For most of his life, Byapari has done a series of odd jobs, from a tea shop worker to a dom in cremation grounds, and is best known for putting into writing those experiences of poverty and discrimination that made […]
That’s the question the author had when she tried to publish poems written by her domestic help “But her name’s Bandyopadhyay, not Bera!” the voice on the other end of the line sounded upset with an edge of despair to […]
While it can be argued that all writing requires reflection and creation, the themes of reclamation and resistance can seldom be separated from the work of women authors because of the socio-political context of the world in which they are […]
