Amita Ray is Retired Associate Professor of English, a poet and author. Her translation of Abanindranath Tagore’s Khirer Putul was recently launched as a book in Kolkata • What attracted you to Abanindranath Tagore’s Khirer Putul and why did you wish to translate it? Khirer Putul is
Chapter 1 It was the month of Falgun in Bengal, a full moon night seeped in the essence of mango blossoms, the gentle breeze of the nascent spring swayed seductively. A sleepless singing bird was creating its mellifluous melodies that pierced the dense leaves of the
Rupa Chakravarti is a celebrated educator, singer, poet and international traveler A monsoon evening, a light breeze, mild drizzle and some random pondering, that is how the poetic evening unfurled at the Z’s Preccint, a century-old South Kolkata building, turned into an art gallery and curio
“His master gave him 2 annas and asked him to bring Sandesh. The servant was a bit confused, he never realized Sandesh is something that can be read, he thought it is a Bengali sweet delicacy. Thus, he stood beside the road and started asking
How I loved my peach-pink benarasi saree! Incidentally, it also happened to be my aunt’s favourite saree. It had an elaborate silver zari work in uniform floral pattern along the pallu and saree border accompanied with silver diamond motifs all over, giving it the very
Nilanjan Biswas lives in English Bazar, Malda. He is a WBCS officer currently posted as Child Development Project Officer under Department of Women and Child Development & Social Welfare, Govt. Of West Bengal. Even a few months ago, he was indistinct from the masses. Nobody cared
The plane where Tagore and Kazi Nazrul meet, leaves a world full of words. And that meeting happened at the Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library(IPPL)recently, where a scintillating combination of songs, prose and poetry was presented. The programme was co-ordinated by Sri Pankaj Saha, former
Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library (IPPL) is modelled on the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh. It is a registered society which tries to bring poetry to the heart of the nation. IPPL celebrated its Book Donation Day on 26th May, 2018, where books were solicited
Remember Tuntunir Boi by Upendrakishore Roychowdhury? The book that catered to every child’s imagination. But it is not just a book. It is almost like a time travel and a great companion of every child and every young adult. This classic is like a best
The moon would also go to sleep, How then, would with indolence come sleep, Only to lie at thy feet; Sitting quiet, leaving my sleep on ground How on wait I for time thine Get bound? (Translation of 'প্রতীক্ষা ' / ' Pratiksha' from ' খেয়া' / ' kheya' section) Out of