A presentation of books by Indian authors and a Hindi translation of Musa Jalil’s poems
National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan
Address Kazan, Pushkin St., 86
Date October 14th 2026
Time 13:00-16:00
As part of the 2nd Business Forum «TIME: Russia – India. Mutual Efficiency», there will be a presentation of books from the Republic of India, translated from Hindi into Russian:
1. «Aranya» by Dr. Pratibha Ray
2. «Nauratan» by Mr. Firaq Gorakhpuri
3. «Kore Kagaz» by Ms. Amrita Pritam
4. «Apane Apne Ajnabi» by Mr. Agyeya
5. «Muanjodro» by Mr. Om Thanvi
6. «Master Saab» by Ms. Mahasweta Devi
7. «Dyodhi» by Mr. Gulzar Saab
There are also plans to present a collection of poems by the Tatar poet Musa Jalil, translated from Russian into Hindi.
From the Indian side, the presentation is expected to be attended by the writer Pratibha Ray (author of her first book, ‘Aranya’), representatives of the Vani Prakashan Group publishing house – Arun Kumar Maheshwari and Aditi Maheshwari – as well as the translator, Sonu Saini, Associate Professor at the Centre for Russian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
The programme for the event includes the presentation of eight books, an interactive ‘question and answer’ session with guests, a tour of an exhibition of rare Indian books from the collection of the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan, and networking over tea.
The highlight of the event will be a ceremony to formally transfer the books to the National Library’s collection and to present them as gifts to ten students from India who are studying at higher education institutions in the Republic of Tatarstan.
Admission is free.