Canadian Punjabi Literature In English Translation: Historical Aspect by Surjeet Kalsey
kYnyfw dy pMjwbI swihq dw AMgRyzI Anuvwd: ieqhwisk p`K / surjIq klsI
kYnyfw dy pMjwbI swihq nUM muKDwrw swihq dy lyKkW nwl sWJw krn dy auprwly s`qrivAW dy SurU ivc hI SurU ho gey sn BWvyN ivAkqIg`q qOr qy sn[Aksr dyKx ivc AwieAw ik jdoN pMjwbI lyKk kdI AMgRyzI mu`KDwrw lyKkW nUM imldy hn qW AwpxI g`l bwq dw mwiDAm Aksr AMgRyzI hI r`Kdy hn ies leI AwpxI kivqw jW hor rcnw nUM mu`KDwrw dy lyKkW nwl sWJI krn leI ies dw Anuvwd hoxw zrUrI sI/hY[ies Kyqr ivc kYnyfw dI swihqk Anuvwdkw surjIq klsI ny mweikl bul`k Anuswr iek pwienIAr dw rol inBwieAw hY[ sq`rivAW dy SurU ivc aus ny XUnIvristI AO& ibRitS kolMbIAW ivc kuJ do-BwSI (pMjwbI-AMgRyzI) kvI-drbwrW dw AXojn kIqw jdoN auh Awp ikReyitv rweIitMg AYNf tRWslySn dI mwstrz kr rhI sI[ iehnW do-BwSI kvI drbwrW ivc pMjwbI qy AMgRyzI dy lyKk qy ividAwrQI SmUlIAq krdy rhy qy AwpxIAW kivqwvW nUM donW zbwnW ivc pVH ky iek dUjy nwl swihq sWJw krdy rhy[
sMn 1974-1980 dy dOrwn bhuq swry pMjwbI lyKkW dIAW rcnwvW - kivqwvW, khwxIAW, nwtk qy nwvlW dy ih`sy AMgRyzI ivc Anuvwd krky sB qoN pihlW 1977 ivc vYnkUvr qoN Cpdy Contemporary Literature In Translation dy sMpwdk AYNfI Sroiefr dy s`dy qy surjIq klsI ny iek mihmwn AYfItr vjoN ies dw iek ivSyS AMk CwipAw ijs ivc kYnyfw, AmRIkw, ieMglYf, Bwrq qy pwiksqwn dy koeI 21 lyKkW dIAW rcnwvW dy Anuvwd krky pMjwbI swihq dI kYnyfw ivc mUl-Dwrw lyKkW nwl sWJ pweI geI[ iehnW do-BwSI kvI drbwrW ivc ijhnW kuJ SwierW/lyKkW iSrkq kIqI auhnW ivc Swml hn – rwbrt birMghrst, mweIkl bu`lk, mYryif`Q sYvyj, AYNfI Sroiefr, nYlI mklMg, bYQ jMkolw, jwrj mYkvrtr, qy AMgRyzI swihq dy ividAwrQI, iehnW qoN ielwvw smyN smyN Bwrq qoN Awey lyKk ijvyN fw. hirBjn isMG, AYs.AYs. mISw, sMq isMG syKoN, qy guridAwl isMG, qy kYnyfw-AmRIkw qoN rivMdr rvI, fw. gurUmyl is`DU, gurcrn rwmpurI, Ajmyr rofy, surjIq klsI, qy kuJ hor lyKk[
1982-1983 EntyrIE dy iek pRoPYsr fw. suvWfw sugnwisrI ny kYnyfIAn fwiesporw dy swihq dI Koj SurU kIqI qW pMjwbI dy swihq dI Koj krn leI surjIq klsI nUM vYnkUvr ivc rIsrcr krn dw kMm id`qw igAw ijs bwry aus ny iek pypr iliKAw jo 1983 ivc pihlI kYnyfIAn swaUQ eySIAn swihq dI kWnPrMs ivc piVHAw igAw qy mgroN hornW BwSwvW dy swihqW nwl muWAMkx krky ies nUM Meeting Of Streams nwm dI pusqk ivc drj kIqw igAw, nwl dI nwl torWto qoN The Toronto South Asian Review mYZzIn dw nINh-p`Qr r`iKAw igAw, ijs dy AYfItr moiez vwsnjI sn qy surjIq klsI ny ds swl AYsosIeyt sMpwdk dy qOr qy izMmyvwrI inBweI[ ies Koj Anuswr hor AYQink swihqW dy mukwbly kYnyfw ivc pMjwbI swihq iqMn guxW vDyry iliKAw jWdw imilAw[ ies mYZzIn dy 1983 dy srd ru`q dy ivSyS AMk ivc koeI cwlI pMinAW qy kYnyfw dy pMjwbI lyKkW dIAW kivqwvW, khwxIAW qy frwmy dy Anuvwd Cwpy gey[ khwxIAW dy mukwbly hux q`k kivqw vDyry Anuvwd kIqI geI hY[
