EFL University

Prof.Haribandi Lakshmi

Department

Translation studies

School

Literary Studies

Contact Details

: lakshmi@efluniversity.ac.in

Academic Details

Academic qualifications: S.No.

Degree/Diploma

University

1

Ph.D

CIEFL

2

M. Litt

CIEFL

3

M.A (English), M.A (Linguistics)
Brief bio note: Prof. Lakshmi Haribandi is the Head, Department of Translation Studies and the Dean, School of Literary Studies, The English and Foreign languages University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. She has been teaching in the Department of Translation Studies for the past 27 years. Her area of specialization is Translation Studies. She has authored two books on theory and practice of translation, edited one volume of research articles on translation, published a book of short stories in English translation from Telugu, edited a volume of Telugu translations from English and published 33 research articles dealing with various aspects of Translation Studies and also has to her credit 24 short stories in translation from Telugu into English and vice versa. She has contributed as a course writer four chapters of self-study material on translation for an Undergraduate Text book in English- Theory and practice of Translation, of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, Telangana. She ran successfully a weekly column- English Easy, for the Telugu daily, Eenadu, from June, 2002 to June 2007.She offered a course on Communicative English for the students of the government schools and colleges in Andhra Pradesh for one year, for the academic year 2004 to 2005, live through KU-Band, MANA TV Educational Channel.

Under her research supervision 12 PhDs and 3 M. Phils were awarded and one Phd submitted so far. Presently four scholars are pursuing their PhD under her guidance.
Thrust areas of interest and research: Translation Theory, Translation of Short Fiction, Indian Literature in English Translation, Translation Evaluation, Product-oriented research in Translation Studies, Audio-visual Translation and Film Adaptation
Research articles published in peer reviewed journals with ISSN no.: ⚽ Anuwaadamloo Samasyalu : TELUGU, August, 1989

⚽ Problems of Translation with Special Reference to Telugu: CIEFL Working Papers in Linguistics Vol.6, No.1, June, 1990.

⚽ Translation of Poetry : CIEFL Occasional Papers in Linguistics, Vol. No.4, 1993.

⚽ Translation of Drama: King : Anuvad, 82 and 83, Jan-March and Oedipus in Telugu April-June, 1995.

⚽ Learning Russian The Teething Troubles : Russian Philolophy, No.15, CIEFL April, 1996

⚽ ‘English Translations of Indian Literature’ : JEFL, No.26, December 2000, CIEFL,Hyderabad. ISSN: 0970-8332 ‘On Translating Baryshnya-Krestyanka : : Russian Philology, No.19, A Cross-cultural study’ April 2000

⚽ ‘Problems in cross-cultural : Russian Philology, No.21-20,2004, communication’ CIEFL, Hyderabad.

⚽ Saahityaanuwaadamloo Samasyalu : TELUGU, March, 1998.

⚽ Cohesion in English and Telugu- : BHASHA, International Journal A Contrastive Study of Telugu Linguistics, 2007, published by Telugu Linguists Forum, Hyderabad.

⚽ Postcolonial Translation and the Translator’s Visibility: A Study of Indian Literature in English Translation : OSMANIA PAPERS IN LINGUISTICS, Volume No. 36, 2010. Pp.239-260. ISSN: 0970-0277

⚽ “Translator vs. Poet Translator : A Study of Two Different Translations of Guy De Maupassant in Telugu” : Osmania Papers In Linguistics (Peer reviewed journal) Volume 37, 2011, printed in 2014, Pgs.242-258. ISSN: 0970-0277

⚽ “Representing the Other: The politics of Translation” – BHAASHA, International Journal of Telugu Linguistics, Volumes 4-7, Issue No-1, 2009-2012, Printed in February, 2015, Pgs. 58-69. ISSN 2348-3555

⚽ “Sahityanuvadamlo Samasyalu : Oka Adyanam” - BHAASHA, International Journal of Telugu Linguistics, Volumes 8-9, Issue No-1, 2013-2014, Printed in February, 2015, Pgs. 32-47. ISSN 2348-3555

⚽ “Women Education and Empowerment – A Perspective” – International journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, Special Issue, Volume 2, Issue 2 (A), 2015, Pgs. 8-13. ISSN 2349-0373

⚽ Dimensions of Translation in Colonial Context: A Case Study of Rajashekhara Charitra. In INDIAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND TRANSLATION STUDIES (An online peer reviewed journal). Volume 3, Number 1, January 20015. ISSN: 2321-8274.

⚽ Norms in Translation: A Case Study of Telugu. In TRANSLATION TODAY. Volume 10, Issue 11, 2016. ISSN 0972-8740 pgs 31-57. Published by NTM, CIIL, Mysore. Web link: https://ntm.org.in/download/ttvol/volume10-2/Art_2.pdf

⚽ The Journey from ‘Kafan’ to Oka Oori Katha: Is the literary text a pre-text or pretext for the filmic text? In THE CRITICAL ENDEAVOUR , VOL-XXIII, January 2017. Ed. by BIJAY KUMAR DAS. ISSN 0976-0199. Pgs 196-215. Published by The Researchers’ Association, Odisha

⚽ Indirect Translation: A Critical Study. In TRANSLATION TODAY. Volume 11, Issue 2, 2017. ISSN 0972-8740. pgs 77-92. Published by NTM, CIIL, Mysore. https://www.ntm.org.in/download/ttvol/volume11-2/Article4.pdf

