Biswadip Chakraborthy, Author at The Antonym

“The World Has Grown Weaker” – Lockdown in the Chinese Countryside, Poems by Rao Jinhui and Ni Zhou

Posted by Biswadip Chakraborthy | Mar 13, 2021 | Front And Center, Non Fiction | 0 |

This year the Lunar New Year which fell on 25 January is one of the very rare occasions in which Chinese migrant workers can go back to their place of origin to reunite with their families. This year the traditional celebration coincided with the outbreak of the epidemic. After the announcement of the national emergency on 20 January and the lockdown of the Hubei province, where the city of Wuhan is located, on the 23rd, the vacation time was extended first by one week, and then until further notice.

The Scaly People – Modhura Banerjee

Posted by Biswadip Chakraborthy | Mar 13, 2021 | Fiction, Front And Center | 1 |

The Scaly People – A Graphic Fiction on the plights of migrant workers during Indian lockdown

Pause – Deb Bandyopadhyay

Posted by Biswadip Chakraborthy | Mar 13, 2021 | Fiction | 0 |

I cracked, I shatteredan warm slice of litterpinched trough the cavernsrested time in a jaryes, I...

Rina Xhihani

Posted by Biswadip Chakraborthy | Mar 13, 2021 | Front And Center, Poetry | 0 |

Rina Xhihani was born in Albania 34 years ago. She has published poetry collections in Albenian and Italian. Her collection Cosmos Atrosanguineus is forthcoming in 2021, published by EtaBeta.

Carola Eijsenring

Posted by Biswadip Chakraborthy | Mar 13, 2021 | Front And Center, Poetry | 1 |

Carola Eijsenring (The Hague, 1954) grew up alternately in the Netherlands and Suriname. In 2012 she created her first music &
poetry show ‘Als het glas scherft’ (‘When the glass shatters’)

Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri

Posted by Biswadip Chakraborthy | Mar 13, 2021 | Front And Center, Poetry | 1 |

Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri (born 1965) is a poet residing in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, and an established name in Bengali poetry. Publishing her works since 1993, she has several collections of poetry to her credit

Lost Language, Forgotten Culture – Ranjita Chattopadhyay

Posted by Biswadip Chakraborthy | Mar 6, 2021 | Front And Center, Non Fiction | 0 |

A language is like a river. It flows through the heart of a culture and carries with it the life force which nourishes the culture. To protect the symphony of global culture it is important to protect the diverse languages. It is high time to take some action to instill some life force in the veins of dying languages.

Pendulum – Jayanta Dey

Posted by Biswadip Chakraborthy | Mar 6, 2021 | Fiction | 4 |

The shopkeeper shut his open eye this time. I knew he was watching me through the magnifier lens attached to his eyepiece. I felt quite uncomfortable, like I was a damaged clock. He was unscrewing all the nuts and bolts of my body, turning them over and over. Behind the eyepiece, his eye narrowed. It was glowing.

İlhan Berk

Posted by Biswadip Chakraborthy | Mar 6, 2021 | Poetry | 0 |

Idly I sat down and listened to the wind
on her way back from Sagittarius
Then onto the utterances of the river I passed.
The night laden with grass
as I strolled by it did not see me.

Patrick Williamson

Posted by Biswadip Chakraborthy | Mar 6, 2021 | Poetry | 0 |

Patrick Williamson is an English poet and translator. Most recent poetry collections: Traversi (English-Italian, Samuele Editore, 2018), Beneficato (SE, 2015), Gifted (Corrupt Press, 2014), Nel Santuario (SE, 2013; Menzione speciale della Giuria in the XV Concorso Guido Gozzano, 2014).

Standing on the bridge: The lights, shades and learnings from the craft of Translation: In Conversation with Prof. Arunava Sinha

Posted by Biswadip Chakraborthy | Feb 27, 2021 | Colloquy, Front And Center | 1 |

This week, to honor the languages and the magic they are capable of as they shape-shift one onto another, we have had ARUNAVA SINHA, a prolific translator and teacher of Creative writing from India bare his heart about the process.

David James

Posted by Biswadip Chakraborthy | Feb 27, 2021 | Poetry | 3 |

David James has published five books, six chapbooks, and has had over thirty one-act plays produced.

Sarmistha Chakraborty on Sita of Bandhavgarh — Indira Dangi
Personally , I am an admirer of the Translator 😍. I usually go through her writings . This is also…
Sarmistha Chakraborty on Sita of Bandhavgarh — Indira Dangi
Personally I am an admirer of the Translator, I usually prefer to go through her writings . She is an…
Jayita Bhandari on Can I have Some Milk?— Chitra Mudgal
Such a simple yet powerful expression of the wrongdoings that occurs in domestic sectors. Absolutely loved the story.
Moumita Roy on Poem by Joy Goswami
Can you please cite the original poem ? Where to find it in Bangla?
Shruti Maurya on Sita of Bandhavgarh — Indira Dangi
Such a wonderful work ma'am ❤️ I loved it
Shruti Maurya on Sita of Bandhavgarh — Indira Dangi
Just a wonderful work Ma'am....I loved it❤️

Bridge to Global Literature

Author: Biswadip Chakraborthy