The book Korokdi Ekti Gram (Korokdi Is a Village) bears testimony to the deep love of one’s motherland and one’s desire to learn its glorious history. Subrata Kumar Das has brought together the glorious history and famous personalities his village has produced. With the passage of time many of these personalities have opted for a life in Kolkata.
Every sunrise appears with the hope of the day illuminating not only the darkness but also wiping off the tears from paupers’ eyes. Japan, known as ‘Nippon’ or ‘Nihon’, the most prosperous country in Asia, is called ‘The land of the rising sun’. This compliment has really matched every instance of progress in Japan, even till now.
Bengal i.e. India has a long cultural relation with Japan; this dates back to 6th Century AD, the time when Buddhism got transplanted in Japan from India, through China and Korea. A more vibrant exchange between Japan and India started in the late 19th Century. Japan in the late 19th century underwent a drastic phase of modernization that drew the attention of the world.
Though Sri Chaitanyadev lived for only forty seven years, he is still a force to be reckoned with in religion, literature, music, dance and drama in India and abroad, spanning a period of about five hundred years. Not a single book was written by Chaitanyadev, but hundreds of books have been written on him by his contemporaries, as well as successors, both Indian and foreigners.
Chaitanya Deb (1486-1533) was an interesting and charismatic personality of the 16th century in Bengal, Assam, Orissa and across the eastern India. Although primarily his fame was related to a religious movement, his influence was also felt in reforming the society, politics and culture. ‘Sri Chaitanya Dev’, written by Subrata Kumar Das, a Toronto-based activist
Down my university days as an out-going literature graduate in early 1990s, I once met a Canadian tourist with the last name ‘Dawson’ in a downtown Dhaka restaurant who was returning from South East Asia spending his Summer vacation teaching English in a Thailand school.
Summer in Canada is very beautiful with the blazing blue sky, the bright and free sun, vibrant green trees and the rainbow of flowers. My introduction to Canadian literature was in a long summer day. It was my first year in Toronto and we saved up enough to buy a little house with mortgage. We were painting the house all day long just before we moved in and in one of the closets
At the heart of Silmy Abdullah’s debut, Home of the Floating Lily is an intimate portrayal of the Bangladeshi Canadian population. Through the eyes of ordinary people, Abdullah navigates the complexities of migration and its impact on relationships, be it between a husband and a wife or between parents and children. While these stories focus primarily on displacement
I found this novel rich in atmosphere, deftly structured and full of characters and relationships that felt honest, nuanced and deep. You explore the friendships between these boys with grace and humor, and it has been a long time since I’ve read a friendship novel that I like as much as this one. (Literary Agent,…
A FAST-PACED, ACTION-PACKED, HARD-HITTING STORY.Unfortunately sex slavery is prevalent in our society and I would love to see the book converted into a movie or a TV Show to bring heed to this and put an end to it. Read this book in one sitting. It’s awesome depictions of the characters and scenes, it’s subtle…