Jason Grunebaum on  the SALT Project and Translating Uday Prakash

S4E14 - Jason Grunebaum on the SALT Project and Translating Uday Prakash

Published: September 17, 2025

Duration: 50:09

Today we have Jason Grunebaum speaking to us about his stint with the Redcross, Hindi to English translations and the salt project.  

Jason is an Instructional Professor at the university of Chicago teaching Hindi and Translation.  

He is also the co-director for The SALT Project which supports and promotes English-language translations of literature written in the languages of South Asia. 

Jason has book-length translations from Hindi include Uday Prakash’s The Girl with the Golden Parasol, The Walls of Delhi, and, co translated Manzoor Ahtesham’s The Tale of the Missing Man. 

His work ha...