1984 dy pMjwb kWf ny kYnyfw dy swihqkwrW dI mwniskqw nUM bhuq pRBwivq kIqw qy auhnW ivc Awpxy dys AwpxI bolI qy siBAwcwr dw moh/ipAwr quPwn dI qrWH auT Kloqw qy pMjwbI BwSw dI pRPulqw qy pMjwbI siBAwcwr
– pihrwvw Awid bVy zor-Sor nwl lwgU krn dIAW muihMmw cl peIAW[ pMjwbI dy bhuq swry A^bwr glIAW bzwrW ivc ruldy nzr Awaux lgy[ sVkW, bzwrW ivc Awpxy lok pMjwbI pihrwvw pw ky jwx nUM Swn smJx lgy[ies qrWH Anuvwdq swihq qy Anuvwdq siBAwcwr nUM swihqkwrW, klwkwrW qy gwiekW ny qkrIbn Axif`T hI nhIN kIqw bMd hI krn dw sunyhw id`qw[ pMjwbI swihq ny ijQy prMprwgq inrMqrqw inBweI hY auQy AwpxI lyKxI dw sMdrB vI inSicq kIqw hY – klm dw mUMh muV jnm-BUmI vl ho igAw qy ieh dyS iPr prweI im`TI jylH lgx lgw[ pMjwbI qy pMjwbI lyKk AwpxI bolI qy Awpxy siBAwcwr, ijs nUM auh Dur qoN nwl lY ky Awey sn, nwl nw isrP pUrI vPw inBweI sgoM rMg-ibrMgy pihrwvy, ctpty Kwxy, ig`Dy BMgiVAW dIAW DmwlW ny p`CmI siBAwcwr nUM nvyN slIikAW nwl jwx pCwx krvweI[ kYnyfw ivc pMjwbI swihqkwr AwpxI dysI mwniskqw (Indigneous psychy) nUM nw iqAwgdw hoieAw sgoN iek nvIN hoNd qyy nvIN nuhwr dI auswrI ivc &^r mihsUs krn lgw[ pr ies qrWH dI sMkIrxqw ny ijQy pMjwbI bolI nUM skUlW kwiljW ivc pVwHaux dw hIlw kIqw (sPl hoey jW nw) nwl dI nwl AglI pIVIH nUM pMjwbI dy lwaUf fWs nwl zrUr joiVAw – keI pMjwbI BMgVw fWs AkYfmIAW KulH geIAW, Bwrq qoN pMjwbI gwiekW dy AKwVy lgx lgy qy qIAW dw iqEhwr dIAW itktW dy hoky pMjwbI ryfIE qoN lgx lgy– sB vpwrk pRPulqw dI inSwn-dyhI krn lgy[
1977-1978 ivc iqAwr kIqw pMjbI kivqw dy AMgRyzI Anuvwd dw sMgRih Glimpses of Twentieth Century Punjabi Poetry in English Translation ( edited and translated by Surjeet Kalsey )ijs nUM vYnkUvr dI iek mMnI pRmMnI pRYs ieMtrmIfIAw pRYs ny mnzUr krky qy 1978 ivc ies nUM Cwpx qy kYnyfw ivc vMfx dw kWtrYkt krky keI swl ies nUM Bory ivcoN hI nw kiFAw ikauNik ahu ies aupr kYnyfw kONsl qoN pblISr dI gRwt hor mMgdy rhy qy AKIr ivc mYN ies dw KrVw 1984-85 ivc auhnW koloN cu`k ilAWdw ikauNik auh myry koloN vI pYsy mMgx lg pey sn jdoN auhnW nUM swfy kuJ lyKkW ny jw d`isAw ik ieMfIAw ivc qW lyKk pusqk pYsy dy ky Cpvw lYNdy hn[ mYN auhnW nUM koeI pYsw dyx qoN nWh kr id`qI qy KrVw sWB ilAw[ iPr 1985 dI hI g`l hY ieMfIAw qoN fw. rGbIr isMG isrjxw vwly swfy Gr ircmMf imlx Awey qy auQy hI Tihry hoey sn auhnW Anuvwd dI g`l CyVI qW auhnW nUM ies Anuvwidq pey sMgRih bwry d`isAw qy auhnW nUM idKwieAw[ auh dyK ky bhuq KuS vI hoey qy auhnW ny auqswihq kuJ Sbd vI khy ijvyN “qUM bhuq kMm kIqw lgdw hY” Aid qy auhnW ies KrVy nUM cMfIgVH swihq AkwfmI dy Krcy qy Cpvwaux dw bIVw cu`k ilAw qy KrVw myry koloN lY gey qy ijs bwry auhnW iek ic`TI vI
kWtrYkt vjoN Byj id`qI[ bVw mn qslI ivc sI ik isAwxy Alock/lyKk/sMpwdk krky jwxy jWdy fw. rGbIr isMG horI ies nUM CyqI hI vDIAw qrIky nwl Cpvw dyxgy[ pr ieh Swied myrw vDIAw ijhw supnw hI sI jy
