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part five of a Bangladeshi food memoir book by Smriti Bhadra

Days In The Kitchenβ€” Smriti Bhadra (Part Five)

Translated from the Bengali by Upama Mukherjee   Purpuri made with Kochu root: a mixed dish made with stalks of Kabil Kochu and Prawn frittersΒ      Thakuma’s worship utensils were all made of brass.…...
part four of a food memoir book by smriti bhadra

Days In The Kitchenβ€” Smriti Bhadra (Part Four)

Translated from the Bengali by Upama MukherjeeΒ    Beshwari : White gourd made with mustard paste     Before Baba got transferred to the city, we used to live in a house that was unseparated…...
A food memoir by Smriti Bhadra

Days In The Kitchenβ€” Smriti Bhadra (Part One)

Translated from the Bengali by Upama MukherjeeΒ    It has been long since I walked the lane bordered on both sides by those purple crapes, lying under the unmoving shadows of the ancient sacred…...
part six of a bangladeshi food memoir book by smriti bhadra

Days In The Kitchenβ€” Smriti Bhadra (Part Six)

Translated from the Bengali by Upama MukherjeeΒ    Palong shaker Shukto: Mung dal and spinach curry with gingerΒ      The wide open space right outside our house was known to us as the Bahirbari. The large beautifully patterned and carved…...
A food memoir by Smriti Bhadra

Days In The Kitchenβ€” Smriti Bhadra (Part Three)

Translated from the Bengali by Upama MukherjeeΒ    Chaale Daale: A soft khichdi with unpolished maashkolai daal     Back in those days, post-lunch siesta for me was resting against Thakuma’s soft cold belly. And…...
A food memoir by Smriti Bhadra

Days In The Kitchenβ€” Smriti Bhadra (Part Two)

Translated from the Bengali by Upama Mukherjee   Til Kumro, a common vegetarian dish:     Back then, we lived as a joint family. The shadow from the guava tree at the center of…...
A Bengali science fiction about the post apocalyptic world and time travel by Dipen Bhattacharya

Dita’s Watchβ€” Dipen Bhattacharya (Episode 1)

Translated from the Bengali by Chirayata ChakrabartyΒ    Image used for representation.  1.Β  Late Train   A couple of fragmented red-orange clouds glided against the vast expanse of the sky. The vague glow of the…...
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Dita’s Watchβ€” Dipen Bhattacharya (Episode 2)

Translated from the Bengali by Chirayata ChakrabortyΒ    Image used for representation.  3.Β  Retrograde AmnesiaΒ    It was time to leave Tura. I was in love with the city because I…...
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Memoirs & Letters: Tagore In Translationβ€” Episode 1

  Today, the Bengali calendar marks the 81st death anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, the stalwart poet of Bengal. On this occasion, The AntonymΒ presents a series of translations of autobiographical notes and letters written…...