Nivedita Louis நிவேதிதா லூயிஸ்

Rights & translation

Carry these books into your language

Translation rights for all nine titles below are available in every language, worldwide. They are books that have already proved they can travel: into English, Sinhala, Malayalam and Bengali, onto university syllabi, and into prize lists.

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Rights at a glance

TitleCategoryPagesEnglish materialRights
Whistleவிசில் A novel272Machine-translated sample on requestAll languages
Peyaratravargalin Kuralபெயரற்றவர்களின் குரல் Testimony368Machine-translated sample on requestAll languages
Muthal Pengalமுதல் பெண்கள் Women in history224Complete English translation by Jayanthi RameshAll languages
Paathai Amaithavargalபாதை அமைத்தவர்கள் Women in history304Complete English translation by Krishnapriya SAll languages
Kalaga Puthagamகலகப் புத்தகம் Feminist & queer history168Complete English translation by Leina LouisAll languages
Vada Chennai: Varalarum Vazhviyalumவடசென்னை: வரலாறும் வாழ்வியலும் Local history264Machine-translated sample on requestAll languages
Ariyappadatha Christhavamஅறியப்படாத கிறிஸ்தவம் Ethnography1,272 (two volumes)English sample chapter by Rhoda AlexAll languages
Christhavathil Jaathiகிறிஸ்தவத்தில் ஜாதி Ethnography624English sample chapter by Rhoda AlexAll languages
Adhichanallur Muthal Keezhadi Varaiஆதிச்சநல்லூர் முதல் கீழடி வரை Archaeology224Award-winning English translation by Krishnapriya SAll languages

How to license a title

From first glance to signed MoU, in four steps

  1. 1

    Explore the list

    Browse the rights list above, or download the catalogue. Every title is available in every language.

  2. 2

    Request a sample

    Ask for a machine-translated sample of any title. Complete English translations or English sample chapters are ready for six of the nine.

  3. 3

    Explore grant support

    Her books have won Tamil Nadu Government translation grants for Bengali, Malayalam and Sinhala. We will help you apply.

  4. 4

    Sign the MoU

    Meet us at the Chennai International Book Fair, or sign by email at any time of year.

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Ready to read

Complete English translations of Muthal Pengal, Paathai Amaithavargal, Kalaga Puthagam and Adhichanallur Muthal Keezhadi Varai, and English sample chapters of Ariyappadatha Christhavam and Christhavathil Jaathi, can be sent to editors on request. For every other title, we can send a machine-translated sample.

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Grants that help

The Tamil Nadu translation grant, run through the Chennai International Book Fair, has already supported Sinhala and Malayalam editions of Kalaga Puthagam, a Malayalam edition of Peyaratravargalin Kural, and an approved Bengali edition of Muthal Pengal. How the grant works.

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Proven with readers

Two ₹1,00,000 prizes, a place on two university syllabi, and a readership built over years of magazine columns and the Her Stories community.

The CIBF translation grant

Tamil Nadu will help pay for your translation

The Government of Tamil Nadu funds the translation of Tamil books into the world’s languages. Its grant is administered by the Chennai International Book Fair (CIBF), organised by the Directorate of Public Libraries and the Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation, and the State commits ₹3 crore to it every year. Nivedita Louis’s books have already travelled on it into Sinhala, Malayalam and, soon, Bengali.

Who can apply
Publishers outside India, and publishers in Indian states other than Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
What it covers
Translation, publication, and the distribution of copies to public libraries in your country or region.
When
Applications are reviewed through the year, with a decision expected within about three months. Confirm the current deadline with CIBF.
  1. Agree with us. Sign an expression of interest for the title, at the fair or by email.
  2. Gather your papers. A covering letter, your publisher profile and catalogue, company registration, the translator’s profile with a 15–20 page sample of their work, and an authorisation letter from the rights holder, which we provide.
  3. Apply online through the CIBF translation grant form.
  4. Sign and begin. On approval you receive a sanction letter. Once the acceptance letter and the rights contract are in, the first 50% of the grant is released.

Full terms and the application form: chennaiinternationalbookfair.com. Grant queries: tngrant@chennaiinternationalbookfair.com. We are glad to help you prepare an application for any of the nine titles.

Making an enquiry

Write with the title or titles you are interested in, and tell us a little about your list. Helpful details:

  • Your publishing house or agency, with a link to your list
  • The language and territory you are seeking
  • The formats you plan: print, ebook, audio
  • Whether you would like the English translation or sample to read
  • Whether you plan to apply for the CIBF translation grant

Rights contact

Nivedita Louis
Chennai, India

niveditalouis@gmail.com WhatsApp +91 98401 70982

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