Elsa Mathews reviews Maximum Love in Patel Nagar by Paulami Sengupta (published by Red River, 2023). There are not many places in a city where
It is the undisputed truth that words can change the tides of destiny, they can fan the raging fires of rebellion or restore peace to
In December last year, we partnered with the Ethos Literary Festival, a two-day long celebration of the verse, which was presented by Hawakal Publishers, a
English poetry in Kolkata found itself blooming frutifully in the 1950s, often called the ‘transitional decade’. Romantic poetry then was represented by Toru Dutt and
After a successful first day, the poets, their audience, and the critics once again gathered at Royal Banquets, Dumdum, Kolkata, to witness a day of
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