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₹220.00An autobiography by Saradasundari Debi & Saratkumari Deb Learn More -
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₹425.00His early life in the intimate natural setting of Barisal and Silchar, the great Bengal famine of 1943, the violent legacy of Partition, and above all his experience of service in the armed forces went to the making of Manindra Gupta(1926-2018), one of the major architects of Bangla poetry in the post-Jibanananda era. He assimilated all that was best in his predecessors and carved out a style all his own. Dispensing with the conventional lyric mode marked by effusion, Gupta brought his intensive reading of world literature, critical thinking, and unsentimental worldview to bear on his unique style of presentation that is manifest in the deft employment of the occult and the absurd. This book offers an interpretation of Gupta's life, his texts and times.
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₹325.00The book contains 16 articles of different kinds. The only unifying theme of the collection is that each article discusses a single person. The style of discussion is varied. One of the articles is a reminiscence of a famous poet. Another is a critique of another famous poet, mixed with personal reminiscences. Then there are two fictional "interviews". Yet another article is a historical account of an interesting event. There are obituaries of some famous people written for newspapers and magazines. The rest are essays which are appraisals, in one way or other, of some people and their contributions to some field of activity. Learn More -
₹450.00A collection of Prose in bengali by Swapan Chakravorty Learn More -
₹200.00Genesis of eight selected short Stories by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Learn More -
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Satgaon-er Haoatantira : A Novel On the fish-shaped land between the rivers Hugli and Saraswati stood the ancient port city of Satgaon. For centuries, Arab, Chinese and European merchants have sailed in here, propelled by the mawsim winds. The Portuguese, the Dutch, the Danes and the French have set up trading posts. Here, upon this rich cosmopolitan landscape, a clan of Kanauji Brahmins had set up a home around a temple dedicated to Lord Ram. A girl from this clan marries a young archeologist, an East Bengalirefugee, who comes to Satgaon on a project. Bappaditya, their son, is the novel's hero. Since childhood, Bappa has been regularly coming with his motherto this magical land, riding a fairly-tale light railway train, a land where a church steeple caterwauls on windy days and women exchange sonic messages with their kin by taking a dip in the river, where Vedic scholars are turned into toads by the curse of an ogress who dwells in a well, and a young Parisian poet finds his flower of evil, where a Turkish warrior finds peace and stays back, and learns Sanskrit to write an ode to the Ganga, where members of the clan return after death, and even a firangi’s soul returns, reincarnated as a Javanese cockatoo. A new law threatens to eject Bappaditya from this fabulous enclave of memories. Can an affidavit woven with the illusory strands of history, myth and memories save him? A magnificent novel spanning seven hundred years, nine generations of a family, and including 49 main characters— among whom there is a cockatoo, a horse and a Harley Davidson motorbike. Learn More -
₹240.0012 essays on science and its interaction with other aspects of human life. Examples : Science and superstitions, Science and social values, the realm of science, science and imagination, science and religion, science fiction. Learn More -
₹480.00The author has an unfathomable love for the aboriginals and the endangered species living in this planet. He holds that the ultimate significance of man’s existence lies in his ability to remain as a part of the everlasting flow of trees, animals and water. This collection of Gupta’s prose demonstrates his profound knowledge of man and the universe.
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