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	An Actress In Her Time Karuna Banerjee
	Pb. 14 x 22 cm. xi + 162 pp. 15 b/w photographs. Rs. 380. ISBN 978-93-81703-52-6
	Karuna Banerjee (1919 – 2001), best known for her memorable performance as Sarbajaya the mother in the first two parts of Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy—Pather Panchali and Aparajito—went on to act in a few more films, including two more by Ray, one................

Nikhil Banerjee: Down the Heart of Sitar Swapan Bandyopadhyay
Hb. 18.5 x 24 cm. xiv + 114 pp. 17 b/w photographs. Rs. 450. ISBN 978-93-81703-65-6
The first authoritative biography.

	Durer Nilima : Asramkanyar Jeeban O Gan Edited by Arundhati Deb
	Hb. 14. x 22 cm. xvi + 258 pp. 1 b/w photographs. Rs. 400. ISBN 978-93-81703-66-3
	Nilima Sen : A Life in Music

Third Teatre : Anya Swar, Anya Nirman Bishakha Roy
. Rs.220 ISBN 9789381703557

	Badal Sircar : Ebong Indrajit thekey Third Theatre Edited by Samik Bandyopadhyay
	Pb. 14 x 21.5 cm. 264 pp. Rs. 350. ISBN 978-93-81703-41-0
	Interviews with Badal Sircar, and his contemporaries by Samik Bandyopadhyay along with reminiscences and assessments by major Indian playwrights and directors.

Bammar Kotha Shampa Bandyopadhyay
. b. 14 x 21 cm. xii + 68 pp. Rs. 120. ISBN 978-93-81703-58-8
‘My grandmother, Nalini Bandyopadhyay’s (1901 - 83) reminiscences in her own words from her private diaries..’

	Ustad Amir Khan : Pioneer of Indore Gharana Trns. By Meena Banerjee
	Hb. 18 x 24 cm. xxxiv + 164 pp. Rs. 600. ISBN 978-93-81703-56-4
	Trained by Khansahab directly over a long period Tejpal Singh and his disciple Perona Arora reconstructs the master’s life and perceptions about music and a collection of rare bandishes translated by Meena Banerjee.

Ek Sutrer Sandhane A Common Concern - 2 Rediscovering Tagore's Visva-Bharati Ed. By Tan Lee and Srila.
Hb. 18.5 x 24 cm. xviii + 278 pp. 29 collour photographs and 13 b/w photographs. Rs. 600. ISBN 978-93-81703-56-4
This is the second time that ashramiks and alumni of Santiniketan-Visva-Bharati, spread all over the world, register their memories of and concerns about their alma mater —rich with old world charm, profound insights, and a free play of imagination, all bearing the timeless spirit of the place and its illustrious founder.

	Sarbajayacharitra 2 Edited by Sudeshna Bandyopadhya & Samik Bandyopadhyay
	Pb. 14 x 21 cm. xii + 262 pp. Rs. 375. ISBN 978-93-81703-49-6
	Complete writings of Karuna Bandyopadhyay – interviews, book reviews, correspondence.

Sarbajayacharitra 1 Edited by Sudeshna Bandyopadhya & Samik Bandyopadhyay
Pb. 14 x 21 cm. xii + 344 pp. Rs. 425. ISBN 978-93-81703-50-2
Complete writings of Karuna Bandyopadhyay – interviews, book reviews, correspondence.

	Alauddin Khan: Amaar Jibani Compiled, edited and introduced by Anindya Bandyopadhyay
	Hb. 18.5 x 24.5 cm. viii + 167 pp. 48 b/w Photographs. Rs. 375 ISBN 978-93-81703-31-1
	Foreword by Annapurna Devi. Preface by Ashish Khan. Complete text of the maestro’s handwritten memoirs; notations of over 40 gats and bandishes composed by the maestro from Sangeetvijñan Praveshika, letters, diary entries. 40 rare black and white archival stills. 70 pages of notation transcripts.

