She is white, the color of milk Her skin is soft, just like silk. She wanders here and there Looking for grass everywhere. But the grass is dry, water is scarce Leaving her thirsty and scared. While she walks even longer Looking for food, crying with hunger. A man rushes […]
Hot Summer days are here again Taps are dry yet again Electricity goes off often Leaving one to wonder Is this the start of sweat again? Are hot Summer days here again? Buses are packed People are flocked They smell like sardine And sweat with disdain Its tough to endure […]
‘Dark Afternoons’ is English translation by Nandini Guha of Bani Basu’s Bangla novel Kharap Chele (The Fallen Man) . The novel explores relationships in an entirely new setup. A traditional Bengali household is shaken by its chance encounter with the dark recesses of Kolkata red light zone – Sonagacchi. The […]
Amitav Ghosh– the name rang a bell in my head, the moment I saw it written in bold letters on the cover page of The Hungry Tide. Perhaps Amitabh Bachhan – Indian Cinema’s legendary actor and one of my favourites courtesy Baghban had something to do with it. Anyhow, I […]
Life never fails to amaze you. At every turn, a new opportunity is waiting to be availed of. The moment a door is closed, thousands of windows open, each captivating enough to be entered and explored. Sometimes, you lose hope waiting for the end to engulf you, leading you to […]
It is a colorful tiny creature Nature marking clear its feature. Drinks nectar, flies every acre Helping flowers to breed better. Up it goes, spreading wings awide Leaving one breathless behind. It is soft silky to touch One cannot say too much. After all its a tiny creature Nature marking […]
Anita Desai is a master of tragedy. She portrays her characters so realistically that you start feeling their pain, their suffering rubs onto you for sometime. Fasting Feasting is one of the earliest books of the author that I read. It moved me emotionally, pricking a needle in one of […]
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