Indian books and authors - Page 6

Originally posted by: Kamala05

Genre depends on my mood . I love reading though books based on history or spirituality is my last preference

Try the pholippa gregory books as stepping stone to middle ages tudor kn europe
Then alison Weir
Elizabeth Chadwick

I will add more names as I remember them

Fantasy As I said throne of glass series

Life affirming: lori Nielson Spielman, jo jo moyes
Romance and life story: lucy Diamond

MC Beaton for detective, HY Hannah

Aside from classics like Agatha Christie

The Rosie Project by Gramie Simeon

Originally posted by: Pemberleydreams

I agree bengali anyway is a language with very nuanced expressions n it loses the beauty in translations,there are many words having 1 meaning n proper usage of them makes the literature so beautiful,which can't be captured in translations.Tagore poems are very delicate n intricate,translation just can't potray that.

A prime example the poem chitto jetha voyshunno and the translation where the mind is without fear

Still Mind is withour fear I can understand

But the No 50, I had gone begging from door to door and the bengali one ( jhuli hote tule dilem ekti khudro kona)

Or the kotha o kahini specially kahini poems

Jaihok ...

Originally posted by: LeadNitrate

Genie Benie
Its because his poetry plays on works and the language heavily . Everything gets lost in translation. Even Gitanjali poems .
Stories on the other hand are more universal to connect
People and their emotions

His songs ( poems) are gems

Tagorephile alert here

Munshi Premchand, Rabindranath Tagore, Kabirdas, Mahakavi Somdev Bhatt (for Baital Pachisi) and R.K. Narayan are my favorites (Malgudi Days is gold.)

Originally posted by: charminggenie

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I went through a Tagore phase earlier this year , read almost all his books and he just surprised me with his clarity and honestly he out-thought Gandhi by miles. But his poems na, I just couldn't ..you are right, probably it's the translation . Just I am surprised the author him, gets less credit who IMO was far more superior. Suggest a good writer for Bengal history, stories or something.😳

Genie
Apart from lobbying there is a reason bearded dude was Asia's first Nobel Winer in those days when racisim was even worse. His stuff connects wirh people.

And some of his books, they are evergreen. Relevant even now. Did you try Ghare Baire ( or its translation). The nuances of difference between nationalism and ultra nationalism is so relevant even now.

The author him is more read as you yourself see. Reading poetry takes time. If he wasn't a music institution in himself I doubt I would have read his poems beyond school syllabus.

I can try to do some analysis for some of the songs or poems you like to see of you like them beyyer now

You yourself mention Rameshchandra, he is good writer for history.

Otherwise writing about bengai history in english: no one comes to my mind much. Ritupo*no Ghosh published good treatise abor history of bengali literature and art. Maybe that.


Everyone in Bengali , when I can tear myself off from Tagore are awesome

But whether there is good translation is the question

Bankin chandra ( Anandamath) and Sharat Chandra ( Parineeta, Devdaa) are well known

Tahore's nephew wrote 5 children/ young adult books: 5 gems. Try Nalak by Abanindranath Tagore. Journey of a young boy who could see Budhha being born and attend His Buddha status. The war wirh Maar is described so well.

Bhibhutibhusan Mukherjee ( Author of Satyajit Rays Pather Panchali) his books are awesome.

There arw two books by Sunil Gangopadhyay which documents bengal Renaissance pretty well ( Indian Renaissance at large) Prothom Alo


Mahashweta devi, Ashaourna Devi and more contemporary Bani Basu : stories of everyday womwn


Bani Basu: Maitteya Jayak: award winning historical novel depicting India during the time of Budhha and rhe social decomposition.
Sharadindu : creator of Byomkeah. Aside from Byomkeah, his other stories and novels

Syed Mujatab ali: One of the oldeat Humboldt Scholar and first graduate of Vishwa Bharati. His Deshe Bideshe accounts his time in Kabul during his tenure as Professor. When Kabul fell under insurgents, the strugfle of second class citizens of a colonial empire were so poignantly describes. Aside feom his other novels and short stories, there are his accounts of his life as a scholar in Germany, backpacking through europe shortly after first world war : wonderful read

There are so much more

Originally posted by: LeadNitrate

Genie
Apart from lobbying there is a reason bearded dude was Asia's first Nobel Winer in those days when racisim was even worse. His stuff connects wirh people.

