The Bard and his Sister-in-law is an English translation of the Bengali novel ‘Kobir Bouthan’ originally written by Mallika Sengupta. The work of translation is a gigantic job but translator Lopamudra Banerjee took it upon herself to transcreating this 442-page historical novel over two years. Such translations are a boon for English readers like us …
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Those who know me understand that I am emotional, observe human emotions and make note of them. When I received an anonymous book from an anonymous writer, I flipped through the pages to find forewords written by renowned journalist Barkha Dutt, Senior Journalist from Ottawa Terry Milewski and Senior Advocate of Supreme Court Sanjoy Ghose. …
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The Icicle by Narinder Jit Kaur is a brilliantly woven book of twelve short stories which takes us through the human experiences of self-hatred, guilt, pride, suffering and unrequited love. Covering different time periods, the stories span across a vast canvas of human relationships and psyche. From the partition of India to the horrific COVID …
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