India existed as the bright star, says American writer Fatima Shaik tracing her Bengal roots

India existed as the bright star, says American writer Fatima Shaik tracing her Bengal roots

Fatima Shaik, award-winning American writer, was till recently teaching in a college in New York. In search of her roots, a few years back she came to Kolkata, from where her grandfather had migrated to the US. This forms the core of a documentary The Bengali. In a tete- a- tete with Ranjita Biswas, Shaik talks about her work and her journey to IndiaExcerpts from an interview

by Trans World Features February 02, 2023