ieMtrmIfIAw ny ies KrVy nUM pMj swl rokI ri`KAw qW rGbIr isMG horW ies nUM 10 swl rokI r`iKAw qy AKIr qy hr swl jdoN mYN auhnW nUM pu`CdI rhI jW sunyhy GldI rhI qy auhnW vloN koeI qslIb^S auqr nw imldw[ lgdw sI keI swlW dI imhnq K`ty pY geI hY; AKIrlw sunyhw 1993 ivc ieh sI ik KrVw vwps kr idE qW A`T ku mhIny bwAd juAwb AwieAw ik “ikqwb qW i`d`lI vwly AYs. blvMq AMjqw pRYs vwly ny kdoN dI Cwp leI hoeI hY mYN CyqI hI quhwnUM ies dIAW kwpIAW iBjvw idMnw hW”[ lE jI A`j AwauNdIAW ny kwpIAW[ ieh TIk sI ik 1994 ivc ieh AYnQwlOjI idlI ivc C`p geI sI qy vycI jw rhI sI; ijs leI mYnUM 1998 ivc jw ky 5 pusqkW 700 rupey dIAW KRIdxIAW peIAW sn[KYr pusqk kYnyfw ivc ifstrIibaut hox qoN iksy Awny bhwny rok lw id`qI geI qW jo ieh myn stRIm lyKkW pwTkW dy h`QW ivc nw Aw jwey; pqw nhIN ieh iks dy idmwg dIAW SuB ie`CwvW sn[pr pblISr vloN ies pusqk dI syl ieMtrnYt qy Ajy vI dyKI jw skdI hY[
KYr 1994 ivc id`lI dI AMjqw ieMtrnYSnl pRYs ny surjIq klsI vloN Anuvwidq qy sMpwidq AYnQwlOjI - Glimpses of Twentieth Century Punjabi Poetry in English Translation pRkwiSq kIqI ijs ivc BweI vIr isMG qoN lY ky AmIqoj q`k 55 SwierW dy klwm qy auhnW bwry sMKyp jwxkwrI Swml kIqI hoeI hY[ieh Swier Bwrq, kYnyfw, AmRIkw, pwiksqwn, ieMglYNf, svIfn qy kInIAW qoN hn[ieh AYnQwlOjI iek qrWH nwl lYNfmwrk hY knyfIAn pMjwbI swihq dy hux q`k dy Anuvwdq swihq ivc qy eyfy v`fy pYmwny qy pMjwbI kivqw dy Anuvwd dI Ajy q`k koeI pusqk hoNd ivc nhIN AweI pr lyKkW ny ies dw noits ies krky nhIN ilAw ikauNik iek qW auhnW nUM pMjwbI bolI/BwSW dy ^qm ho jwx dw f`r sI dUjw kYnyfw ivc iekw du`kw lyKk ny AwpxI pMjwbI pVHwaux dI jOb dI slwmqI leI Anuvwd nUM swhmxy ilAwaux dI loV nhIN smJI qy ies ivruD pRcwr dI Bwvnw r`KI[BWvy auh pMjwbI pVwHaux vwly ie`kw-d`ukw AiDAwpk AwpxI ArzI, lYsn pLYn, ieMmploier nwl gl bwq, qy klwsW dI ieSiqhwrbwzI qy sYmInwr AgRyzI ivc hI r`Kdy rhy hn[
kYnyfIAn pMjwbI lyKk BWvy pMjwbI bolI qy siBAwcwr dI pRPulqw leI vcnb`D hn pr nvIN pIVIH nUM nwl lwaux leI auhnW nUM iPr AMgRyzI dw hI Awsrw lYxw pYNdw hY[ GrW ivc bolI jWdI pMjwbI ivc 50 PI sdI AMgRyzI dy SbdW dw rlw hY, qy nvIN pIVIH dy b`cy jy pMjwbI bolxI GroN isK vI lYNdy hn pr ilKdy romn ilpI ivc hI hn[
ies leI pMjwbI swihq dy Anuvwd dI mh`qqw hor vI v`D jWdI hY[ iesy qrWH koeI PMkSn, koeI kWnPrMs, koeI mylw, sB dI ieSiqhwrbwzI AMgRyzI ivc pihlW kIqI jWdI hY[ iesy qrWH hr roz gRosrI KRIdx smyN, nus^y qy duAweI lYx smyN, ieMtrivaU, iemIgRySn dy pypr, istIzniSp lYx dI iqAwrI qy hor srkwrI tYks dy pypr Brn Awid dw swrw kMm AMgRyzI ivc hI hoxw hY qy krdy hW[ ies dw Bwv isrP eynw hY ik AsIN ijs mulkW ivc rih rhy hW auh mulk swnUM do-BwSI hox dI KulH idMdy hn, qy swfI AglI pIVIH swBwvk hI dohry siBAwcwr qy dohrI BwSw ivc ivcr rhI hY[ies leI pMjwbI dw vDIAw swihq AMgRyzI ivc Anuvwd ho ky AglI pIVI nwl swihq dI sWJ pwaux nwl kYnyfw ivc rcy jWdy pMjwbI swihq dI mhq`qw vDygI[
