TY - GEN AU - Charal, Kalyani Thakur AU - Dasgupta, Sayantan TI - Dalit lekhika: women's writings from Bengal SN - 9789381345122 U1 - 891.43089287 PY - 2020/// CY - Kolkata PB - Stree Samya Books KW - Short stories - Women authors KW - Dalit authors KW - Bengali poetry - Translated into English KW - Bengali poetry - Women authors N1 - Translated from the Bengali language N2 - It is rare to have Bengali Dalit women's writings presented in an English translation. Among the contributors are poets Shyamali Ray, Kanika Sarkar, Shimli Hawladar, Shefali Debbarma, Pratima Sarkar, Bibha Biswas, Sujata Biswas, Lily Haldar, Smritik... It is rare to have Bengali Dalit women's writings presented in an English translation. Among the contributors are poets Shyamali Ray, Kanika Sarkar, Shimli Hawladar, Shefali Debbarma, Pratima Sarkar, Bibha Biswas, Sujata Biswas, Lily Haldar, Smritikana Haladar and Kalyani Thakur Charal. Contributors of short stories are Saptadwipa Adhikar, Manju Bala, Mita Das, Kalyani Thakur Charal, Jaya Giala, Ratna Ray, Alokananda Ray, Kanan Boral, Ranu Biswas and Sanju Sikdar. This selection also serves as an introduction to the writers' struggle in fighting the exclusionary mainstream to find a space for themselves. https://www.stree-samyabooks.com/ItemDetails.aspx?id=131 ER -