Videos

Part I

In this podcast, author Bitan Chakraborty elaborates on his journey from his first published book in 2014 to his new work, “The Blight and Seven Short Stories,” in 2024 (translated by Malati Mukherjee). Chakraborty takes his readers along as he travels from Grains (Hawakal’s Delhi studio) to Mazar-e-Ghalib (Mirza Ghlaib’s Grave) — from the Mazar to Solera (Chakraborty’s Gurgaon apartment in Sector 107) — from his apartment to Bookalign: the Hawakal bookshop in Conscient One Mall (Sector 109, Gurgaon).

Amit Paul interviews the author to weave a fascinating tapestry of Chakraborty’s life stories. Here is Part One of the exciting dialogue.

Part II

In this podcast, author Bitan Chakraborty elaborates on his journey from his first published book in 2014 to his new work, “The Blight and Seven Short Stories,” in 2024 (translated by Malati Mukherjee). Chakraborty takes his readers along as he travels from Grains (Hawakal’s Delhi studio) to Mazar-e-Ghalib (Mirza Ghlaib’s Grave) — from the Mazar to Solera (Chakraborty’s Gurgaon apartment in Sector 107) — from his apartment to Bookalign: the Hawakal bookshop in Conscient One Mall (Sector 109, Gurgaon).

Amit Paul interviews the author to weave a fascinating tapestry of Chakraborty’s life stories. Here is Part Two (concluding chapter) of the exciting dialogue.

The formal launch of
The Blight and Seven Short Stories

On April 13, 2024, Prof. Akshaya Kumar (Department of English, Panjab University) and Prof. Ajanta Paul (Principal, Women’s Christian College, Kolkata) launched and discussed Bitan Chakraborty’s new work of fiction, The Blight and Seven Short Stories (translated by Malati Mukherjee), at Eastern Metropolitan Club, Kolkata. Poet and critic Jagari Mukherjee moderated the session.

Backstage

What happens when two contemporary story tellers meet and share their takes on issues pertaining to Bengali literature? Check out Munshi Md. Younus (author of Mohasutra), and Bitan Chakraborty, (author of Santiram-er Cha).