Editorial

Exam Time! The tough times are getting tougher. So are tough humans!  The city where I work from – Pune, Maharashtra, India –  has earned the title of Corona Capital of India.  The situation is really scary.  On a lighter note, people are calling friends just to check if the other guy (or gal) is […]

Guest Coloumn

Rasika Gumaste, Secretary CITLoB-ALP Freelance German-English, English-German Translator and Interpreter German Language Trainer Classical Dancer [more about her here] THE SEQUEL BE THE CHANGE – Expand your boundaries Think beyond translation In my last article, I shared my thoughts about diversification as a viable solution to the new scenario. Here, I would like to throw light […]

Editorial

February was short indeed! February 2021 was packed by events, news, achievements, networking and activity! A short month indeed for such energy! February started with Union Budget of India and among other things, had big news for Indian language industry – the announcement of National Language Translation Mission. This will not only open new opportunities […]

From the President’s Desk

Dear friends, Temperatures are gradually beginning to soar everywhere in the country, and I hope you are taking all precautions to acclimatise better. It is important to stay in great shape at these times, so we are able to take on the challenges of a post Covid world while continuing to make the most of […]

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Rasika Gumaste, Secretary CITLoB-ALP Freelance German-English, English-German Translator and Interpreter German Language Trainer Classical Dancer [more about her here] FREELANCE TRANSLATIONS IN INDIA – THE MARKET SHIFT From human translations to TRADOS to DeepL – Where are we headed next? In her 20 years career as a professional German < > English translator, Rasika has […]

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Sunil Kulkarni President , Fidel Softech Pvt Ltd Vice President | CITLoB West Zone [More about him here] Business in language industry and New possibilities for SMEs /individuals Many of the CITLoB members are freelancers and SMEs (ranging from companies with 1-2 members to few hundred members). While we are working from various cities in India, […]

Editorial

Dear language professionals, The first month of the calendar year 2021 is already over.  A hope of better time is shining bright in some regions,  and still cloudy in some others. What is visible all through is the determination, hard work and immense innovation throughout the industry. With technology and ideation, we can see small […]

From the President’s Desk

Dear friends, Time flies, doesn’t it? It seems only now that we were wishing each other a great year, only to realise that it is February already! I hope all of you have started working towards the personal and professional objectives you had set for yourself for this year. For me, this is already turning […]

Editorial

IndoVox – Read ahead in 2021 The first meeting of CITLoB members was held in May 2020, in the thick of lockdown. A week after I got a call from Sandeep Nulkar asking me to take up editorial responsibility for the newsletter of CITLoB.  Having worked on our own newsletter Wordict and on those of […]

From the President’s Desk

Dear friends, As we come to the end of an extremely eventful year, I cannot help but notice how eventful this year has also been for CITLoB. Growing from a mere idea at the beginning of the year to a fully functional association by the end of it, we have come a long way. Along […]