The Burma Education Extension Association ( my, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ပညာ ပြန့်ပွားရေး အသင်း) was a
Rangoon (Yangon)-based educational organization founded by
JS Furnivall to promote "the intellectual advancement of the country", and the predecessor organization to the
Burma Translation Society.
[Allott 1996: 17]
The association aimed to encourage the publication of translations into
Burmese, establish public libraries, form reading circles and study classes throughout the country, and to publish a monthly periodical to include articles on literary topics, social problems, political economy, and the modern world. The association took over the publication of ''
The World of Books'', which Furnivall had published since February 1925, and spun off a Burmese language version called ''
Ganda Lawka'' ("World of Books" in
Pali
Pali () is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist ''Pāli Canon'' or '' Tipiṭaka'' as well as the sacred language of '' Theravāda'' Buddh ...
) in February 1930. The Burmese monthly, which "welcomed modern Burmese prose, original ideas and criticism",
[ was edited by a succession of young Burmese writers, including Zawgyi, Min Thu Wun, Sein Tin, and Nwe Soe.][Nwe Soe 2010: 5] The association was restarted after World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
by U Nu
Nu ( my, ဦးနု; ; 25 May 1907 – 14 February 1995), commonly known as U Nu also known by the honorific name Thakin Nu, was a leading Burmese statesman and nationalist politician. He was the first Prime Minister of Burma under the pr ...
in 1947 as the Burma Translation Society, which exists today as Sarpay Beikman
Sarpay Beikman ( my, စာပေဗိမာန်; ) originated as the Burmese Translation Society. Its first President was Prime Minister U Nu, who started a Burmese translation job at Judson College (now University of Yangon). The purpose was ...
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See also
* Burma Translation Society
References
Bibliography
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* {{cite book , author=Nwe Soe , title=Sein-lan-thaw Taung-gon: Selected works of Nwe Soe , publisher=Ya-Pyei Publishing , year=2010 , language=Burmese
Educational organisations based in Myanmar