Young Adult as a genre sits firmly within the generation Z age space of 15 – 20 years, and as such, is powerfully influenced by the unique socio-economic changes and the technological disruption that this cohort experiences. As a part of my talk, I wanted
Sunshine Bhattacharjee is a Cordon Bleu Alumnus chef and has made a mark in the culinary circuit for her innovative dishes. In the second edition of Women Writers’ Fest, she will talk about the immense effect of social media and extensive travel on food and
Remember the times, that one wrote diaries, almost like a daily dialogue with oneself
There are two things to understand about making people read what you blog. One is about the art of writing itself. In that the most important element according to me is giving people either of these: information that would be of some use, a deal,
Life, at times springs pleasant surprises and receiving an invitation to be a panelist at the second edition of ‘Women Writers’ Fest definitely qualifies as one. The concept of Women Writers’ Fest, is unique and in my opinion, it is an outstanding endeavour since this
At the Women Writers’ Festival in Kolkata this Friday one will get to hear Shutapa Paul speaking on why writing political biographies is a difficult job. Her new book, ‘Didi: The Untold Mamata Banerjee’ brought out by Penguin has recently hit the stands. “My session
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library….” That’s what Argentinian short story writer, Jorge Luis Borges had said once upon a time. And that paradise descends on earth when we happen to sit in a quaint library, leafing through books
He is a man whose satire has always harboured the sensitivity of an extremely intelligent mind. In my college days, when most of my friends spoke of Sunil Gangopadhyay and Shakti Chattopadhyay, I grew up on a dose of satire, thanks to my parents. And
That grand annual fair so dear to book lovers across the world, Kolkata Book Fair 2019 is set to start on 30th January at Salt Lake’s Central Park. Though the theme country at the upcoming book fair is Guatemala, the prime attraction might be the
Famous Belarusian publisher Dmitry Kolas has brought out last week a translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s collection of poems, Gitanjali, for which in 1913 Tagore became the first Asian and non-white to win Nobel Prize for Literature. The book titled ‘Gitanjali: Song Offerings’ was published in