| Asterix speaks Hindi (हिन्दी) | ||||||
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| Asterix in Hindi |
| Publisher: Gowarsons Publishers Private Ltd, New Delhi, India. |
In a 2009 internet newspaper "livemint.com" we read about the Hindi translation. "We wanted to keep the humour of the originals, but ensure that the Indian reader would be able to follow it," says translator Harish M. Sudan. In Asterix aur Cleopatra, for example, the queen's former food taster celebrates his new found freedom by running away to eat dahi bhalla. The Romans speak with a slight Punjabi twang and greet each other with namastara. Druid Getafix is Vaidyanathix, bard Cacofonix, Besurix, and chief Vitalstatistix, Motumilix. 50 Isa poorva ka Versh..... Gol kee dharatee par pooree tarah Romano ka kabja ho chuka hain! Naheen, pooree tarah naheen -- ek chhota a sã gnav ab bhee esa he jis par Roman shakti tö adhikãr nahin jasna sakee albatta gnav valön ne un Roman sibahiyou kee nãk mene rassee bãndh rakhee he jo gnav ke chãr kareebee chhavniyou 'Majhadharam', 'Cheekhpukãram', 'Mrüchhakatikam', tatha 'Dekhat-bhãgam', mne derã dãle huae hain...... |
| The Many Languages of Asterix at Asterix around the World (Last update: 16 August 2010) |