The Awakening of the Fountain (translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s ???????? ??????????, an ode to joy and awakening if ever there was one!) — Oh what music this morn Did the morning bird play! Seemed to float gently in From the skies far far away! I know not how A lost tune of that song Made…
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Review: Shei Somoy (Those Days)
Shei Somoy by Sunil Gangopadhyay A review Shei Somoy (Those Days) is a landmark historical novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay in which he paints a lively and vivid picture of the city of Kolkata in particular and Bengal in general in the period between 1840 and 1870. In contrast to the period described in his other…
Literature
Book Reviews, Fiction and miscellaneous musings on literature.. This section contains my book reviews, short stories, a few translations and miscellaneous ruminations on literature and its associated personalities, real and fictional. My 10 Books Book Reviews: Those Days (Shei Somoy) The First Light (Prothom Alo) Tungabhadra’r Teere The Chess Machine Man Eaters of Kumaon The…