Books of India: Bengali

Check in every Thursday for a new set of five! Today we have Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Leela Majumdar, Syed Mustafa Siraj and Narayan Sanyal.


Naba-Nita by Nabaneeta Dev Sen

Mitra & Ghosh (1996)

A Sahitya Akademi Award-winning novel characterized as prose-poetry.


Satyanweshi by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay

The novel that introduced the world to Byomkesh Bakshi.


Din Dupure by Leela Majumdar

Ananda Publishers (2018 edition)

Before Majumdar became known for children's literature, she achieved recognition through this short story collection.


Colonel Samagra by Syed Mustafa Siraj

Dey's Publishing

The short story collections follows the adventures of Niladri Sarkar aka the Detective Colonel, often accompanied by a journalist and policeman.


Aparupa Ajanta by Narayan Sanyal

Bharati Book Stall

Sanyal was known for his versatility, including painting and architecture in the case of this Rabindra Puraskar-winning novel.


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