Harry Potter speaks Hindi

  November 2, 2003 at 8:22 PM ET
  Geri     Wizard News (via Newindpress)
 

The Hindi translation of the global hit Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone will finally be published on November 14.

Manjul Publishing House will release 40,000 copies of Harry Potter aur Paras Pathar which was translated by Sudhir Dixit, a professor of English from Hoshangabad, who says he has read the original 35 times. Apart from the chapters being vetted by an 11-year-old for readability, the final version will have some changes in translation, but Quidditch remains Quidditch.

Manjul will also follow up the Hindi translation with Gujarati, Malayalam and Marathi versions.