⚽ The Ecology of Translation: A case Study of Two Different Translations of Kanyasulkam in English. In TRANSLATION TODAY. Volume 15, Issue 1, 2021. ISSN 0972-8740. pgs 1-28. Published by NTM, CIIL, Mysore. https://www.ntm.org.in/download/ttvol/volume15-1/article%201.pdf
Research Papers in Books

⚽ Problems of cross-cultural : Language Matters , 1999. New Delhi: communication in Literary Translation Allied Publishers. ISBN: 81-7023-926-5

⚽ Word Order in Translation : Word Order in Indian Languages, (Ed.), by Swarajya Lakshmi & Aditi Mukherji. Booklinks Corporation, Hyderabad,1996. ISBN: 81-85194-42-4

⚽ A case for Hindi as an Intermediary : Translating Alien Cultures, 2000 ed. By Language for Literary Translations Amrit Mehta and Lakshmi Haribandi, Hyderabad: Booklinks Corporation Ltd. ISBN-81-85194-55-6

⚽ Translating Literary texts into English : Studies in Translation: Theory And Practice, 2000, ed. By T.Vinoda and V.Gopal Reddy New Delhi: Prestige. ISBN:81-7551-083-8

⚽ Multiple Translations of ‘The Station : In Remembering Pushkin, 1999, ed. By Master’ in English and Telugu Charumati Ramdas. Hyderabad: CIEFL.

⚽ Recoding a Text in Translation’: : Foreign Languages in India, 2000, ed. By Language And Culture J.P. Dimri and N.Rastogi-Vasandani, Hyderabd : CIEFL .

⚽ ‘Indian Idiom in English’- : Case for Language Studies, 2002,ed. By V. Swarajya Lakshmi, Hyderabad: Booklinks Corporation. ISBN: 81-85194-70-x

⚽ ‘The Cherry Orchard in a New Hue’ : Translating A Nation An Indo- Russian Saga, 2003, ed. By A.Charumati Ramdas & Ram Das Akella Hyderabad: CIEFL.

⚽ Anuvaada racanalu-vimarsana suutraalu : in Saahityanuvaadam- Sammlochanam, 2007, ed.by C. Narayana Reddy & Elluri Siva Reddy. Hyderabad; Andhra Saraswatha Parishad (pgs. 13-23)

⚽ ‘Sahityaanuvaadam-oka visleshana’ : In TELUGU BHASHA: SIDDHANTAM-ANUVARTANAM, 2005.Ed. by M.V. Ramanayya & K. Thomasaiah. Hyderabad: Telugu University . (pgs. 300- 320). ISBN: 81-86073-125-4

⚽ Polysystem Theory: A case study of Nannaya’s Mahabharat in Telugu : In Socio-Cultural Approaches to Translation: Indian and European Perspectives. 2010, ed. by J. Prabhakara Rao & Jean Peeters New Delhi: Excel India Publishers.(pgs71-80). ISBN: 978-93-80697-31-4

⚽ The Reincarnation of Tolstoy in India: In Russian Philology: Occasional Papers. 2019. Hyderabad: EFLU. (Pgs.185-194).
Books authored, edited, chapters in books with ISBN no.: Research Papers in Books

⚽ Problems of Translation (English and Telugu) – A Study of Literary and Technical Texts; Booklinks Corporation Ltd., Hyderabad, 1993. ISBN: 81-85194-21-5

⚽ Translating Alien Cultures, 2000. A volume co-edited with Amrit Mehta.Hyderabad, Booklinks Corporation Ltd. ISBN: 81-85194-55-6

⚽ Translation Studies: Theory and Practice, 2007. Booklinks Corporation Ltd., Hyderabad ISBN: 81-85194-87-4

⚽ Himaveecika, 2000. A Volume co-edited with Amrit Mehta. Hyderabad: Gamaliel Printers and Publishers.

⚽ The Shadow and Other Stories, 2018. An English translation of short stories written in Telugu by C. Sujatha. Sri Sri Printers, Vijayawada
Research projects (ongoing and completed): ⚽ Completed an UGC-Major Research Project in 2013 on “Preparation of Database of Literary Translations into Telugu from other Languages”. The grant received from the UGC was Rs. 6, 25,000
Administrative responsibilities: ⚽ Served as Warden for the two Indian hostels-MCBH and AMH from September, 2010 to May, 2014.

⚽ Served as Provost of Tagore International Hostel for Men from September, 2015 to November, 2018.

⚽ Served as the Head of the Department of Translation Studies from 2004 to 2009

⚽ Has been serving as the Head of the Department of Translation Studies since 2012.

⚽ Served as the Director, Centre for Translation and Interpretation for four years, from 2017 to 2021.

⚽ Has been serving as the Dean, School of Literary Studies, since August, 2022.
Professional affiliations (membership, editorial board, etc.,): ⚽ Member on the Editorial Board of the UGC care-listed Journal of the National Translation Mission-Translation Today
Awards and recognitions: ⚽ “Dr. (Mrs.) K.Chingaram Alias Ganga Prasad Memorial Medal” for being stood first in M.A. Linguistics, Osmania University.

⚽ “Dr. D.S. Reddy Memorial Medal” for being stood first in M.A. in the entire Faculty of Arts, Osmania University.

⚽ Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Award (1993) conferred by Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (New Delhi) for being stood first in the entire Faculty of Arts, Osmania University.

⚽ Awarded UGC JRF and SRF to pursue PhD.

⚽ Recognition for the Book authored-Problems in Translation: It has been included in the reference list of books under suggested reading for B.A in English at various universities in the country like University Of Mumbai, University of Burdwan, West Bengal, and Andhra University common Syllabi for B.A (Hons). It also finds a place in UGC website- Structure of B.A Hons English under CBCS.