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Bedanabala by Mahasweta Devi

“If the sky were sheet of paper/ If every blade of grass on earth were pen/ If the seven seas were awash with ink/ If

Divya Shankar August 27, 2020

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Herbert by Nabarun Bhattacharya

Translated by Sunandini Banerjee In 1993, Nabarun Bhattacharya published his magnum opus, Herbert (or Harbart), translated into English by Sunandini Banerjee in 2017 (this is

Somudranil Sarkar August 26, 2020

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Monsoon by Vimala Devi

Monsoon, Paul Melo e Castro’s English translation of Vimala Devi’s Moncao, is about divisions between human beings. Vimala Devi’s short story cycle was first published

Anupama Kumar August 24, 2020

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Breast Stories by Mahasweta Devi

When Purple Pencil Project asked me if I would review Breast Stories by Mahasweta Devi, I almost refused. What is there to say about Mahasweta

Shreemayee Das August 24, 2020

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Written in Tears by Arupa Patangia Kalita

Translated by Ranjita Biwas Assam’s struggle for identity and independence has always plagued the state; from the Assam Agitation in the 1980s to the protests

Savitha Vaidyanathan August 20, 2020

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Dozakhnama: Conversations in Hell by Rabisankar Bal

Translated by Arunava Sinha Background Dastaan toh daastan’i hotein hain voh akelepaan mein jeetein hain, aur phir akelepaan mein maar jaate hain (Dastaan is Dastaan,

Somudranil Sarkar August 17, 2020

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Nationalism and the Imagination by Gayatri C. Spivak

Over the last few years, there has been a resurgence of nationalist sentiment around the world, especially in India. Fostering a national identity in a

Soma Das August 15, 2020

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Karna’s Wife by Kavita Kané

“No, it was not very hard to fall in love with Karna, however unsuitable a suitor he was condemned to be.” Yes, it isn’t hard

Ilona Dam August 14, 2020

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Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

This epigraph to Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth neatly ties up the collection of short stories, which views the idea of a home away from home

Tanishq Quraishi August 3, 2020

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Chhotu: A Tale of Partition and Love by Varud Gupta

Illustrations by Ayushi Rastogi As a child, I loved reading comics. Billu and Raman were my favourites, followed closely by Chacha Chowdhary and Pinki. Even

Sneha Pathak August 2, 2020

Category: Book Reviews

Bedanabala by Mahasweta Devi

Herbert by Nabarun Bhattacharya

Monsoon by Vimala Devi

Breast Stories by Mahasweta Devi

Written in Tears by Arupa Patangia Kalita

Dozakhnama: Conversations in Hell by Rabisankar Bal

Nationalism and the Imagination by Gayatri C. Spivak

Karna’s Wife by Kavita Kané

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

Chhotu: A Tale of Partition and Love by Varud Gupta

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