‘Memorial Club’ set for January, 2025 release
One man’s wrongful detention leads to a meditation on power, perversion, and paternity. MEMORIAL CLUBby Mozid MahmudISBN: 978-1-958652-16-9eISBN: 978-1-958652-15-2$19.00 / Paperback / 5.5” x 8.5” / 138 pagesGaudy Boy, January 2025N. America: Asterism / Bookshop / AmazonDistributed by Asterism & Ingram “Magnificent and multilayered novel . . . a precious literary experience.”
Jibanananda Das: Nationalism and Internationalism
by Mozid Mahmud Jibanananda Das had tried writing poetry in English, had written a few essays in the language too. But those did not go quite well and even when they did, it meant nothing for Bengali literature and its readers. He did not try being (in)famous the way Madhusudan Dutta did; Madhusudan Dutta had realized […]
Muzaffar Alam’s new book on Mughals and Sufism lays new groundwork in Indian History
Noted Academic and author, Muzaffar Alam’s new book The Mughals and the Sufis chronicles the relations and dynamics between the Mughals and the Sufis. Having authored books such as The Languages of Political Islam in India c 1200-1800, The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India and Writing the Mughal World: Studies in Culture and Politics (With Sanjay Subrahmanyam), Alam is […]
Bangladeshi author Rahad Abir wins second place at the 2021 Annual Short Fiction contest of Philadelphia Stories
Philadelphia Stories, a non-profit literary magazine that publishes Philadelphia-area writers and artists has awarded the second place prize to Bangladeshi author Rahad Abir for his short story “Ameena Goes to America.” The jury commented that the story was one where “physical journeys become emotional journeys across time,” and that it left the readers “with questions […]
5 South Asian works representing the growing trend of home-grown sci-fi
Genre fiction has been an essential part of South Asian literature since antiquity. We can however see a new resurgence of science fiction and fantasy written by South Asian writers that reflect on local imagery, tradition and concepts. Below, we have discussed five of the works that we deem has had a good influence in […]
Anand Radhakrishnan becomes first Indian to win Will Eisner Award
The Award is deemed as the Oscar of the world of comic books The Illustrator Anand Radhakrishnan, whose works include Grafity’s Wall has won the Will Eisner Award for his work in the graphic novel Blue In Green by Ram V. He has won the prize in the painter/multimedia artist category. Blue In Green is a “…dark and haunting portrayal […]
2021 JCP Prize Long list Announced
The JCP Prize for literature, an annual book award that celebrates Indian writing has published their 2021 long list. The winner of the Rs 25-lakh JCB Prize for Literature will be announced on 13th November. If the winning work is a translation, the translator will receive an additional Rs 10 lakh. Each of the 5 […]
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Nurul Huda: the Poet of our National Identity Copy Copy
One He is a poet. A man of his time, enlightened, able to influence the time he belongs in. He has seen the world as a poet, through the lens of history’s epics. He wanted to memorialize the ever-present, to listen to the voices of the past. He had wanted to know: How did the […]
Nurul Huda: the Poet of our National Identity Copy Copy
One He is a poet. A man of his time, enlightened, able to influence the time he belongs in. He has seen the world as a poet, through the lens of history’s epics. He wanted to memorialize the ever-present, to listen to the voices of the past. He had wanted to know: How did the […]