Swadesh Deepak

Oct 17, 2024 | scroll.in | Swadesh Deepak |Sukant Deepak

All she needed was a dupatta to cover her face. And then, my mother, Shobha, could sleep anytime, anywhere. The dupatta was always white, even when her husband was alive. When I came home that day, she was on a bed placed in the long verandah. Her translucent face was covered. I think she was born wrinkled. She lived with her middle son and made it a point never to tell anyone when she would be coming. I had once dared to ask her why her visits were always a surprise.

Oct 5, 2024 | purplepencilproject.com | Swadesh Deepak

Anshika Jain reviews Court Martial and Other Plays by Swadesh Deepak, translated from Hindi by Jerry Pinto, Pratik Kanjilal and Nirupama Dutt (published by Speaking Tiger, 2024). “The dungeon of art, a dungeon on fire, pulsating with heat. Abandon the prospect of leaving, all those who enter here. There is no way out.”– Swadesh Deepak, Court Martial and Other PlaysCourt Martial and Other Plays by Swadesh Deepak (trans. Jerry Pinto, Pratik Kanjilal, Nirupama Dutt) is one such dungeon.

Aug 24, 2024 | newindianexpress.com | Swadesh Deepak |Chittajit Mitra

Occasionally, there are certain literary works that cement a writer’s style into the reader’s conscience. For Hindi writer Swadesh Deepak, that book would perhaps be his 2003 novel Maine Mandu Nahi Dekha (I Have Not Seen Mandu). The most recent addition in that pile is his collection of 10 short stories—A Bouquet of Dead Flowers, which have been translated by renowned writers such as Jerry Pinto, Pratik Kanjilal, Nirupama Dutt and the author’s son Sukant Deepak.

Aug 20, 2024 | scroll.in | Swadesh Deepak |Jerry Pinto

Rehearsal room. Rajiv: Have you read the new play? Did you like it? Mahendra: Yes, I read it. I was suddenly a child again, a child grappling with a dictionary. God, the language! A flood of words, a veritable flood. It will drown us. And the audience too. Kanta: I read it twice. I didn’t even understand the subject. Mahendra: That’s because you’re beautiful. Kanta: What is that supposed to mean? Mahendra: Beautiful women are generally stupid. Beauty and brains seldom go together. Kanta: Watch your step.

Jul 26, 2024 | scroll.in | Swadesh Deepak

स्वदेश दीपक की आत्मकथा मैंने माण्डू नहीं देखा का एक अंश, वाणी प्रकाशन द्वारा प्रकाशित।मैं अस्पताल से रिहा किया जा चुका था। हफ़्ते में एक बार पी.जी.आई.