EP 07: No Return Address: Partition and Stories of Displacement by Manjira Majumdar
Apr 27, 2023 ·
29m 15s
The composite linguistic zone of Bengal witnessed four partitions in the 20th century. Against that backdrop, ‘No Return Address: Partition and Stories of Displacement’ edited and compiled by Manjira Majumdar,...
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The composite linguistic zone of Bengal witnessed four partitions in the 20th century. Against that backdrop, ‘No Return Address: Partition and Stories of Displacement’ edited and compiled by Manjira Majumdar, published by Vitasta, is a collection of 10 short stories and a short novel exploring different aspects of one’s identity—placing it in relation to one’s family, community, country, social class as well as one’s own self.
In the 7th Episode of My Book Podcast Show, Manjira Majumdar is in conversation with Malvika Kaul, discussing how the displacement through Partition brought in alienation, sorrow, longing and a sense of loss in its tow.
Masters in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, Manjira Majumdar is a senior journalist who has worked with the Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Outlook, Tehelka and the Telegraph. She has authored three books for children.
PhD in Media, Malvika Kaul is an academic and writer based in New Delhi. She has reported for The Indian Express, The Times of India and Hindustan Times.
My Book has been produced by Achala Sharma and Pervaiz Alam for Cineink, based in London.
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In the 7th Episode of My Book Podcast Show, Manjira Majumdar is in conversation with Malvika Kaul, discussing how the displacement through Partition brought in alienation, sorrow, longing and a sense of loss in its tow.
Masters in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, Manjira Majumdar is a senior journalist who has worked with the Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Outlook, Tehelka and the Telegraph. She has authored three books for children.
PhD in Media, Malvika Kaul is an academic and writer based in New Delhi. She has reported for The Indian Express, The Times of India and Hindustan Times.
My Book has been produced by Achala Sharma and Pervaiz Alam for Cineink, based in London.
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