Regional Books Now Available At Infibeam.com

Regional languages in India have earned a predominant place in literature, since time immemorial. Ever since, readers in India have developed a speckled choice for books and Indian language books are an integral part of this variegated readership. The flavor of specific forms of literature is beyond compare, particularly when it is composed in the native languages. Journals, continuation series, novels, and books on poetry are popular readers' choices. In keeping with the trends, the online books store at Infibeam.com spreads its wings into regional language books category and brings to the forefront, a wide range of books in regional languages.

Speaking on the initiative, Neeru Sharma, Director - Corporate Development, Infibeam.com, said "Regional language books are an integral part of an Indian reader's collection. In keeping with the mixed trends, we have embarked on a unique collection, dedicated to regional language books. The new category will include translations of classics and bestsellers, original fiction, journals, mythological texts, books on arts, folk culture and others, which are best enjoyed in their innate local language formats".

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'For regional authors road to success is longer'

He might have inked numerous heart-rendering poems and pieces in his native Malayalam for years, but legendary writer K Satchindanandan believes for regional language authors the road to success is longer.

One of the brightest names in contemporary Indian literature, Satchidanandan, the former executive head of the Sahitya Akademi, rues the fact that a language writer cannot produce a one-book wonder like Arundhati Roy.

"I do not consider it a disadvantage, but it is a fact that for those who write in English even with a single book you can have a wonder like Arundhati Roy, which is not possible if you write in a regional language," Satchindanandan told PTI in an interview.

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Now, you can type regional languages on mobiles

To help millions of mobile users who do not know English, an Indian company has conceptualised and brought out a multilingual keypad known as Panini Keypa. Buzz up!India, which boasts of 50 crore mobile users, also is a land of many languages. The Panini keypad is aimed at those millions of users who do not know English.

The new technology, which is available for free download, supports typing in many regional languages of India including Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya and Assamese.

The new system does not require printed characters of any language on the phone as the characters are displayed on the screen and the user can type using the numeric keypad.The technology, which has been formulated through statistical mining of the nature of each Indian language, can also be applied for PCs, web, ATM, Touch screen kiosks, STB, IPTV etc.

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