Feminist pioneer Abala Bose was both a subscriber and critique of colonial ideas: Author Saptarshi Mallick

Feminist pioneer Abala Bose was both a subscriber and critique of colonial ideas: Author Saptarshi Mallick

Author Saptarshi Mallick, an Assistant Professor at the Department of American Studies (Research Area for American Literary and Cultural History with a Focus on (Trans-) Nationality and Space), University of Graz, Austria, was the guest at An Author's Afternoon hosted by Prabha Khaitan Foundation at Taj Bengal, Kolkata on August 22. The author of Connecting Spaces - The Travelogues and Letters of Lady Abala Bose, Prof. Mallick spoke on the pioneering social reformer, educationist, and philanthropist in colonial Bengal in conversation with Kaberi Chatterjee. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts of the conversation... 

by Trans World Features August 26, 2025

Terrorists behind Nagrota attack had a jihadi sentiment: 'Nagrota Under Siege' author Bhaavna Arora

Terrorists behind Nagrota attack had a jihadi sentiment: 'Nagrota Under Siege' author Bhaavna Arora

Author Bhaavna Arora documented the 2016 Nagrota Army base attack with an in-depth research and interviews in her latest book, Nagrota Under Siege, which was launched in presence of Lt Gen Ram Chander Tiwari at the literary event Kitaab hosted by Prabha Khaitan Foundation in association with Ehsaas Women of Kolkata at Vijay Durg (formerly Fort William) in Kolkata on February 24. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts of Bhaavna's conversation with journalist Srinjoy Chowdhury and the audience... 

by Trans World Features February 27, 2025