Stories written by

Prasanta Chakravarty

This book examines writings across the world for relationships between power and pain

An excerpt from ‘The Creature: in Power and Pain’, by Prasanta Chakravarty.

Prasanta Chakravarty
· Mar 14, 2022 · 08:30 am
From populist rule to lynching, the writings of Machiavelli foreshadow much of modern mass politics

The Italian diplomat placed conflict between the plebians and the prince at the heart of a stable regime.

Prasanta Chakravarty
· Apr 12, 2020 · 05:30 pm
How can literature catch a sense of lived time? Are both fiction and living a necessary illusion?

As Philip Roth said, ‘Nothing lasts and yet nothing passes either, and nothing passes just because nothing lasts.’

Prasanta Chakravarty
· Feb 01, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Madness and the art of a Bengali poet

The figure of Binoy Majumdar has been made more important than his works.

Prasanta Chakravarty
· Jan 22, 2017 · 08:15 am