AsIN swry idloN bhuq cwhuMdy hW ik pMjwbI swihq qy pMjwbI bolI nUM kYnyfw jW bwhrly mulkW ivc ijauNidAW riKAw jwey qy ieh vI XQwrQ hY ik pMjwbI bolI, siBAwcwr qy swihq Awpxy nvyN ivkisq ho rhy rUp ivc AwpxI hoNd qy AwpxI pCwx bxwaux leI XqnSIl hY[ iPr vI pMjwbI dw cMgw swihq AMgRyzI ivc Anuvwd krky muK-Dwrw lokW Aqy AwpxI AglI pIVIH dy b`icAW q`k phuMcwauxw pMjwbI swihq dI shI jwx-pCwx hovygI[muK-Dwrw swihq ivc pMjwbI swihq dI SmUlIAq leI Anuvwd dw mwiDAm iek zrUrI vrqwrw hY, ijs nUM hr auh lyKk vrq irhw hY jo AwpxI rcnw AMgRyzI boldI bhu-igxqI nwl sWJI krnw cwhuMdw hY[ ies qrWH Acyq hI iek AsloN hI nvW rUp – Trans-Punjabi Literature ivkisq ho irhw hY, AsIN BWvy mMnIey jW nw[ieh vI s`c hY ik ivdySW ivc rih rhy pMjwbI lyKk dI AwpxI pRmwixkqw qy swriQkqw dI imAwrI mwxqw Ajy ip`qrI dysoN imldI hI grdwnI jWdI hY Aqy ies bwry jwxkwrI sWJI krn qy ic`TI-p~qrI vI AMgRyzI ivc hI huMdI hY[mYN XkIn krdI hW ik ies leI pMjwbI swihq nUM AMgRyzI ivc Anuvwd krn nUM qrjIh dyxI bxdI hY qW jo ies nUM AMqrrwStrI p`Dr qy hornW zbwnW dy swihq dw hwxI bxwieAw jw sky qy ies nvyN tRWs- pMjwbI swihq dy rUp ivc ivkws ho sky[pr nwl ies g`l dw vI iDAwn r`Kxw cwhIdw hY ik pMjwbI swihq dw AMgRyzI Anuvwd mwihr AnuvwdkW duAwrw hI kIqw jwxw cwhIdw hY, pblISrW jW hor Axjwx lokW h`QoN Aijhy Anuvwd krw ky pusqk rUp ivc AweIAW pusqkW dI kivqw hwsohIxI bx ky rih geI hY ijs nUM kuJ sUJvwn lyKk hux lko ky r`Kx lg pey hn qW jo koeI pVH nw lvy ikauNik auhnW dI kivqw pMjwbI ivc vDyry Asrdwr mMnI jWdI hY[
ies qoN pihlW dy pypr ivc mYN iek ilst id`qI sI kYnyfw ivc rih rhy auhnW pMjwbI lyKkW dI ijhnW dIAW iek do pusqkW AMgRyzI Anuvwd ivc C`p cukIAW sn, pr mgroN myry qweIN ieh ivcwr phuMcwey gey ik auh pusqkW qW lyKk mMndy hI nhIN ik Anuvwd kIqIAW hoeIAW hn auh AwpxIAW rcnwvW dy Anuvwd nUM mwxqw hI nhIN dyxw cwhuMdy nw hI Anuvwdk dw nwm AwpxI rcnw nwl pRkwSq krn dI idAwnqdwrI krdy hn ies leI auhnW ivcoN iehnW lyKkW dy nwm qy auhnW dIAW pusqkW dy nwm ies pypr ivc Swml nhIN kIqy gey[
kYnyfIAn pMjwbI swihq dy isrP AMgRyzI Anuvwd ijhnW pusqkW, jW mYZzInw ivc Cpy auhnW dI sUcI hyT id`qI jWdI hY:
Canadian Punjabi Literature In English Translation Publications:
POETRY, SHORT STORY, DRAMA AND EXCERPTS FROM NOVEL
1976 –1977 - Kalsey Surjeet, Guest Editor and Translator for Punjabi Special Issue of Contemporary Literature In Translation, 1977 on the invitation of Chief Editor
Andreas Schroeder; included translation of Punjabi poets: Prof. Puran Singh, Prof. Mohan Singh, Amrita Pritam, Dr. Harbhajan Singh, S.S. Misha, Shiv Kumar, Jagtar, Surjit Pattar, Minder, Paash and others from India, and Ajmer Rode, Dr. Gurumel Sidhu, Navtej Bharti, Surjeet Kalsey and other from Canada. This was the first attempt to present Punjabi
literature in translation to the mainstream audience in Canada.
