‘The Water Phoenix’: Familiar tale of abuse leads to unfamiliar climax of salvation and forgiveness

In her memoir, Rituparna Chatterjee traces a most unusual path out of trauma.

Rituparna Roy

· Feb 06, 2021 · 12:30 pm

This novel about the myth of Ahalya turns the traditional seduction narrative on its head

Author Koral Dasgupta shifts the focus to another sexual relationship altogether.

Rituparna Roy

· Jan 02, 2021 · 12:30 pm

Manjiri Indurkar’s courageous memoir reveals sexual abuse but offers compassion and understanding

‘it’s all in your head, m’ is the story of a body living with trauma.

Rituparna Roy

· Nov 08, 2020 · 12:30 pm

Comradeship in love distinguishes this novel of rebuilding refugee lives after the Bengal Partition

Bhaswati Ghosh’s debut novel ‘Victory Colony 1950’ also offers that rare thing: happiness for its characters.

Rituparna Roy

· Oct 17, 2020 · 05:30 pm

This book turns the history of the Battle of Plassey into a riveting drama in three acts

Everyone knows the details of the battle, but Sudeep Chakravarti’s ‘Plassey: The Battle That Changed the Course of Indian History’ builds the back story.

Rituparna Roy

· Mar 15, 2020 · 08:30 am

Middle-class urban women confront critical moments in their lives in these short stories

An excerpt from the story ‘A Phone-Call’ from ‘Gariahat Junction’, Rituparna Roy’s collection of short fiction.

Rituparna Roy

· Jan 16, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Beneath the veneer of a crime novel, ‘You Beneath Your Skin’ is a study of problematic relationships

In the fast-moving ‘You Beneath Your Skin’, Damyanti Biswas lays bare the world of misogyny and fraught relationships that informs a series of crimes.

Rituparna Roy

· Oct 05, 2019 · 12:30 pm

Everyone not chased out of their homes must read Dina Nayeri’s searing book ‘The Ungrateful Refugee’

How does the refugee feel as she arrives in a land where few want her? A compelling personal and community biography.

Rituparna Roy

· Aug 25, 2019 · 08:30 am

How 2019’s ‘The Scent of God’ can take readers back to two older novels, also from South Asia

Shyam Selvadurai’s ‘Funny Boy’ from 1994 and Kunal Basu’s ‘The Miniaturist’ from 2003 highlight a similar theme in completely different artistic ways.

Rituparna Roy

· Jul 21, 2019 · 07:00 am

In Bengali movie ‘Ahare Mon’, love comes in all shapes and forms

Pratim D Gupta’s film was released on June 22.

Rituparna Roy

· Jul 19, 2018 · 03:00 pm

Audio master: Three women and three moments of liberation in Satyajit Ray’s films

The awakenings of Mrinmoyee, Charulata and Bimala are masterfully expressed through song and music in ‘Teen Kanya’, ‘Charulata’ and ‘Ghare Baire’.

Rituparna Roy

· Dec 15, 2016 · 01:30 pm

Audio master: ‘Abhimaan’ is a story told entirely through songs

Love, bliss, heartbreak and reunion are all conveyed through SD Burman’s seven gems in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s movie.

Rituparna Roy

· Oct 29, 2016 · 03:00 pm