Kadambari Devi’s Suicide Note by Ranjan Bandyopadhyay

Kadambari Devi’s Suicide Note by Ranjan Bandyopadhyay

Translated by Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey Beloved Robi,  My final hour has dawned. The day breaks as the eastern sky turns a shade of crimson. You rise late these days. That is normal. Afterall, you have been married for just four months. Earlier, you used to wake up even before dawn. I would wake...... Read more

Interrogation by Sunil Gangopadhyay

Interrogation by Sunil Gangopadhyay

Translated by Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey   Please continue. Then I opened my eyes and saw that the streets were unknow and huge cars were zooming past. About six or seven, no I think there were about nine or ten horses huddled together on a huge vehicle. Then there was a van stacked with...... Read more

Book Review – The Aunt Who Wouldn’t Die

Book Review – The Aunt Who Wouldn’t Die

Book Review by Riddhi Maitra. Bee Books’ newest offering, the English translation of Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s Goynar Baksho is aptly titled The Aunt Who Wouldn’t Die. It is an encomium to the spirit of women. The tale spans across three generations and weaves together stories of survival and...... Read more