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  • The Haunted Mine - Sailajananda Mukhopadhyay translated by Santanu Banerjee
    Translation | Story | July 2022
    My quarter was not very close. I had to cross two or three slums to reach an orchard of mango and jackfruit trees and then take another path made of packed coal dust. A dilapidated house stood a little distance from where I had to turn right to pass under a neem tree and stroll a couple of minutes further to arrive at my door. ...
    Tagore in Gora - Indranil Dasgupta translated by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Rabindranath Tagore | Essay | July 2022
    Gora is not just a soap opera. For one thing, no one takes the trouble to present a significant idea in a soap opera. Much of what Tagore wanted to say through Gora is also seen in the story of his own life. Written by a great poet, Gora is not only exceptional for its outstanding use of language but also for a vitality and ambition which, like Tagore himself, is unparalleled in Bengali literature. An indefatigable ...
    Even the two Bengals broke away - Shakti Chattopadhyay translated by Nandini Gupta
    Shakti Chattopadhyay | Poem | May 2022
    Hurt - Shakti Chatopadhyay translated by Nandini Gupta
    Shakti Chattopadhyay | Poem | May 2022
    Tagore song, Grief. Death. The pain of parting. - Rabindranath Tagore translated by Nandini Gupta
    Rabindranath Tagore | Poem | May 2022
    Translation of the lyrics of "achhe du:kho, achhe mrityu....." (আছে দুঃখ, আছে মৃত্যু) ...
    Tagore song, When my steps no longer put their imprint - Rabindranath Tagore translated by Gargi Chatterjea
    Rabindranath Tagore | Poem | May 2022
    Translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s Song: Jokhon "Porbe Na Mor Payer Chihnha..." (যখন পড়বে না মোর পায়ের চিহ্ন...) ...
    A day eight years ago - Jibanananda Das translated by Nandini Gupta
    Jibanananda Das | Poem | April 2022
    Twenty-five years later (A story of the fields) - Jibanananda Das translated by Nandini Gupta
    Jibanananda Das | Poem | April 2022
    'Twenty-five years later (A story of the fields)' and 'A day eight years ago', translated respectively from the original Bengali poems পঁচিশ বছর পরে (মাঠের গল্প) and আট বছর আগের একদিন ...
    Rupnarayan - Narayan Gangopadhyay translated by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | March 2022
    Meanwhile, Sunetra wondered why he shrank back instead of pulling her into his arms. Why hadn’t he embraced her hard and said, ‘now that we are facing our deaths, know this Sunetra, I’ll never let you go. I’ll hold on to you with all my strength.’? But neither could utter a single word. The oars pulled the boat steadily towards the shore. ...
    Camouflage - Narayan Gangopadhyay translated by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | March 2022
    “Oh, do tell us!" We chimed in a chorus. Teni-da resumed. “I used to have a dog. Not a bag of bones like your Indies. This one was a huge greyhound. His looks were as ferocious as his roars, and was he well trained! He could walk on his hind legs for hours on end. He died in an accident, poor thing. I still miss him, but he sacrificed his life for a brahmin, so he must have gone to straight to heaven.” ...
    The Grey Manuscript - Jibanananda Das translated by Shambhobi Ghosh
    Jibanananda Das | Story | March 2022
    In my choice of story, I have tried to pick one that best represents Jibanananda’s multi-faceted brilliance — a story that, while exploring the relationship of a married couple, astonishes the reader by presenting a profound existential question through a surreal portrayal of landscape. ...
    O Fire Forever Revered - Shakti Chattopadhyay translated by Nandini Gupta
    Shakti Chattopadhyay | Poem | February 2022
    The Philosopher's Stone (পরশ পাথর) - Parashuram (Rajsekhar Basu) translated by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Satyajit Ray | Story | May 2021
    'Parashuram', or Rajsekhar Basu's short story 'Parash Pathar' (পরশ পাথর) has been translated from original Bengali by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra. Based on this story, Satyajit Ray directed the movie also titled The Philosopher's Stone (পরশ পাথর) in 1958. ...
    The Horse - Rabindranath Tagore translated by Palash Baran Pal
    Rabindranath Tagore | Story | May 2021
    If the horse were left free in the fields it might get away, so man put walls around it. The tiger had forests, it stayed in the forest. The lion had caves, no one claimed it. But the horse had... ...
    The Jester - Rabindranath Tagore translated by Palash Baran Pal
    Rabindranath Tagore | Story | May 2021
    The general came to meet the king in the evening. He bowed and said, "Sire, the only sound that you will hear now in this village would be the cries of the scavenger animals." ...
    Repetition - Rabindranath Tagore translated by Palash Baran Pal
    Rabindranath Tagore | Story | May 2021
    The king said, "The forest is there, Ram is also there. But I heard, my child, that we cannot find a Sita. You can solve the problem if you wish." ...
    'Atmavilap' or Lament of Myself - Clinton B. Seely
    Translation | Essay | January 2021
    "My intent, when I began to think about this short presentation for the North American Bengali Conference, was to search for and bring to light any possible links between Michael Madhusudan Datta and the United States of America....: In this essay, Prof. Seely also includes a translation of Michael's Atmavilap. ...
