Monthly Archives: February 2018

BY Vani IN Book Reviews

Their World is Shrouded in Silence: Author of Book on Bar Dancers [Quint]

At thirteen, Munia has just had her first period when her so-called father sells her off to Babulal Dadua, headman of their bedia community – and a pimp. Without...

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BY Vani IN Book Reviews

Beyond ‘Futbol’ & ‘Mishti’, a ‘Complete’ Book on Bengalis [Quint]

“The Bengali is at once an existentialist delight and nightmare, cast in perpetual drama,” says Sudeep Chakravarti about his people in the introduction of his latest...

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