Vijay Prakash Singh
Writer / Translator / Editor
Language pair: English > Hindi
Native language: Hindi |
| Areas of specialization |
- Literature
- Medical
- IT, Telecommunication, Software
- Marketing, Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Media, Publicity material
- Travel, Aviation and Shipping
- Science, Agriculture
- Film scripts and sub-titles
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| Work Experience |
Journalism: |
Worked as a senior journalist for many publications for more than two decades.
‘Blitz’, National Hindi Weekly, Mumbai, as Chief Sub-editor.
‘Navbharat’, Daily Hindi, Mumbai, as Assistant Editor.
‘Roop Tara’, Hindi film weekly, Mumbai, as Sub-editor.
‘Sanjh Samachar’, Daily Hindi Evening newspaper, Mumbai, as Deputy Editor.
‘Yug Sagar’ Hindi Weekly, Kalyan as Executive Editor.
‘Jansatta’ and ‘Sanjha Jansatta’, Hindi Daily, Mumbai as news co-ordinater.
‘Hamara Mahanagar’, Daily Hindi Evening newspaper, Mumbai, as Assistant Editor.
‘Nootan Savera’, National Hindi Weekly, Mumbai, as Assistant Editor.
‘Dopaher Dobaje’, Hindi Evening newspaper as Assistant Editor.
‘Jansamachar’, Hindi Weekly, Mumbai, As Editor.
Worked as freelance business news translator for PTI-Bhasha
(January 2004 - May 2005) |
| Publications: |
| I have translated many books including some literary classics: |
- Old Man and the Sea, Novel by Ernest Hemingway (Published by Samwad Prakashan, Mumbai/Meerut)
- Sons and Lovers, Novel by DH Lawrence (Published by Samwad Prakashan, Mumbai/Meerut)
- Women in Love, Novel by DH Lawrence (Published by Samwad Prakashan, Mumbai/Meerut)
- His Nameless Love, biographies of Russian Littérateurs (Published by Samwad Prakashan, Mumbai/Meerut)
- Great Love Stories, collection of love stories of some great writers (Published by Samwad Prakashan)
- Jimmy Higgins, Novel by Upton Sinclair (To be published by Rajkamal Prakashan, Delhi)
- A World to Win, Novel by Upton Sinclair (To be published by Rajkamal Prakashan, Delhi)
- Metropolis, Novel by Upton Sinclair (To be published by Rajkamal Prakashan, Delhi)
- Saint Joan, a play by Bernard Shaw (Published by Samwad Prakashan, Mumbai/Meerut)
- Blood Brothers, Novel by M.J. Akabar (To be published by Full Circle, Delhi)
- Sinking of INS Khukri by Major General (Retired) Evan Cardozo (To be published by Full Circle, Delhi)
- Written Biography of Hollywood Actress Greta Garbo (Published by Samwad Prakashan, Mumbai/Meerut)
- The Masterpiece by Anna Enquist (To be published by Shabd Books, Delhi)
- Presently writing a book on History of Cinema.
- Working on translation of ‘Oil’, Novel by Upton Sinclair (To be published by Rajkamal Prakashan, Delhi)
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I have translated more than a million words of different types of commercial documents including: |
Clinical trial documents, Quality of life questionnaires, Consent and discharge forms
Film/TV scripts, plays
Technical manuals, Operation manuals, Installation manuals, Training manuals
Company profiles, Industrial standards, User guides
Survey reports, Business plans, Annual reports, Feasibility reports, Financial analysis, Commercial contracts, Legal deeds, Licenses
Press kits, Media advertisements, Posters, Publicity brochures
Sales manuals, Case papers, Rules and regulations |
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