Indrani Bhattacharya

5 days ago | medium.com | Indrani Bhattacharya

#SPILLWITHQUIRKYRANTSI Have Issues With The Two Novels Of Arundhati Roy, But I Love Them Too‘May in Ayemenem is a hot, brooding month.’ Thus, famously, begins Arundhati Roy’s Booker prize-winning first novel, The God Of Small Things. Set in a small town in Kerala, the semi-autobiographical book unfolds a devastating family tragedy. Several years ago, when I first read the book, I was struck by how brilliantly the author plays with language in the telling of her story.

1 week ago | medium.com | Indrani Bhattacharya |Vidya Sury

TRAVEL | HUMOURAt the time of this incident, Vindhyachal, by the river Ganges, had all the vibes of a North Indian small town that I found charming. The only road running through it was unmetalled. Bicycles, vendor carts and horse-drawn tongas were all that plied on it. Life seemed simple and unhurried. The men shared snuff and small talk under shady peepul trees. Women gathered around the wells. Children played hopscotch and gullidanda in the narrow lanes lined by mud huts and small houses.

Feb 12, 2025 | pubs.acs.org | Ria Saha |Indrani Bhattacharya |Sumana Pyne |Rajib Kumar Mitra

Feb 12, 2025 | dx.doi.org | Ria Saha |Indrani Bhattacharya |Sumana Pyne |Rajib Kumar Mitra

Feb 3, 2025 | reflections.live | Indrani Bhattacharya

1999, South China SeaThe frigid winter morning shrouded the South China Sea in a thick fog, obscuring the sleek fishing trawler of two Vietnamese fishermen, Binh Gia Tung and Chiman Quang Dung as it cautiously navigated the treacherous waters. Two days of fruitful fishing had buoyed their spirits but that very day, luck seemed to have abandoned them. The nets came up stubbornly empty several times.