Onek Mukh Onek Muhoorta Mrinal Sen. Compiled by Sibaditya Dasgupta
Pb. 14 x 21.5 cm. xii + 129 pp. Rs. 175 ISBN 978-93-81703-42-7
A collection of 35 memoiral essays by Mrinal Sen—some in a sombre mood as he reminiscences, some in that inimitable tongue-in-cheek style of his—all carrying the unmistakable stamp of a deeply committed and political human being who has taken pride in standing up for his ideals. Detailed notes by Samik Bandyopadhyay on personalities, events and films enrich this volume that will be a delight for cultural history scholars, film scholars and general readers alike.

	Shatabarshiyan Jyotirindra Moitra Edited by Samik Bandyopadhyay and Sibaditya Dasgupta
	Hb. 14 x 22 cm. x + 414 pp. 28 b/w Photographs. Rs. 500 ISBN 978-93-81703-30-4
	Special Centenary Tribute. A collection of critical and memoiral essays on poet, lyricist and composer Jyotirindra Moitra (1911-77); two selections of his poems, compiled and introduced by Alokeranjan Dasgupta and Samik Bandyopadhyay; 20 plates of rare photographs; facsimiles from notebooks; the most exhaustive compilation of 127 letters by Jyotirindra Moitra written to some of the greatest minds of our time, with detailed editorial annotations on personalities, events, happenings and places, weaving together a fascinating socio-political and cultural history of the times. A genealogical table and a unusual chronology that interlaces events in the life of Moitra with texts on those events from his own reminiscences, or by his friends, peers and contemporaries will be a special treat for readers.

Sripanthadarpan Edited by Samik Bandyopadhyay, Subir Dutta and Ratan Khasnobis
Pb. 14 x 21.5 cm. viii + 168 pp. Rs. 275 ISBN 978-93-81703-32-8
A collection of essays in memory of journalist, scholar and social historian Nikhil Sarkar (1932-2004), who wrote under the pseudonym ‘Sripantha.’ This book also includes a selection of letters written to Sripantha by some of the most creative and talented minds of our time; facsimiles from his notebooks and sketches; and 16 plates of rare black and white photographs—all recreating and celebrating Nikhil Sarkar’s commitment to meticulous detail in everything that he did.

	Beloved and Other Stories Prabhat Kumar Mukherji. Translated with an introduction and notes by Shampa Banerjee
	Hb. 14.5 x 22 cm. viii + 192 pp. Rs. 300 $ 20 ISBN 978-93-81703-35-9
	A selection of ten stories by a younger contemporary and protégé of Rabindranath Tagore, representing a profoundly insightful view of Bengali women in the first two decades of the twentieth century, and young Bengali students of law in England at the turn of the twentieth century, interacting with the English middle and lower middle classes.

Manto-r Khola Chithi: Sahityik-er Kalam-ey Rajneetir Bhasya Saadat Hasan Manto. Translated with an introduction and commentary by Someswar Bhowmik
Pb. 14 x 21.5 cm. x + 90 pp. Rs. 130 ISBN 978-93-81703-27-4.
Open letters by Saadat Hasan Manto: a writer reads politics. 10 letters, in Manto’s trenchant style, introduced with notes and commentary by Someswar Bhowmik.

	Nishir Dak: Smriti Niyey Chhelekhela [The Call of the Night: Playing with Memories: a collection of memorial pieces] Sumanta Banerjee
	Pb. 14 x 21.5 cm. Vi + 124 pp. Rs. 160 ISBN 978-93-81703-28-1
	A collection of charming memoiral pieces by the noted political commentator and social historian Sumanta Banerjee, who reminisces on his friends and colleagues—colourful personalities all—to weave together a remarkable tapestry of politics-culture-history and journalism during from the ’60s to the ’80s.

Sachetana Ekhono Edited by Jasodhara Bagchi and Sarmistha Dutta Gupta
Pb. 14 x 21.5 cm. viii + 250 pp. Rs. 325 ISBN 978-93-81703-33-5.
A volume to commemorate, celebrate and introspect 50 years of Sachetana, one of the first women’s organizations in India; selected essays, articles, reminiscences from Sachetana broadsheets and periodicals; new articles, interviews and transcripts of discussions on women’s movement.