Fiction: Three stops to Jigatola
GB Today Amidst the joyous occasion of Eid greetings and smiles, I stood still in solitude–wearing my red, torn half…
Literature
Escapril: How a poetry writing challenge curates community
The Instagram account for Escapril posts all 30 prompts for the month ahead of time, and the poet…
3 writers to receive IFIC Bank literary recognition
IFIC Bank has selected three eminent literary personalities to receive their Literary Award. Among them, journalist and writer…
The story of this year
A new year arrives for us tomorrow–new plans, new people, new joys and failures. We asked our readers…
When the subaltern spoke
Hindolee Datta: Stanley is empathetic towards the Santhals who gave so much to this land and witnessed sweeping…
Searching for those vanishing roots
Srimoyee Bagchi: Everything the Light Touches embodies the very best of eco fiction — a genre that has,…
The Frankfurt Book Fair to run without Iran
Iran won’t attend Frankfurt Book Fair, saying the event has interfered in domestic affairs Kristina Reymann-Schneider: Numerous national…
Musing on the Revolutionary Poetics of Sukanta Bhattacharya
।। Md. Mashiur Rahaman ।। My association with Sukanta Bhattacharya dates back to my early teenage. It was…
“Law and Order”, a translation of Humayun Ahmed’s ‘Srinkhala’
।। Nishat Atiya ।। It’d been a while since Nasu was awake, unwilling to get his head out…
Booker Prize Long List announced
The Booker Prize for 2022 is expected to be announced in October The year 2002’s Booker Prize Long…
Sadness! A poem by Hiren Bhattacharjya
।। Dibya R S Khataniar ।। Celebrated Assamese poet Hiren Bhattacharjya (1932–2012) passed away on this day ten…
Book review: The Psychology of Money
Real prosperity is something we cannot see ।। Shaan Bhuiyan ।। Morgan Housel is a partner at The…
Book Review: Nabin Baruah’s Darkness Under Moonlight- Real Tale of a Romantic Heart
।। Dr. Ratan Bhattacharjee।। “Artists use lies, to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because…
Losing a beloved world
Pradip Phanjoubam: The stories in Temsula Ao’s book are a subconscious sketch of the Naga nostalgia for a…
Barun Chanda’s first non-fiction book pays tribute to his mentor and friend Satyajit Ray
Titled ‘Satyajit Ray: The Man Who Knew Too Much’, the book recounts the author’s complete experience of his…
A bugbear named nationalism
This narrative is both a historical tour de force and a political exposition that very few could match…
An exclusive excerpt from ‘The Black Magic Women’ by Moushumi Kandasamy
A collection of short stories about Assamese women, translated by Parbina Rashid MOUSHUMI KANDASAMY:: For those who still…
Book Review: Addressing complex gender issues
।। DR RATAN BHATTACHARJEE ।। The challenge to grand theories related to Feminism has generated a rich understanding…
Assamese poet Bijoy Sankar Barman’s new translated poetry book dwells on death, uncertainty of life
Mahesh Deka:- Tug at the Gillnet, a collection of translated poems by young Assamese poet Bijoy Sankar Barman,…
Make these romantic books your companion if you’re single this Valentine’s week
Here are 10 handpicked novels for the young adult readers Hannah Nicole D’souza: 1. The Love Hypothesis by…