Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
@avrochakraborty.bsky.social
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Essays in @NewYorker @NYTMag @nytimesbooks @guardian @Hazlitt @thenation @newrepublic // Fiction @IowaWritersWksp
Essays in @NewYorker @NYTMag @nytimesbooks @guardian @Hazlitt @thenation @newrepublic // Fiction @IowaWritersWksp
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I have a piece in this Sunday's
@observeruk.bsky.social
on India's tryst with the Caliphate. With detours around Christopher Hitchens and Hyderabad:
@observeruk.bsky.social
on India's tryst with the Caliphate. With detours around Christopher Hitchens and Hyderabad:
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I have a piece in this Sunday's
@observeruk.bsky.social
on India's tryst with the Caliphate. With detours around Christopher Hitchens and Hyderabad:
@observeruk.bsky.social
on India's tryst with the Caliphate. With detours around Christopher Hitchens and Hyderabad:
Reposted by Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
Read here:
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
When India was the seat of Islam | The Observer
Imran Mulla’s The Indian Caliphate reveals how an exiled Ottoman ruler and a billionaire prince came close to reshaping the Muslim world
observer.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Read here:
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
I have a piece in this Sunday's
@observeruk.bsky.social
on India's tryst with the Caliphate. With detours around Christopher Hitchens and Hyderabad:
@observeruk.bsky.social
on India's tryst with the Caliphate. With detours around Christopher Hitchens and Hyderabad:
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I have a piece in this Sunday's
@observeruk.bsky.social
on India's tryst with the Caliphate. With detours around Christopher Hitchens and Hyderabad:
@observeruk.bsky.social
on India's tryst with the Caliphate. With detours around Christopher Hitchens and Hyderabad:
Reposted by Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
In the photographs Nemai Ghosh took of Satyajit Ray over the course of 25 years, he seemed to see the director as ‘a Chaplinesque actor behind the camera, always the centre of attention at every shoot’, writes @avrochakraborty.bsky.social
Satyajit Ray: a director always ready for his close-up
The film-maker seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer, writes Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
buff.ly
October 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
In the photographs Nemai Ghosh took of Satyajit Ray over the course of 25 years, he seemed to see the director as ‘a Chaplinesque actor behind the camera, always the centre of attention at every shoot’, writes @avrochakraborty.bsky.social
Nobody can taunt quite like Gore Vidal
October 18, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Nobody can taunt quite like Gore Vidal
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Satyajit Ray seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer, writes Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
Satyajit Ray: a director always ready for his close-up
The film-maker seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer, writes Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
apollo-magazine.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Satyajit Ray seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer, writes Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
Reposted by Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
I wrote about pictures of Satyajit Ray making pictures for @apollo-magazine.com apollo-magazine.com/satyajit-ray...
Satyajit Ray: a director always ready for his close-up
The film-maker seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer, writes Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
apollo-magazine.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I wrote about pictures of Satyajit Ray making pictures for @apollo-magazine.com apollo-magazine.com/satyajit-ray...
Reposted by Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
For 25 years, Nemai Ghosh was Satyajit Ray’s amanuensis – or, as the great Bengali film-maker would introduce him to reporters, ‘a sort of Boswell working with a camera rather than a pen’. buff.ly/B6wtDus
Satyajit Ray: a director always ready for his close-up
The film-maker seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer, writes Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
buff.ly
October 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
For 25 years, Nemai Ghosh was Satyajit Ray’s amanuensis – or, as the great Bengali film-maker would introduce him to reporters, ‘a sort of Boswell working with a camera rather than a pen’. buff.ly/B6wtDus
Reposted by Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
In the photographs Nemai Ghosh took of Satyajit Ray over the course of 25 years, he seemed to see the director as ‘a Chaplinesque actor behind the camera, always the centre of attention at every shoot’, writes Abrajyoti Chakraborty
Satyajit Ray: a director always ready for his close-up
The film-maker seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer, writes Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
buff.ly
October 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
In the photographs Nemai Ghosh took of Satyajit Ray over the course of 25 years, he seemed to see the director as ‘a Chaplinesque actor behind the camera, always the centre of attention at every shoot’, writes Abrajyoti Chakraborty
Reposted by Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
For 25 years, Nemai Ghosh was Satyajit Ray’s amanuensis – or, as the great Bengali film-maker would introduce him to reporters, ‘a sort of Boswell working with a camera rather than a pen’
Satyajit Ray: a director always ready for his close-up
The film-maker seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer, writes Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
buff.ly
October 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
For 25 years, Nemai Ghosh was Satyajit Ray’s amanuensis – or, as the great Bengali film-maker would introduce him to reporters, ‘a sort of Boswell working with a camera rather than a pen’
Reposted by Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
Satyajit Ray seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer, writes Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
Satyajit Ray: a director always ready for his close-up
The film-maker seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer, writes Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
buff.ly
October 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Satyajit Ray seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer, writes Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
I wrote about pictures of Satyajit Ray making pictures for @apollo-magazine.com apollo-magazine.com/satyajit-ray...
