Archive for May, 2008

Month of the Flowers

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Ajit Dutta (1907-1979) was born in Bikrampur, Dhaka and stood first in Sanskrit and Bengali M.A. examinations from Dhaka University. He taught Bengali language and literature and was recognized as a distinguished poet of modern Bengali. Along with Buddheva Bose, he jointly edited the Pragati magazine and later joined the Kallol group. He was one […]

A modern epic

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

A re-reading of Satinath Bhaduri’s Dhonrai Charit Manas (1949-51) is akin to bringing the vision of a mercurial kaleidoscope before our eyes. The novel has a marvellous narrative structure. It has a swift narrative style so rich in events that the alluvial shoal of personal experiences never rise above the flood-streams. The magnificence of the […]