Author: Parcham Magazine
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Book Review
As such, this Reader deserves to be read alongside existing translations, not only as a commemoration of Rilke’s 150th anniversary but as an experiment in the ongoing art of poetic translation. It reminds us that Rilke’s poems, endlessly retranslated, continue to demand and reward fresh attempts to catch their elusive music in another tongue.
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Indie Publishing: Decoding the World
When I first began working in publishing in Europe, the idea of ‘indie’ publishers wasn’t out there like it is today. More subject-specialist medium-sized publishers existed, but this changed as the publishing world had to adjust to altered reading habits. People began reading less for pleasure, more online and more digitally. Bookshops began closing and…
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Charanbhumi – Echoes from the Grazing Lands
Set during the heydays of the Communist Government in Bengal during the 1970s, it follows the protagonist Munshi as he tries to navigate through a series of personal and political travails. The novel is packed with different characters—each lively and carefully drawn with their own set of eccentricities and problems—moving through interconnected subplots that narrate…
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In Memory of Zubeen Garg
All The Things Music Can Make Happen by Kaushik Hazarika and Anindita Kar At Guwahati’s Sarusajai Stadium, where Zubeen Garg’s body lay in state for two days, we were among lakhs of grieving admirers standing in serpentine queues for hours for a final glimpse of their beloved icon. Poor arrangements, waterlogged grounds, broken railings, rain…
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Mudar Patherya– On Life, Times and the City he Loves
Calcutta is my life purpose. I exist because of Calcutta. I don’t only live inside Kolkata; Kolkata lives inside me. And that is something I hold with a lot of pride.
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“Justice”– December 2025 Issue
The world is standing on its toes at a dangerous precipice today. If we need to tip-toe back from our collective annihilation, some difficult conversations must be had. This could be one of them.
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The Opposite Bank and Other Poems
Poems by Ramchandra Pramanik.Translated by Sreejata Paul Among the poets who had their calibre established right in their first book in the 70’s Bengali literary scene, Ramchandra Pramanik was definitely one of them. While the early days of his writing career were fraught historically with intense political turbulence in the state, his poetry did not…
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Fiction and Fiction in Translation: July 2025
Travelling Light : Ranu Uniyal Staring at the carpeted floor, papered walls and empty ceiling of an unknown house, a lump dislodges itself at the pitch of my throat and eyes flash with an insipid glare. Brown and pink of the room mixes staunchly with the deep grey of my heart and ripples of intrepid…
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On Parasite and Existentialism: July 2025
Analyzing Parasite through the lens of Existentialism Existentialists believe we are born into existence and form our identities through our choices and actions. According to them, the world is meaningless, and human beings must confront the anxiety and absurdity that come with this realization. Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite is a stark commentary on the alienation that…
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Poetry: July 2025
Wedding : Srilekha Mitra Twenty three broken mirrors Glazed with the hazelnut ice-cream of your wedding Slashed eyeballs rolling down the savannah green floor Fresh milk spilling over the granite kitchen slab Smoke rising from burning cigarettes And a few hopes crying Women wearing pretty white gowns Their cheeks painted in red and golden Grooving,…
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