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Review of The Loneliness of Sunny and Sonia by Kiran Desai
Desai rightly characterizes Salman Rushdie as an Orientalist, but in her own case, magic is not a substitute for realistic depiction.
April 16, 2026
Desai rightly characterizes Salman Rushdie as an Orientalist, but in her own case, magic is not a substitute for realistic depiction.
The Bengali calendar evolved from astronomy and empire, aligning time with agriculture, culture, and festivals, remaining vital despite modern systems.
Some historians trace the Bengali calendar to King Shashanka, who is believed to have introduced the Bengali era around 594 AD.
Thingyan festival, the famous water festival of Myanmar, celebrated to usher in their New Year, which coincides with our Bengali Poila Boishak.
Celebrated at the end of the Bengali year in West Bengal during Chaitra, it culminates on Chaitra Sankranti—the final threshold between ending and renewal.
And here’s the thing about Bali — I have never seen an angry face here. Not this time, not the last. Everything feels gently enchanted. That quiet magic seems to seep into the food too.
Her Sitayana stands out for presenting the Ramayana from a woman’s perspective, giving voice to Sita and upending a well-known story.
Every time you step outside, feel the wind, and feel that quiet urge to just be – that’s a Wordsworthian moment. He gave that feeling a name.
In this poem, the poet (William Wordsworth) tells us about a girl, a Highland lass, who is in a field alone: “single in the field”.
Sahel’s story explores identity, absence of birthdays, and emotional struggles of foster children, revealing loneliness, resilience, and hidden truths of care homes.
The mall road is the place of beauty at Darjeeling where you can see multiple cultures and people together.
Good Friday reveals a paradox: suffering becomes redemption, darkness leads to light, and sacrifice transforms grief into hope and deeper human understanding.
