Chittajit Mitra

Jan 6, 2025 | thefederal.com | Chittajit Mitra

Art has always been a medium to express the deepest human emotions and uncomfortable truths in ways that are often difficult to convey to the masses. Similarly, literature has historically served as a means to confront reality against all odds and leave behind a lasting memory, even in the darkest of times.

Dec 31, 2024 | scroll.in | Chittajit Mitra

2023 was amazing, total 124 translated books were collated with the help of some amazing people who reached out with some beautiful titles❤️Here's to 2024🥂1. Maria, Just Maria by Sandhya Mary, translated by @vivarthaka (Malayalam)@HarperCollinsIN https://t.co/9IrgS7HGvf pic.twitter.com/a4DSytMWo2— Chittajit (@cjmitra) January 15, 20243.

Dec 6, 2024 | hindustantimes.com | Chittajit Mitra

Growing up, one of the most memorable ways that my family bonded was over horror shows, stories and movies. Sunday was either reserved for a horror serial like Anhonee or a classic Ramsay film. We even told each other ghost stories during regular family gatherings. So, when I came across Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror, I was immediately intrigued.

Dec 5, 2024 | hindustantimes.com | Chittajit Mitra

In the narration of any historical event, it is mostly the mainstream perspective that is repeatedly presented. Even in the genre of historical fiction, which provides a writer with endless possibilities to tell outrageous stories set in a specific period, more conservative takes are what usually emerge. Ruth Vanita’s approach is entirely different in A Slight Angle.

Nov 2, 2024 | newindianexpress.com | Garth Greenwell |Chittajit Mitra

About two decades ago, there wasn’t really enough queer stories to merit a category of their own. Among the first books that brought the queer way of life into mainstream was Garth Greenwell’s debut novel What Belongs To You (2016). It helped one understand how literature, queerness and, of course, sex, can co-exist in a single world. Greenwell is back with his third novel, Small Rain, where he goes deeper into the mundaneness and the unpredictability of queer life.