And some of his books, they are evergreen. Relevant even now. Did you try Ghare Baire ( or its translation). The nuances of difference between nationalism and ultra nationalism is so relevant even now.

The author him is more read as you yourself see. Reading poetry takes time. If he wasn't a music institution in himself I doubt I would have read his poems beyond school syllabus.

I can try to do some analysis for some of the songs or poems you like to see of you like them beyyer now

You yourself mention Rameshchandra, he is good writer for history.

Otherwise writing about bengai history in english: no one comes to my mind much. Ritupo*no Ghosh published good treatise abor history of bengali literature and art. Maybe that.


Everyone in Bengali , when I can tear myself off from Tagore are awesome

But whether there is good translation is the question

Bankin chandra ( Anandamath) and Sharat Chandra ( Parineeta, Devdaa) are well known

Tahore's nephew wrote 5 children/ young adult books: 5 gems. Try Nalak by Abanindranath Tagore. Journey of a young boy who could see Budhha being born and attend His Buddha status. The war wirh Maar is described so well.

Bhibhutibhusan Mukherjee ( Author of Satyajit Rays Pather Panchali) his books are awesome.

There arw two books by Sunil Gangopadhyay which documents bengal Renaissance pretty well ( Indian Renaissance at large) Prothom Alo


Mahashweta devi, Ashaourna Devi and more contemporary Bani Basu : stories of everyday womwn


Bani Basu: Maitteya Jayak: award winning historical novel depicting India during the time of Budhha and rhe social decomposition.
Sharadindu : creator of Byomkeah. Aside from Byomkeah, his other stories and novels

Syed Mujatab ali: One of the oldeat Humboldt Scholar and first graduate of Vishwa Bharati. His Deshe Bideshe accounts his time in Kabul during his tenure as Professor. When Kabul fell under insurgents, the strugfle of second class citizens of a colonial empire were so poignantly describes. Aside feom his other novels and short stories, there are his accounts of his life as a scholar in Germany, backpacking through europe shortly after first world war : wonderful read

There are so much more

syed mujtaba Ali was an extremely witty writer, loved him.He was from opar bangla and his language was so sweet.I'm loving what ur suggesting LN👍🏼

Ali was Indian born during undivided bengal. He was educates in Viswa Bharati and worked in All India Radio as well

He moved to East Pakistan for a while. He chose ro come back and live the rest of his days here in India after his articles in support of Bengali as official language of east pakistan drew ire of Pakistan Govt

Unfortunately he did not live to see Bangladesh.
Died during the muktijudhho time

Originally posted by: LeadNitrate

Ali was Indian born during undivided bengal. He was educates in Viswa Bharati and worked in All India Radio as well

He moved to East Pakistan for a while. He chose ro come back and live the rest of his days here in India after his articles in support of Bengali as official language of east pakistan drew ire of Pakistan Govt

Unfortunately he did not live to see Bangladesh.
Died during the muktijudhho time

Yeah he was from undivided bengal,my grandparents were from the east side too so his language,the bangal tone appears very sweet to me.

try out Jaya and Sita n rest of the books by Devdutt pattanaik..
palace of illusions ,Surpanakha ,karna's wife by by kavita kane..
try Bibek debroys mahabharat n harivamsa..if u wish..
try urmila by kavita kane again..try mrityunjay by shivaji sawant
i feel its available in tamil n hindi too.try aryavarta trilogy by krishna uday shankar n immortal
by same author based on Ashathama..

well these are few of my fav 😳

Wonderful suggestions people