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Author interview: Caroline Monteiro talks about her book 'From the Streets of Mumbai to Dubai'

Caroline Monteiro hopes to reconnect with her biological family members through her debut book that talks of her life's journey.

Book review: A book in Hindi on how to avoid examination-related stress

“Pariksha ke tanav evang iska samadhan” written by Dr. Dilip Kumar Das is a book mainly about stress during examinations and how to cope with it.

Agnimitra Paul features in television commercial shot by Power Publishers and Motions Pictures

Klkata, Apr 12 (IBNS): Power Publishers and Motions Pictures recently shot a television commercial for Greenfield City, a township located in the southern suburbs of Kolkata.

Book Review: Hideous Barack, a historiography of genocide

‘Hideous Barack’ is a historical non fiction book written by H.P.  Roychoudhury. It mainly focuses on the Barak (also spelled as Barack) valley, focusing on the region from pre-Independence to the present, as well as discussing about the future. 

Book Review: Atmaja, a book of poems, in Bengali

“Atmaja’ written by Debapriya Mukherjee is a book of Bengali poems that has been published recently. This book contains some of the loveliest and most romantic poems that I have read in recent times.

Book review: And So Can You by Dr Roopleen, stories of 17 successful doctors

“And So Can You” is not only an inspirational book written by Dr. Roopleen but also restores our faith in the medical profession.

Author interview: Shaheed Hasan talks about his Bengali book 'Love Made in Heaven'

Love is like oxygen that we cannot see but cannot live without too, says author Shaheed Hasan.

Author interview: HL Agnihotri on his latest book, Leaves of Green Chillies

While the leaves signify the freshness of the poems, the chillies represent the irony in them, says author HL Agnihotri about his anthology of poems.

The Journey of Me and My Son: A mother's poignant account of a child with learning disabilities

Debut author Revathi Kumar talks about how she drew from her own experiences and that of her son for the book.  

Book Review: Leaves of Green Chillies, a book of poems

Modern poetry is often difficult to explain or understand as it is open to many interpretations. Its meaning keeps changing with time and contexts.

Book Review: He Owned My Crush, a story about love and friendship

'He Owned My Crush' by Mayur Sahare seems like a love triangle but not quite. The book is about the journey of three friends: Dhruv, Niharika, and Siddharth (Sid), who go through a lot of struggle for the sake of friendship and love in this bitter, selfish world.

Book Review: Some Suitable Words, a book of poems

Some Suitable Words by Pijush Biswas is a collection of beautiful poems, where the author bares his kindly heart, describing the divinity of nature and the social happenings around him.

Book Review: 'The Journey about Me and My Son', or how to remain hopeful in times of distress

'The Journey about Me and My Son' by Reevathi Kumar is a memoir penned by a mother, who recounts her life's journey with her son. She speaks about the beautiful bond she shares with her son and how they both have always been a wonderful company to each other.

Filmmaker Gautam Ghosh and other celebrities launch two books by veteran musician Subrata Bhattacharya

Kolkata, Mar 10 (IBNS): Twin books, ‘Kalo Chakti, Sada Kolom’, and ‘Atashkaanch’, by author and musician Subrata Bhattacharya, published by Power Publishers, were released, in the presence of a large number of celebrities, such as filmmakers Gautam Ghosh, Kaushik Ganguli, Nandita Roy, Nitish Roy, actor Deboshree Roy, and singers Nachiketa, Swapan Basu and Antara Chowdhury.

Book Review: Atosh Kach, an anthology of Bengali short stories

“Atosh Kach” is a recently published anthology of fifteen Bengali short stories written by Subrata Bhattacharya.