organised the 10th edition of its monthly literary programme LaLitTana today. During the event Malagasy poets read their translations of Indian poems into Malagasy. LaLitTana resumed today after an interval of several months due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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On this occasion, well-known Malagasy writer Michele Rakotson appreciated the translation of Indian Poetry from 28 Indian languages spanning over 3000 years, into Malagasy and underlined that it will help in bringing hearts and souls of India and Madagascar closer. She also visited the newly opened Street Library at the Embassy and checked the book collection. She called it a great initiative that will help in developing reading habits among the people in Madagascar and improve their knowledge about India.
100 Great Indian Poems edited by India’s ambassador Abhay K. has been translated into Malagasy with the title “Tononkalo Indianina 100 Tsara Indriindra” by eminent Malagasy writers and poets like Mose Njo, Haja Razanamana, Fanja Rakotondrainibe, Tsiky Rabenimanga , Lalatiana Andréa, Jeannot Luther, Placide Alex, Maholy and Thina.
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