While the importance of translation in the postmodern globalized world should be self-evident, the act of translation calls for a unique talent. Translation is best described as a phenomenological act in which a translator seeks to enter the mind of the original author and translates on the basis of equivalence, with as little change to the original as possible. It calls for a certain historical sense and knowledge of linguistic transformation happening over a period of time. My research shows that of all the considerations, a translation is, broadly speaking, a three-pronged strategy, being linguistic, cultural and political act at the same time. My paper takes up case studies of translations into English of some native languge/dialects texts and analyses them from the aforesaid angles, bringing out the benefits and underlining the pitfalls on the way.