1977-1978- Kalsey, Surjeet, Translated and Edited, Glimpses of Twentieth Century Punjabi Poetry: An Anthology in English Translation, it included works of 52 Punjabi poets from India, Canada, USA, England, Kenya, Sweden & Pakistan. It was due to
publish in 1978 by Intermedia Press Vancouver which stalled it for years to secure Canada Council’s publishing grant under of multicultural literature policy.
Later Ajanta International Press, Delhi, published it much later in 1994. This has been a very first anthology in English translation of Punjabi poetry in Canada so far.
1980-1984 -Canadian South Asian Literature Conference took place in Toronto in 1983 and the first research of ethnic/ South Asian literature especially Punjabi Literature was presented which later published in : Meeting of Streams, Ed. Moyze Vassanji based on first research of South Asian Literature. Punjabi Literature Researcher: Surjeet Kalsey.
2007 - Shadows Of The Past, Selected poetry of Dr. Gurumel Sidhu, edited and translated by Surjeet Kalsey, Rainbird Press, Van 2007.
The Canadian Fiction Magazine Translation Vo. I & Vo II (1977-1987) published the following short stories translated by Surjeet Kalsey:
1. Gulbano (Ajeet Cour) 2. Nails (Ravinder Ravi, 3. Outside The Threshold (S.Kalsey) (4) Mirage In The Cave (S.Kalsey) 5. Confined to the Threads (S.Kalsey)
The Canadian Fiction Magazine Translation Vo. I & Vo II (1977-1987)
1. The Man In White (K.S. Duggal), 2. Gulbano (Ajeet Cour), 3. One Passenger, Ho!
( Santokh S. Dhir) and 4. Excerpts from the novel "Marih Da Diva" a novel by Gurdial Singh “The Last Flicker” translated by Ajmer Rode.
The Toronto South Asian Review ,1983, Chief Editor Moyez, Vassanji, and Kalsey Surjeet, Associate Editor and Translator, published Punjabi poetry and 3 short stories and a full length drama "One Girl One Dream" by Ajmer Rode translated by S. Kalsey.
Another Way To Dance : an Anthology of short fiction –included South Asian short story writers’s translated stories from different languages, ed. Debadeen, Cyril, included
Crossing The Threshold by Surjeet Kalsey.
"Shakti's Words" An Anthology of fiction by Canadian Punjabi Women Writers.
The Whistling Thorn an anthology of short fiction included South Asian stories from different language in English translation, ed. Sugunasire, Suwanda, including
Mirage In The Cave by S. Kalsey.
Her Mother's Ashes an anthology of women short story writers in Canada from different lanaguages, ed. Aziz, Noorjehan, included Crossing The Threshold by S. Kalsey.
Komagata Maru, a full length play by Ajmer Rode, translated by Surjeet Kalsey and the author in 1979. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby has included in their library
On-line version . Komagata Maru Continuing Journey Translated by Ajmer Rode &
Surjeet Kalsey Full manuscript on the site http://lib-drupal2.lib.sfu.ca/kmj/node/764 ,
