Rash Behari Bose and His Dream of Indian Independence
Prasun Roy, is based in Kolkata and writes in varied genre, including narrative non-fiction, biography, adventure, mystery, thrillers and young adult fiction. Here’s an excerpt from his interview with Arundhati Gupa.
‘Virginia Woolf is Part Bengali’ – William Dalrymple
I love interacting with Bengalis in general, though I do miss being present physically at the literary fests in Kolkata. Writing is a lonely process and it is always good for a writer to go out and meet his readers, talk to them, take a walk along Victoria Memorial and Botanical Gardens.
Transformative Art Globalization and Films by Dr. Mieke Bal
A talk show on Transformative Art Globalization and Films by Dr. Mieke Bal in conversation with Dr. Amrita Ghosh
Love in the time of Quarantine by Siddhartha Gigoo
In this episode of Musings, writer Siddhartha Gigoo talks about his collection of poems Love in the Time of Quarantine that he wrote during the pandemic, and the role of arts and literature in this time of isolation and suffering in the world.
There is No Good Time for Bad News: Poetry Speaks Resistance, with Aruni Kashyap
In this episode of Musings, Aruni Kashyap talks about his new book of poetry, There is no Good Time for Bad News titled Poetry Speaks Resistance and also discusses the importance of postcolonial oral cultures, the problematic categorization of being a writer representing the “North East”.