Translating from ... Tamil

       In The Hindu Kausalya Santhanam has a Q & A with translator Lakshmi Holmström, 'Meanings aren't in dictionaries alone'.
       Interesting that she finds:

I think publishers take translation much more seriously than they did 20 or 30 years ago. A great many translations are well produced and with attractive covers. At least some publishers publicise their translation list well, and make certain that they are reviewed. But it is a fact of life, I think, that there will never be a wide readership for many -- or indeed most -- translations outside specialised university courses. But at least there is a readership there.

       Well, that's kind of depressing .....