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A Memoir & ‘Bildungsroman’ Of Literary Criticism
In his maiden appearance at the English Department of Utkal University in April 2011, Chandrahas Choudhury chose to speak on “Staying in Literature”. On a subsequent visit to the Department…
Book Review: Secrets Of Similipal Holds the Key to Mankind’s Future
A sturdy hard back with a themed front cover in glossy white splashed with a generous daub of green and with a completely green back, the first glimpse that “Secrets of Similipal” presents…
Kalpavigyan: An Exploration Into The World Of Indian Science Fiction
Published in 2020, Suparno Banerjee’s Indian Science Fiction: Patterns, History and Hybridity provides a major breakthrough in studies in Indian Science Fiction (ISF), highlighting…
Book Review: Poems That Are Scorched By Anger And Scalding Tears
Satya Mohanty is a former administrator-turned-writer. Originally hailing from Odisha, he has made Delhi his home. He is a prominent member of the Odia literary diaspora in the national…
A Great Bio-Critique Of A Great Writer
He who was close to us
From far off seemed to have come
To our uncanny homeland,
Only a searching for traces
With a divining rod of words
That quivered in his hand.
Across…
Book Review: The Memorable Bus Journey Captures Scents & Sounds Of Odisha…
I had the privilege of taking a peek at the eight stories that comprise 'The Memorable Bus Journey', before it went to the press. I was captivated by the freshness of the stories narrated so…
Book Review: The Canvas Offers Glimpses Of Telegu Life & Society
The title of this anthology, the third in a tetralogy, a sequel to The Palette (published in 1999) and The Easel (2015), is apt, for we are introduced to 22 authors. It cannot be classified…
A Modern Day Parable Brought Into Odia
One reads books for two reasons: enjoyment and enlightenment. There are scores of books, even hundreds if one is the book reading type, which one reads during the course of one’s active…
Jhumpa Lahiri’s Whereabouts: A Novel Against The Grain
At a time when the world is in a tearing hurry and future projection is the name of the game, Jhumpa Lahiri seems to have discovered the pleasures of stasis and retrospection. Moving or…
Book Review: Flavours Of Kalinga
Man is said to be the master of his own destiny, and a people collectively shapes the destiny of a nation. Yet, at times providence picks up an individual to sculpt the future of a land,…