Sunday, October 11, 2026

Carmel Students Participate in a Panel Discussion on “The Present-Day Relevance and Inevitability of Translating Knowledge Texts”

 

Carmel Students Participate in a Panel Discussion on “The Present-Day

Relevance and Inevitability of Translating Knowledge Texts”

Students of Carmel College of Arts, Science and Commerce for Women, participated in a panel discussion on “The Present-Day Relevance and Inevitability of Translating Knowledge Texts”. This opportunity provided select English Major and Minor student of the Odd Semesters to have an exposure to the activities of IMB, Panjim in order to foster student development and enhance institutional quality. It was aimed to orient students towards translational activities conducted at the state level in Goa.
Accompanied by Dr. Glenis Mendonca from the Department of English, seven students from First Year BA and Third Year BA (English) attended this Panel discussion held at IMB Mini Hall, Panjim on 28th June 2026. The Panel discussion was chaired by Former Professor and Head, Department of English of Goa University, Dr. Kiran J. Budkuley. The panellists included Dr. Ramprasad Joshi and Dr. Madhusudan Joshi, Dr. Glenis Mendonca, Dr. Akshata Bhat and Ph.D. scholar Sanjana Manerkar. The discussion focussed on around the use of technology and AI to aid the translation of knowledge texts, the inevitability and urgency of translation of knowledge texts in the era of NEP 2020, and the focus on IKS and indigenous languages.
The event was followed by the release of a Konkani translation of an English book “Vedanta and the Modern World and other Indological Essays” by Dr. V. Nithyanant Bhat, translated by Dr. Aditi Budkuley into Konkani as “Adhunik Vishwant Vedant ani Her Bharatvidyadi Nibandha”.

Panelists at IMB with the chairperson Dr. Kiran Budkuley.

                                              Students of Carmel College in the audience.


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