Translation of women writers

Stalks Of Lotus— Indrani Datta

Dec 11, 2022 | Fiction | 0 |

Translated from the Bengali by Ketaki Datta I Since the last monsoon, the door was giving...

Feminine Pen: Translating Bengali Women Writers

Oct 19, 2022 | Non Fiction | 3 |

Modern Bengali Literature, since its early days, has been enriched by the works of its myriad...

A Different Kind— Nasreen Jahaan

Oct 7, 2022 | Fiction | 0 |

Translated from the Bengali by Bishnupriya Chowdhuri My daughter’s face on the other side...

A Poor Conductor— Indrani Datta

Sep 25, 2022 | Fiction | 1 |

Translated from the Bengali by Kathakali Jana 1. He picked it up from the street. The painting...

Sparrow’s Flesh – Pratibha Sarkar

Jul 17, 2022 | Fiction | 3 |

Translated from the Bengali by Sukti Sarkar On days when we fussed and went to bed without eating, “you’ll lose flesh worth a sparrow from that body of yours when you wake up tomorrow,” Ma would say.Girls should not do...

Samaresh’s Life Force – Indrani Datta

Jun 26, 2022 | Fiction | 2 |

Translated from the Bengali by Rituparna Mukherjee On a wintry Saturday afternoon at the beginning of 2013, in the month of January-February, commonly called Magh, Samaresh found himself acutely worried. The place where the...

Poems by Anita Agnihotri

Nov 26, 2021 | Poetry | 0 |

Anita Agnihotri’s literary oeuvre spans across all genres- poetry, novels, writing for children, and critiques of development. Her poems are translated by Moulinath Goswami.

A Cloudless Night, An Eclipsed Moon – Papree Rahman

Nov 5, 2021 | Fiction | 1 |

Papree Rahaman is a noted writer from Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has many collections of short stories. Her notable novels include Bayan (2008), Palatia (2011), Nadidhara Abasik Elaka (2019). Papree also edited many important magazines and anthologies.

Li’l Scummy – Tilottoma Mojumdar

May 14, 2021 | Fiction | 2 |

Tilottoma Mojumdar is an Indian Bengali novelist, short story writer, poet, lyricist, and essayist. Her published books include Vasudhārā, Ektara: Strains of a Lonesome String, Rri among others.

The First Day of Monsoon – Indrani Datta

Jan 15, 2021 | Fiction | 2 |

Born and brought-up in Calcultta suburb, Indrani Datta is an expatriate writer who started discovering her writing skill after landing on a distant shore.