So before I begin talking about this book, there are a few
things I need to say:
- This is the first time ever that I am talking here about a book that is written in the Bengali language
- This is one of those very few books in the Bengali language that I have read in its entirety, without a translation
- This is the first ever book of poetry that I have bought outside my literature syllabus, from school till my post-grad level, which was decades ago
- This is the first time that I am talking about a book that revolves around poetry and such
That said and done, this book was highly anticipated, not
just by me, but millions of other fans of Anupam Roy.
If you do not know about him yet, he is an artist first and foremost. He is a multi-talented artist who has made a name for himself as a singer, song writer, lyricist, composer, music director, columnist, social speaker (do watch his first English music video Second Sex on YouTube) poet, novelist (his first ever novel written in the Bengali language has come out this year and I am desperately waiting to lay my hands on it – that will mean another review as soon as I get it and read it, so fingers crossed!), plays the guitar as if it’s his second skin, plays other instruments too about which I am not good enough to comment.
If you do not know about him yet, he is an artist first and foremost. He is a multi-talented artist who has made a name for himself as a singer, song writer, lyricist, composer, music director, columnist, social speaker (do watch his first English music video Second Sex on YouTube) poet, novelist (his first ever novel written in the Bengali language has come out this year and I am desperately waiting to lay my hands on it – that will mean another review as soon as I get it and read it, so fingers crossed!), plays the guitar as if it’s his second skin, plays other instruments too about which I am not good enough to comment.
If you would like to know more about him or the kind of music he creates, you can visit my other blog here
There are many layers to his talent, which is the reason
that in just the last few years, he has, after shifting base to Kolkata, become
one of the biggest names in the Bengali music industry ever. From movies to
albums to coming together with a talented director like Sujoy Ghosh and scoring
music for his upcoming Bollywood movie, Anupam Roy is a name to reckon with.
Chhoyanche Kolom is the first ever book of Anupam Roy that I read.
I did read his columns online, but as a book, this was the first one I read.
Before I move further, let me also request here that if you
see any mistakes in the post with reference to any word translation, please do
let me know and I will correct it immediately.
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