26 November 2016

The Two Bengals

with Sajjad Sharif, Shahnaz Munni, Sumanta Mukhopadhyay, Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri, Subroto Saha
Moderated by Arunava Sinha

Discussion
26 Nov 2016
12.00 pm to 01.00 pm
Library, Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai, Kala Ghoda
Language: English, Bengali
Free entrance. Open to all first-come-first-seated
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A common ecology, language, cultural and historical heritage bind the two Bengals – yet there are dynamic differences in political ideologies and poetic imaginations.
This session explores what connects and differentiates the two Bengals, with poets from Bangladesh and West Bengal. Moderated by Arunava Sinha, a noted translator of Bengali literature.