Featuring readings by poet-journalist Pritish Nandy from Bhaskar Chakrabarti’s trenchant Bengali poetry in its first ever English Translation; the poems are translated by Arunava Sinha, and published by Seagull Books as ‘Things That Happen and Other Poems’. The translator took the audience through his tryst with Chakrabarti’s rich poetic world, the poet’s rediscovery in the 21st Century, & his growing young audience. Vidyun M. Singh, Director Programmes IHC, & Naveen Kishore, Publisher Seagull Books, prefaced the reading with a note of appreciation for the translator and the joy in bringing out the seminal publication. An ILF Samanvay Presentation in collaboration with Seagull Books, Kolkota.
Date & Time - 12 May, 2017 at 7:00pm
Venue - Amaltas, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre
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