Star Literature
My heart's longevity comes from my maa's magnifying kindness
Maa, you are an endless exhibition / of sweet-sour happiness
26 September 2024, 13:30 PM
Alone beneath the mountains
His final sentiments were etched into the table before he succumbed to his final rest: "I found solace in the mountains. They demanded nothing and remained steadfast by my side."
25 September 2024, 16:00 PM
Stories of passing strangers
My train just started / I found my seat / When she called me
22 September 2024, 13:51 PM
Humanity at risk
Was it a spectacle—filmed the whole incident? / Why didn’t you withstand? / Why didn’t you try to desist?
22 September 2024, 11:00 AM
A night in Kalimpong
As I turn back, my eyes catch sight of what appears to be hands, but of a tan, furry kind, feeling its way inside the sliding doors
21 September 2024, 16:00 PM
On travel and writing
It is perhaps not an overstatement to say that humans are, at their core, wanderers.
20 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Hazardous miasma
The night smoke carries out the riots of innocents,
13 September 2024, 18:00 PM
The creek drank the sorrows you sang to
Rose-tinted glasses are just red, and I have painted myself with the color
now that the hollow of your eyes isn’t there, now that
13 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Residence
I plead but I know there is nothing I can do. Akbar, in a rare fit of courage, tries to intervene. But the old man does not budge. Maybe he knows about Mina and me.
13 September 2024, 18:00 PM
City of bougainvillea
“The roads are too clean. The sun is too bright,” she thought.
13 September 2024, 10:26 AM
Shadhin
Sumedha replied with annoyance, "I will make him say the words. It's so simple, 'Apni kemon achhen, bhalo?' Why can't he say it?"
11 September 2024, 15:07 PM
‘Twas Full Moon That Night
The village folk remembered the moon of that night, and they described it.
6 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Silent friday
Somehow, the taste of tear gas
6 September 2024, 18:00 PM
What to do when faced with tear bombs
Hold on to the hand of your lover. Because when the baton falls it will be between the spaces where we stand.
6 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Tagore and the Hispanic world
Reception of Tagore in the Hispanic world is a significant literary event in itself because they acknowledged Tagore during such a time when the occidental enthusiasm for him was declining
31 August 2024, 15:00 PM
Survival tactics for “peaceful” protests
Stay in a group, never in alleyways
30 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Dual faces of an unseen predator
In a world spun from the threads of chaos, we are born into a tapestry of shadows. We are shimmering maidens in the night, nurturing within us a fire both subtle and strong. Yet, the air around us is heavy with whispers–danger and desire intertwined.
30 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Swapane eshechilo mridubhashini
Translated by Mohammad Shafiqul Islam
30 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Jabar bela fele jeo ekti khopar phul
Leave a flower from your bun
when you depart, my love.
30 August 2024, 18:00 PM
The floodlights
Chaos. More chaos.
30 August 2024, 18:00 PM