The audio medium is definitely opening up new possibilities! A few years ago, I got my Nani to record her story as a Partition survivor with the Citizen's Archive of India. And I love the unlikely stories section, I so remember a similar(ish) encounter we had in this small town in Tuscany with a Punjabi woman who had migrated there and she could only speak Punjabi & Italian. We struggled to communicate almost since we're more comfortable in Hindi /English, but somehow managed. I guess that also speaks to your point about translation. So many great themes and ideas in here. Happy Independence Day!
The audio medium is definitely opening up new possibilities! A few years ago, I got my Nani to record her story as a Partition survivor with the Citizen's Archive of India. And I love the unlikely stories section, I so remember a similar(ish) encounter we had in this small town in Tuscany with a Punjabi woman who had migrated there and she could only speak Punjabi & Italian. We struggled to communicate almost since we're more comfortable in Hindi /English, but somehow managed. I guess that also speaks to your point about translation. So many great themes and ideas in here. Happy Independence Day!