    Thirty-Eight Years with Shakti - Samir Sengupta translated by Bhaswati Ghosh
    Shakti Chattopadhyay | Memoir | November 2020
    I first met Shakti in 1957, at the College Street Coffee House. I still carried on me the smell of Ramakrishna Mission’s Vidyamandir from where I had just graduated. The modernity of Coffee House startled me almost every day. I would find myself a corner to sit at the Krittibas table, with the poets barely tolerating me. Scores of foreign names—of poets, novelists, films, filmmakers ... ...
    Asad's Shirt - Shamsur Rahman translated by Bhismadev Chakrabarti
    Translation | Poem | November 2020
    Three Horses - Shamsur Rahman translated by Bhismadev Chakrabarti
    Translation | Poem | November 2020
    I could go. But why would I? - Shakti Chattopadhyay translated by Nandini Gupta
    Shakti Chattopadhyay | Poem | October 2020
    Time to turn back. I think. Too long I've blackened my hands! ...
    Kolkata, at dawn - Shakti Chattopadhyay translated by Nandini Gupta
    Shakti Chattopadhyay | Poem | October 2020
    Rain on Kolkata's chest - Shakti Chattopadhyay translated by Nandini Gupta
    Shakti Chattopadhyay | Poem | October 2020
    Slowly, steadily - Shakti Chattopadhyay translated by Nandini Gupta
    Shakti Chattopadhyay | Poem | October 2020
    Slowly, steadily, no matter how I will change ... ...
    Sorrowing for leaves - Shakti Chattopadhyay translated by Nandini Gupta
    Shakti Chattopadhyay | Poem | October 2020
    When, how long ago were you a young poet? Stopping at what age, you’d be handsome still? ...
    The Cornet - Rabindranath Tagore translated by Nandini Gupta
    Rabindranath Tagore | Poem | July 2020
    Two birds - Rabindranath Tagore translated by Palash Baran Pal
    Rabindranath Tagore | Poem | July 2020
    Uselessly - Rabindranath Tagore translated by Palash Baran Pal
    Rabindranath Tagore | Poem | July 2020
    Come and be with him - Shakti Chattopadhyay translated by Nandini Gupta
    Shakti Chattopadhyay | Poem | June 2020
    Man is hurting, come stand beside him as a man He lays traps, come to him as a bird. ...
    Come cyclone - Shakti Chattopadhyay translated by Nandini Gupta
    Shakti Chattopadhyay | Poem | June 2020
    Four debdaru trees with their drooping leaves, Some rambling portulaca; ...
    No time for cheer, not a happy time this - Shakti Chattopadhyay translated by Nandini Gupta
    Shakti Chattopadhyay | Poem | June 2020
    My steps falter, my head swims, walls on walls, cornices on cornices, Pavements change at midnight, ...
    Twelve Novels by Rabindranath Tagore - Sunil Gangopadhyay translated by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Rabindranath Tagore | Book-Review | May 2020
    What did the most popular and critically acclaimed contemporary Bengali novelist think of Tagore's novels, written about a hundred years ago? Find out from this essay by Sunil Gangopadhyay, written in his inimitable style on Tagore's 50th death anniversary. ...
    Excerpts from Looking for an Address - Nabaneeta Dev Sen translated by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    | Book Excerpts | January 2020
    Looking for an Address was ready for final print when we received the news that our dear Nabaneetadi, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, had passed away. It was like a hard punch in the gut.... also an excerpt from Looking for an Address, a novel by Nabaneeta Dev Sen, translated from Bengali by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra. ...
    Tagore's Unfinished Experiment - Nandan Datta
    Rabindranath Tagore | Essay | September 2019
    Over a life of 80 years, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) wrote poems, plays, novels, short stories, essays, travelogues; composed songs by setting his own lyrics to tune and created musicals that combined song, dance, and drama... ...
    The Giver's Paradise - Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay translated by Shoili Pal
    Translation | Story | March 2019
    Waves of noble thoughts would come to his mind – then recede. Other times these emotions would lead him to try tirelessly to put an end to others’ suffering – but this time he... ...
    The Suitcase Switch - Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay translated by Shoili Pal
    Translation | Story | September 2017
    A few miles later the bus stopped at Balurghat town. A girl got on here, and so did several men. The bus was crowded to start with, where would the extra passengers sit? Left with no choice, many of the new travellers ... ...
    Who is Abani, at whose house, and why is he even there? - Samir Sengupta translated by Bhaswati Ghosh
    Shakti Chattopadhyay | Essay | August 2017
    I never got to know Shakti Chattopadhyay in person. Until the other day, I didn’t even know who he was. I’m a villager and make my living by growing potatoes and gourds. This year I planted tomatoes and chili peppers — the tomatoes did really well, I got about two and a half quintals per katha (720 square feet) ... ...
    Abani, are you home? - Shakti Chattopadhyay translated by Sutapa Chaudhuri
    Shakti Chattopadhyay | Poem | June 2017
    The neighbourhood sleeps, doors closed tight / Only I hear the frequent knocking at night ... ...
    Ichhamoti - Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay translated by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Novel : ধারাবাহিক | May 2017
    A Scrapbook of Memories and Reflections - Ketaki Kushari Dyson
    | Memoir : ধারাবাহিক | May 2017
    A biographical memoir in six parts: "I certainly never heard of the ‘Quit India’ movement in those days, but in 1943 at Meherpur I was vaguely aware of a food shortage. The women who came to sell rice or eggs to my mother told her that people were leaving the villages in search of food. It was all hush-hush. My mother would ask me to run and play when such tales were..." ...
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