Sujit Mukherjee (1930–2003) was an Indian writer, literary critic, translator and editor working primarily in English. He is also remembered for his writings on cricket, a subject to which he brought a literary and reflective sensibility uncommon in Indian sports writing of his time.
| Name | Sujit Mukherjee |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930 |
| Died | 2003 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Writer, literary critic, translator, editor |
| Languages | English (with translation work involving Indian languages) |
Background
Mukherjee belonged to the generation of Indian writers in English who came of age in the decades after Independence. He combined an academic interest in literary studies with a long association with publishing, and contributed to the development of translation studies in India as a recognised field of inquiry.
Writing and themes
His work moved across several areas:
- Literary criticism and translation studies, where he wrote on the theory and practice of translating Indian literature into English, and on the reception of Indian writing.
- Cricket writing, in which he treated the game as a cultural and literary subject rather than only as sport, examining its place in Indian life and its history.
- Editorial and translation work, helping bring writing from Indian languages to a wider English-reading audience.
Significance
Mukherjee is regarded as one of the early Indian voices to argue for serious critical attention to translation as a creative and scholarly activity. His cricket writing, similarly, contributed to a small but distinctive Indian tradition of reflective, essayistic prose on the game.
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References
- Wikidata entity: Q18749108