Editorial Board
“Contemporary Indian Poetry in English”
Chief Editor
Sharmila Ray
Associate Editor
Sutapa Chaudhuri
Editorial Board
Bashabi Fraser
Malashri Lal
Sanjukta Dasgupta
Amalesh Dasgupta
Pankaj Saha
Jaydeep Sarangi
Sanghita Sanyal
Madhumita Majumdar
Print Journal design by Sutapa Chaudhuri
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Published by Intercultural Poetry & Performance Library, Kolkata
Contents
Foreword MALASHRI LAL
Editorial SHARMILA RAY
Poems in English
Life Writing
Young Talents
Book Reviews
The Game called Hearts: A Review of Sea Dreams / JAYDEEP SARANGI
The History of Migrant Birds: A Review of Home Thoughts / SUTAPA CHAUDHURI
Our Contributors
Malashri Lal is a leading Indian academic. She has served on the international jury for the Commonwealth Writers Prize and received fellowships from the Fulbright and the Rockefeller Foundation.
Keki N. Daruwalla is a major figure in Indian poetry in English today. He is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1984), the Commonwealth Poetry Prize (1987) for Asia and the Padma Shri (2014).
K. Satchidanandan is a noted Indian poet and critic, writing in Malayalam and English. A pioneer of modern poetry in Malayalam, he is the former Secretary of Sahitya Akademi and the festival director of Kerala Literature Festival. He is the recipient of the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award (2012).
Bibhu Padhi is a noted poet, translator and editor. He has been published in leading journals throughout the English speaking world.
Bashabi Fraser is a poet, children’s writer, translator and editor. She is the Director of the Scottish Centre of Tagore studies and teaches English and creative writing at Edinburgh Napier University. She is the Chief Ideator of Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library, Kolkata.
Sanjukta Dasgupta, a leading Indian academic and poet, is recipient of the Fulbright postdoctoral fellowship and Fulbright Scholar in Residence grant, among others. She was also the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Writers Prize jury panel (2003-2005). She is the President of Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library, Kolkata.
Sharmila Ray is a well known poet and non-fiction essayist writing in English, widely anthologized and featured in India and abroad. She is Head and Associate Professor, Dept. of History, City College, Kolkata and the Vice President of Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library, Kolkata.
Mandakini Bhattacherya, a multilingual poet, translator, drama and film enthusiast, is Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Fakir Chand College, Diamond Harbour, West Bengal.
Amit Shankar Saha is a poet. He is Assistant Professor, Department of English, Seacom Skills University.
Naina Dey is a poet, translator, reviewer and critic. She is Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, Kolkata and Guest Lecturer, Dept. of English, University of Calcutta.
Sanghita Sanyal is a poet and translator. She is Assistant Professor, Department of English, Loreto College, Kolkata.
Saptaparna Roy is Assistant Professor, Department of English, Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata.
Ketaki Datta teaches English at Bidhannagar Govt. College, Kolkata. She is a novelist, reviewer, theatre critic, translator and editor. Poetry is her passion.
Sonali Sarkar is Head and Associate Professor, Department of English, Kidderpore College.
Jaydeep Sarangi is a bilingual poet, editor and translator. He is Associate Professor, Dept. of English, Jogesh Chandra Chowdhury College, Kolkata. He is the Secretary of Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library, Kolkata.
Sutapa Chaudhuri is a bilingual poet, translator, editor and critic. She is Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharyya College, Howrah, West Bengal and Guest Lecturer, Dept. of English, University of Calcutta.