Between Longings for what was and the Epiphanies of the Beyond: A Review of Hélène Cardona’s Life in Suspension
A BOOK REVIEW BY HIRANYA MUKHERJEE As one sifts through the pages of Hélène Cardona’s Life in Suspension, one is welcomed at the doorway in the first section of the collection by…...
Book review of Ramesh Karthik Nayak’s Chakmak— Owshnik Ghosh
A BOOK REVIEW BY OWSHNIK GHOSH “Banjara" is an indigenous ethnic tribe of India. Banjara were historically nomads... Generally known as Gor-Banjara, they are also called Lambadis in Telangana, or Banjaras collectively across…...
Literary Review of Arvind Krishna Mehrotra’s Anthology, “Book of Rahim and Other Poems”— Shrestha Mukherjee
A LITERARY REVIEW BY SHRESTHA MUKHERJEE BOOK OF RAHIM AND OTHER POEMS It is dubiously strange how our recollection of thoughts functions within us. We see a folded page inside an old book that once…...
The Smell of Man— book review by Oudarjya Pramanik
A BOOK REVIEW BY OUDARJYA PRAMANIK "The Smell of Man - Selected Poems" is an extraordinary anthology that introduces English-speaking readers to the mesmerising world of Manipuri poetry through the lens of Thangjam Ibopishak. This…...
Looking by Nishi Pulugurtha— A Book Review
A BOOK REVIEW BY OWSHNIK GHOSH In recent years Red River has emerged as one of the leading book publishers, especially for Indian Anglophone poetry. It has been publishing a bulk of prominent…...
Agony of the Ghost and Other Stories— A Book Review
A BOOK REVIEW BY DIPANWITA BHATTACHARYYA “Isn’t it possible that all of us are actually ghosts, and we’ve simply taken on human form?” The unabashed representation of life in Bangladesh reflects on the…...
Book Review Of Tamang Selo: An Anthology
A BOOK REVIEW BY ARATRIKA GANGULY Tamang Selo: An Anthology (Annotated Text and English Translation), edited by Sayantan Dasgupta and Shradhanjali Tamang, was published from Jadavpur University Press in collaboration with Centre for…...
A Book Review of Asylum and Other Poems— Oudarjya Pramanik
A BOOK REVIEW BY OUDARJYA PRAMANIK Jerry Pinto, an Indian prose writer, poet, translator and journalist, is a distinct voice in contemporary Indian literature. His work is characterised by its profound exploration of human emotions,…...
Book review: Transgression and Other Stories— Pratibha Ray
A BOOK REVIEW BY TAMOHA MAJUMDAR The short story as a narrative form is particularly effective in capturing the most complex human emotions with an economy of language. Pratibha Ray’s collection, Transgression and Other Stories masterfully…...