Wordsmiths @ Katha

They are the masters of the written word. Every emotion in the spectrum of the human heart; every bhaasha and dialect in the country; every experience strong, light, subtle, sublime - they capture it intact, perfection limning every stroke, and deliver it to you. They come from every region of India - from the unexplored Northeast to the fiery deserts of the West. From snowy Northern peaks, to the rolling plains of the Deccan, the tapering lands of the South. They are the wordsmiths of Katha.

Friday, September 29, 2006

Bani Basu

She has sixteen novels and six books to her credit. She has had her works published in periodicals like Anandamela, Desh, Ananda Bazaar, Bartaman, Manorama and Tathyakendra and has also contributed to Bengali magazines published from the USA. Her translations include two volumes of Somerset Maugham’s works, one volume of D H Lawrence’s short stories, and Shri Aurbindo’s lyrics and sonnets. She has also done English to Bangla translations for Srinvantu magazine. She has a masters in English literature and is a lecturer in English with Krishna Girls College, Howrah in addition to her busy writing career.

Bani Basu's forthcoming work with Katha: The Fifth Man

Labels: Bani Basu, Bengali Fiction