Agyeya’s ‘The Writer And His Society’—Transcreated by Tushar Srivastava

Sachchidanand Hiranand Vatsyayan, ‘Agyeya’, at his home in Delhi [Image Courtesy: Vatsal Nidhi] Following is an attempt to ‘transcreate’[1] Agyeya’s essay titled ‘Lekhak Aur Uska Samaj’ which is excellently archived in the collections of ‘Vatsal Nidhi Prakashan Mala: Samvitti’ published by ‘Sasta Sahitya Mandal’ — to which I remain very thankful. All meanings of thought, conveyed … Continue reading Agyeya’s ‘The Writer And His Society’—Transcreated by Tushar Srivastava →

Nabarun Bhattacharya’s ‘This Valley of Death is No Country of Mine’—Translated by Suchintan Das

Picture Courtesy: Reuters The father who fears identifying the corpse of his dead child, I despise him. The brother who is still unperturbed—without shame, I despise him. The teacher, intellectual, poet, or professional Who does not ask for avenging these deaths in public, I despise him. Eight lifeless bodies Lie across my consciousness, I am … Continue reading Nabarun Bhattacharya’s ‘This Valley of Death is No Country of Mine’—Translated by Suchintan Das →