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Culture
The making of Shabdakalpa, a pioneering historical dictionary of Bengali
By
Ankush Pal
22 Aug 2025
10 min read
Culture
My “Namasudra Brahmin” family’s quest for caste dignity in Bangladesh
By
Anupam Debashis Roy
01 Aug 2025
14 min read
Video
Aman Wadud & Harsh Mander on the plight of Bengali Muslims in Assam
By
The Editors
09 Jul 2025
Culture
Uneasy lessons from Tagore’s beloved Bengali primer
By
Ria Modak
17 Dec 2024
9 min read
Podcast
Southasia Review of Books Podcast #04: Sumana Roy on literature from the Southasian provinces
By
The Editors
20 May 2024
2 min read
Politics
The historic struggle of Bengali migrants in London
By
Ashraf Hoque
25 Aug 2023
15 min read
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