Swapan Ghosh hails from Raigaon, Jessore, where his ancestral home is located. He pursued his education in Howrah and Kolkata. Recognized for his contributions to Pattachitra and theater, he received a senior fellowship from the Central Government’s Department of Information and Culture. He also collaborated with Raghunath Goswami on shadow puppetry. In 1978, with the […]

Swapanranjan Haldar, born in 1954 in Patilpara, Bardhaman, is a retired librarian and a poet known as Swapan Haldar. He is the editor of Bagher Bachcha and has been deeply engaged in literary subversion. There is a striking analogy about him: “Comrade Haldar has set up a Kalashnikov manufacturing factory in his house. He produces […]

Trishit Barman was born in 1943 in Singur, Hooghly. His father, Fani Barman, was one of the eminent film makers of the 1940s-50s. He was also the first Devdas of Indian film history. His love for Bengali literature was germinated from his father’s ability to write exceptional film scripts. He started his career when he […]

Ujjwal Bandyopadhyay was born in 1958 in Kolkata, where he grew up, pursued his education, and navigated his journey into the world of literature. His association with the art of words began in the late 1970s, although he spent a significant period away from writing. Over the years, he has been involved in literary and […]

Zahirul Hasan (1946) is a Lexicographer, biographer, essayist, historian, Critic and editor. In the last 30 years, he has penned more than thirty books. He has written more than 400 essays in various magazines. Among all his works, he feels that his last published work, named ‘Itihaser Khalnayak’, is the best of the lot. Even […]