I have always been fascinated by the person and work of the great poet Javed Akhtar and so I am delighted to have a chance to hear

Aphorisms of Humayun Azad is the translation of Humayun Azad's groundbreaking book Prabachanguchchha. The

'Tabuo Bristy Asuk' of Shafiqul Islam is a book of poetry. It was published in February, 2007. This book consists of 41

Jhumpa Lahiri, a well-known voice of diasporic literature and very popular among the contemporary writers of world

when the well is dry,we learn the worth of water”—Benjamin Franklin

One born in darkness, The other in light

The life of a jovial six year old boy

The Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet was held from 25-29 January 2017 at the Victoria Memorial Hall. There were two spectacular venues, one under a shamiana erected on the east side and the other within the quadrangle on the western side.

Tumi Bristimoyee is a romantic novel by Shahalam Saju (Journalist and writer).

Manob Bongsher Alonker (Ornament of Human Race: A Long Poem) is a book of poetry by Dr. Mahfuz Parvez and it is published by Balaka Publication.

Most of us in our apparently tranquil society are driven by an overriding middle-classism: complacent inside personal existence with an all-going-awesome mindset.

When fact meets fiction regarding a person, or place, or event in one story, the line between the two usually gets blurred, and, more often than not, it becomes difficult to ascertain when and where fact segues into fiction, and vice versa.

You scowl at the bleak arid earth

I was looking at a small pond,

As soon as Moula gets close to the lane of Babupura slum, he can see Hafizuddi.

A very easy to read but pretty hard to describe, this book, is even harder to take it in for budding photographers who have bought a DSLR and think reading the manual that came in the pack has everything they need to know.

“Dirghosthayee Soksova” is a book of poetry of Emran Mahfuz (Journalist, writer and researcher), published by Oitijjhya Publication.

Acollection of essays where a son recollects the impact of his father on his life, thought, ideology and vision in life – Megh o Babar Kichu Kotha may appear to be just that at a cursory look.

Vladimir Nabokov, the Russian novelist and poet,is known around the world for his novel “Lolita”, the story of a sordid affair between a middle-aged college professor and a 14 year old nymphet.

Paulo Coelho's latest bestseller 'The Spy' is different from his characteristic genre of spiritual quests and journeys. In a sense, 'The Spy' is the story of a woman's journey, but more than that, it is the story of legendary Mata Hari retold as "history told from below", by a woman with a feminist voice.