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#WomensEpics that need an English translation ASAP, round two:

- Catakantaravanan: a Tamil epic that elaborates on the Ramayana, but in this story, it is Sita who fights a demon king

- Matabagka Seeks the Deity of the Wind: epic from the Philippines about a girl's heroic journey (this one has an English translation, but only in a thesis manuscript in the UP library)

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Blaft Publications
Wow! Any more info on the first one? I found this, which looks like she's citing an English translation, but I can't see the footnote pages https://books.google.com/books?id=h0f_D1qiXQgC&pg=PA217&lpg=PA217&dq=Catakantaravanan&source=bl&ots=6FZ3lb_aEI&sig=ACfU3U1XtoOVSlH6dKWnoM6rpzP3fAEMsg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih_vWf5cyHAxUhBjQIHVJ0GfwQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=Catakantaravanan&f=false

Women & the Nation's Narrative

This book explores the development of nationalism in Sri Lanka during the past century, particularly within the dominant Sinhala Buddhist and militant Tamil movements.
Google Books
Blaft Publications
Couldn't find much with a Tamil search either, though the University of Jaffna library seems to have a copy of a 1928 edition. http://libcat.lib.jfn.ac.lk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=99943&shelfbrowse_itemnumber=99921
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Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
I followed the footnotes and I think that is the one they were referencing
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
If you get a translation of this, and the other one with the Roman androids, I'll promote the crap out of them :D :D That's all I can offer
Blaft Publications
Yesss that Lokapaññati sounds incredible! I'm always a little intimidated to tackle classical stuff though. Isn't that more for university presses?
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
It is for whatever press is willing to publish it 😄 And university presses have the downside of making it expensive and hard to access....
Blaft Publications
Right. Good point. Now to find translators with good library access!
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
fingers crossed 😊
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