UNIQUE RUSSIAN TEXTBOOK BY JNU’S WOMAN SCHOLAR
The stage was attractive as it truly depicted the Russian culture and beauty with traditional items. It was decorated by the students of the Centre of Russian Studies (CRS), School of Languages, Literature and Culture Studies(sll&cs), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.at the centre of attraction was Prof Meeta Narain of the CRS. The large audience comprised of Russian Embassy diplomates and officials, JNU teachers and students. They were there for the unveiling of a unique Russian text book—an Introduction to the Business World—authored by Prof Narain, whose academic excellence in Russian philology and translation studies has been recognized worldwide. If you wish to understand complicated financial terms being used by America and European Union in imposing “sanctions” against Russia for its “Special Operation” in Ukraine, this 300-page book will help. It is useful for those interested in understanding bilateral relations between Russia and India, especially in today’s scenario in the light of over one-year-old Russia-ukraine conflict, and the West’s global sanctions against Moscow.“it acquaints one with the linguistic, semantic and stylistic features of these genres and their application in the financial world. This is carried out with the help of varied texts from these fields and their translation from Russian into English,” Prof Narain told
The Sunday Guardian.prof.narain was given the prestigious Pushkin Medal (2019) by the Russian government, for her contribution in the field of education and in promoting and strengthening the Russian field.the event was well attended by the dignitaries and representatives of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in India and of the Russian Centre of Science and Culture. Oleg Osipov, Director of the Russian House and Counsellor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation (who released the book) spoke of the contemporary need of the society, where this text books is a boon as it carries forward the business ties between Russia and India. Alexander Dodonov, Head, Russian Language Educational Centre, Russian House, compared the programme to a festival and praised the academic efforts of Prof Narain to a shining star, which will shine in the field of translation. The Dean, SLL & CS, Prof Shoba Sivasankaran, said the book is anadded feather on Prof Narain’s cap as well as for the CRS.THE Chairperson, CRS, Prof. Richa Sawant, spoke of the contribution of Prof.narain in introducing new courses on translation studies to the Centre and promoting this genre to reach new heights with this new book.