Another lovely read! I hadn't heard of Chowringhee or Mani Sankar Mukherjee, but am certainly going to read the book. Aleph's series of translated short stories from a variety of Indian languages - of which Arunava Sinha's book is a part - is such a treasure.
Consider getting a substack account (free anyway to do that). You can choose to offer a paid or free subscription after that. Mine is free now and my goal is to make my posts useful (for me and for others).
Kalpana, I have been enjoying reading each post from this series very much. I feel like books in regional languages capture the culture, beauty and mundane-ness of daily life and the region in a very special way. Every weekly post of yours makes we want to read the book. Thank you for sharing your experiences so beautifully.
Sindhu, so lovely to hear this. Sometimes I wonder if I'm just speaking into a dark, empty hall with no windows. This and a few other comments give me hope that I should continue doing what I love.
Another lovely read! I hadn't heard of Chowringhee or Mani Sankar Mukherjee, but am certainly going to read the book. Aleph's series of translated short stories from a variety of Indian languages - of which Arunava Sinha's book is a part - is such a treasure.
Omg, you and I need to exchange so many ideas. I’d love to invite a guest post from you, Kamini.
Yes, indeed! And ooh - that would be an honor :)
Consider getting a substack account (free anyway to do that). You can choose to offer a paid or free subscription after that. Mine is free now and my goal is to make my posts useful (for me and for others).
Kalpana, I have been enjoying reading each post from this series very much. I feel like books in regional languages capture the culture, beauty and mundane-ness of daily life and the region in a very special way. Every weekly post of yours makes we want to read the book. Thank you for sharing your experiences so beautifully.
Sindhu, so lovely to hear this. Sometimes I wonder if I'm just speaking into a dark, empty hall with no windows. This and a few other comments give me hope that I should continue doing what I love.
Is that original Hotel Shah Jahan building (Spence’s Hotel of old Calcutta) still standing and what is it now?