Literary awards from 2020: A List
The Indian literary canon has a plethora of titles from across regions, cultures and languages and since we are always on a hunt of books from different states, literary awards like the following make it slightly easier for us to tap on regional literature. Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020 “The winner of Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020 is The […]
Go beyond the clichéd north Indian village
Authors Luc Leruth with Jean Dreze bring the outsiders’ perspective into this story of learning and unlearning about life, society, culture, and more in rural north India. Fiction often allows subject specialists to explore ideas and topics in inventive ways, far removed from the restrictions that research papers ask for. Many talk about taking the […]
Mythology re-read in The Palace of Illusions
A Palace of Illusions is a reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic, the Mahabharata —told from the perspective of an astonishing woman, Draupadi. Relevant to today’s war-torn world, The Palace of Illusions takes us back to a time that is a wholly magical, half myth, and a half history. The novel explores princess Panchaali’s world, starting with […]
How Bookstagram Has Affected My Reading
#Bookstagram happens to be one of the most dedicated communities to reading and books. It is that corner of social media which book nerds, readers, booklovers and book hoarders are known to frequent. I joined the bookstagram bandwagon almost two years ago and have been an avid member of the community ever since. And looking […]
ইরফান (Irfan) by Suvankar Ghosh Roy Chowdhury
ইরফান লেখক: শুভঙ্কর ঘোষ রায় চৌধুরী ঋত প্রকাশন মূল্য: ১০০ “কাশী জায়গাটাই এমন, দুঃখে কাঁদায় না, সুখে হাসায় না।” ইরফান কে এই ইরফান? সে কি এক রক্ত মাংসের ব্যক্তি নাকি এক চিরন্তন অনুভব যে কিনা মনিকর্ণিকার গহ্বরে থাকে — সেই মনিকর্নিকা, যেখানে এই বিশ্বের সৃষ্টি ও ধ্বংস এক হয়ে মিলে গিয়েছে? আমার কাছে ইরফান এক […]
