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Somnath Batabyal

Fiction: In Assam, a man’s love for a woman and his community and nation are tested

An excerpt from ‘Red River: A Novel’, by Somnath Batabyal.

Somnath Batabyal
· Mar 07, 2024 · 05:30 pm
A migrant’s reflection on accents: I hear myself speak in an alien voice – but can’t stop myself

Like all migrants, I want to avoid the duality of Us versus Them.

Somnath Batabyal
· Mar 18, 2021 · 11:30 am
First Brexit made me feel an outsider in Britain. Now Covid-19 has made me feel unwanted in India

Recent events have reminded me that flags and borders are nationalism’s favourite toys.

Somnath Batabyal
· Mar 03, 2021 · 06:30 pm