Basheer’s works translated by Dr. Asher passed away
London: Linguist and multilingual Dr. Ronald E. Asher (96) passed away. He died in Edinburgh, Scotland. Asher, who came to India and studied Dravidian languages like Malayalam and Tamil and conducted research, became famous in Malayalam through translation. Works like Vaikam Muhammad Basheer’s ‘Balyakalasakhi’, ‘Ntupupappakoranandgarnni’, ‘Pathumma’s Goat’ and Thakazhi Sivashankarapilla’s ‘Thoti’s Son’ have been translated … Read more