Satyajit Ray: a director always ready for his close-up
The film-maker seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer, writes Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
apollo-magazine.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I wrote about pictures of Satyajit Ray making pictures for @apollo-magazine.com apollo-magazine.com/satyajit-ray...
Reposted by Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
Here is a gift link to my piece: wapo.st/4hfYeqZ
October 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Here is a gift link to my piece: wapo.st/4hfYeqZ
Here is a gift link to my piece: wapo.st/4hfYeqZ
October 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Here is a gift link to my piece: wapo.st/4hfYeqZ
Reposted by Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
Reposted by Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
I wrote about Eimear McBride's new novel for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Review | A distinctive Irish novelist returns with ‘The City Changes Its Face’
Eimear McBride’s latest picks up a romance from one of her previous novels as it moves into a more profound phase
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October 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I wrote about Eimear McBride's new novel for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
I wrote about Eimear McBride's new novel for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Review | A distinctive Irish novelist returns with ‘The City Changes Its Face’
Eimear McBride’s latest picks up a romance from one of her previous novels as it moves into a more profound phase
www.washingtonpost.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I wrote about Eimear McBride's new novel for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
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Some thoughts on Ayşegül Savaş for The Observer UK @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Ayşegül Savaş’s stories of women in search of themselves
The Europe-spanning collection Long Distance displays the Turkish writer’s talents as a miniaturist
observer.co.uk
August 10, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Some thoughts on Ayşegül Savaş for The Observer UK @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/book...
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Some thoughts on Ayşegül Savaş for The Observer UK @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Ayşegül Savaş’s stories of women in search of themselves
The Europe-spanning collection Long Distance displays the Turkish writer’s talents as a miniaturist
observer.co.uk
August 10, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Some thoughts on Ayşegül Savaş for The Observer UK @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/book...
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It took me almost a year to write this long essay on Manto, Bombay, the Indian Partition, Modi, the "inordinate responsibilities of history" (and me?), just published in the summer issue of
@readliberties.bsky.social . Really excited for you to read this!
libertiesjournal.com/articles/the...
@readliberties.bsky.social . Really excited for you to read this!
libertiesjournal.com/articles/the...
July 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It took me almost a year to write this long essay on Manto, Bombay, the Indian Partition, Modi, the "inordinate responsibilities of history" (and me?), just published in the summer issue of
@readliberties.bsky.social . Really excited for you to read this!
libertiesjournal.com/articles/the...
@readliberties.bsky.social . Really excited for you to read this!
libertiesjournal.com/articles/the...
It took me almost a year to write this long essay on Manto, Bombay, the Indian Partition, Modi, the "inordinate responsibilities of history" (and me?), just published in the summer issue of
@readliberties.bsky.social . Really excited for you to read this!
libertiesjournal.com/articles/the...
@readliberties.bsky.social . Really excited for you to read this!
libertiesjournal.com/articles/the...
July 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It took me almost a year to write this long essay on Manto, Bombay, the Indian Partition, Modi, the "inordinate responsibilities of history" (and me?), just published in the summer issue of
@readliberties.bsky.social . Really excited for you to read this!
libertiesjournal.com/articles/the...
@readliberties.bsky.social . Really excited for you to read this!
libertiesjournal.com/articles/the...
I wrote about a new history of the Indian partition for this week's issue of @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/book...
The partitions that made modern Asia | The Observer
Sam Dalrymple’s Shattered Lands is an imperious view of the British Raj's collapse, redeemed by its forgotten stories of independence fighters
observer.co.uk
June 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I wrote about a new history of the Indian partition for this week's issue of @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/book...
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Some thoughts on Tash Aw's THE SOUTH for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
Review | In Tash Aw’s ‘The South,’ a man recalls a youthful love affair
Aw’s fifth novel, about a family’s vacation, is set in Malaysia during the financial turmoil of 1997.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Some thoughts on Tash Aw's THE SOUTH for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
Some thoughts on Tash Aw's THE SOUTH for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
Review | In Tash Aw’s ‘The South,’ a man recalls a youthful love affair
Aw’s fifth novel, about a family’s vacation, is set in Malaysia during the financial turmoil of 1997.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Some thoughts on Tash Aw's THE SOUTH for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...