Books by Aruni Kashyap
Future Cycle Press, 2021
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Panchajanya, 2019
২০১২ চন ৷ অসমৰ সাধাৰণ মধ্যবিত্ত পৰিয়াল এটাত ডাঙৰ হোৱা ৰাজীৱ ইংৰাজী সাহিত্য পঢ়িবলৈ আমেৰিকালৈ আহিছে... more ২০১২ চন ৷ অসমৰ সাধাৰণ মধ্যবিত্ত পৰিয়াল এটাত ডাঙৰ হোৱা ৰাজীৱ ইংৰাজী সাহিত্য পঢ়িবলৈ আমেৰিকালৈ আহিছে ৷ তাতেই এখন আলোচনা চক্ৰত গৱেষণা পত্ৰ এখন পাঠ কৰিবলৈ যাঁওতে লগ পায় আডায়’মীক ৷ দুয়োৰে লগে লগেই গঢ় লয় প্ৰেমৰ সম্পৰ্কৰ ৷ কিন্তু আডায়’মীৰ সৈতে সময় কটাই ৰাজীৱে চাবলৈ শিকে এখন অন্য আমেৰিকা : এই আমেৰিকাখন দৃস্টিনন্দন নহয়, এই আমেৰিকাখনত আছে বৰ্ণবৈষম্য, এই আমেৰিকাখনৰ সকলো দিশতে চলে শ্বেতাংগৰ ৰাজত্ব ৷ বাৰাক অ’বামাৰ দৰে আফ্ৰিকান-আমেৰিকান ৰাস্ট্ৰপতি এজন থকা স্বত্তেও সেইখন আমেৰিকাত দিনৌ বৈষম্যৰ বলি হয় অশ্বেতাংগ লোক ৷ আডায়’মীয়ে এনেবোৰ কথাৰ বিষয়েই লিখামেলা কৰে ৷ কিন্তু বৰ্ণবৈষম্যৰ সৈতে যুজিঁ-যুজিঁ আডায়’মী হৈ পৰিছে তিক্ত-বিৰক্ত আৰু সেই তিক্ততায় প্ৰভাৱ পেলায় ৰাজীৱ-আডায়’মীৰ প্ৰেমৰ সম্পৰ্কতো ৷ ৰাজীৱ আৰু আডায়’মীৰ প্ৰেম সফল হ’বনে?ইমান দুৰ্বাৰ প্ৰেম থকা সত্বেৱো কিয় দুয়ো বাৰে বাৰে দুফালে গুছি যায়?
নৈখন এতিয়া দূৰৈত মাথোঁ আডায়’মী আৰু ৰাজীৱৰেই প্ৰেমকাহিনী নহয় ৷ মাৰ্কিন যুক্তৰাষ্ট্ৰৰ এই নতুন ৰূপ দেখি ৰাজীৱে ভাবিছে বাৰে বাৰে অসমৰ কথা : অসমীয়া মধ্যবিত্তীয় ধ্যান-ধাৰনা, নৈতিক-অনৈতিকৰ মেৰু, প্ৰেম, বিবাহ, আদি সকলোৰে প্ৰতি ৰাজীৱে প্ৰশ্ন তুলি ভাবিছে এখন বৃহত্তৰ অসমীয়া সমাজৰ কথা, ভাবিছে কেনে হ’ব সেই সমাজ, কোন থাকিব সেই সমাজখনত আৰু কোনোবা দিনা সম্ভৱ হ’বনে তেনে এখন শান্তিপ্ৰিয় সমাজ ?ৰাজীৱৰ চিন্তা প্ৰগতিশীল, আধুনিক, শান্তিকামী ৷ সেই চিন্তনে হয়তো জোঁকাৰি যাব অসমীয়া মানুহৰ শুচিবায়ুগ্ৰস্থ চিন্তাধাৰা, কিন্তু ৰাজীৱৰ প্ৰশ্নবোৰ সাম্প্ৰতিক অসমীয়া সমাজে কেইবাবাৰো ভাবি চাবলৈ বাধ্য হ’ব ৷ আমেৰিকাৰ পটভূমিত লিখা এখন সামাজিক উপন্যাস যদিও নৈখন এতিয়া দূৰৈত এখন হাড়ে হিমজুৱে অসমীয়া উপন্যাস ৷
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Context , 2019
At a conference in Delhi, Assamese writer Sanjib reimagines the enduring fable of Tejimola, the g... more At a conference in Delhi, Assamese writer Sanjib reimagines the enduring fable of Tejimola, the girl who sprouted leaves. But the English-language literati don’t understand why he doesn’t write about the insurgency.
With the very first story in this unusual and unapologetic collection, Aruni Kashyap sets the tone for an intimate exploration of a terrain that is both familiar and alien. In the spirit of modern post-colonial storytellers like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Daniyal Mueenuddin, his stories press the silences of the village and the nascent city to reveal their secrets. The result is a frank appraisal of our hypocrisies and desires, hopes and defeats—the stuff of the stuff we carry within us. Through tales that root up love, violence, motherhood and sex, Kashyap appears to ask: what are the stories about a place that are told, which ones are worth telling, what do we really want to say?
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It is 2002 and young Pablo, a city boy who has mostly lived a sheltered and privileged life in Gu... more It is 2002 and young Pablo, a city boy who has mostly lived a sheltered and privileged life in Guwahati, is visiting his ancestral village for his aunt’s wedding. This is his second time in Mayong, in rural Assam, since 1998, when he had come for a few days to attend his father’s best friend’s funeral. As the wedding preparations gather pace, Pablo is amused as well as disturbed by squabbling aunts, dying grandmothers, cousins planning to elope for love and hysterical gossips. And on this heady theatre of tradition and modernity hovers the sinister shadow of insurgency and the army’s brutal measures to quell militancy. In the days leading up to the wedding, which ends in an unspeakable tragedy, Pablo finds first love, discovers family intrigues and goes through an extraordinary rite of passage. Written with clinical precision, this gripping first novel announces the arrival of one of the most original voices from India’s North-East.
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Translated Books by Aruni Kashyap
The unforgettable story of a trailblazing woman, penned by one of India’s greatest literary lumin... more The unforgettable story of a trailblazing woman, penned by one of India’s greatest literary luminaries.
Indira Goswami’s last work of fiction is the heroic tale of a freedom fighter who was, thought to be the first woman revenue collector, a tehsildar, in British India. Set in late 19th-century Assam, the novel paints with a majestic sweep the ever-changing landscape of Indian society.
Tehsildar is a fascinating character, recreated from folklore, from songs and stories passed down for generations. Her exploits, galloping across the plains of Bijni kingdom in lower Assam to collect taxes for the British, is a compelling one that inspires awe and admiration. At a time when educated Indians, social reformers and the British government were trying to fight misogynist practices such as sati, child marriage and the purdah system, Tehsildar was a woman working with the British officers, shoulder to shoulder, as a tax collector who shunned her society’s expectations.
Indira Goswami has woven a complex tale wherein the foundations of the colonial rulers were shaken by insurgents seeking freedom across Assam just before the rise of the Indian National Congress.
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Fiction (English) by Aruni Kashyap
West Branch. Issue 100, p9-32. 24p., 2022
Short Story
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Joyland Magazine, 2019
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Open Magazine, 2019
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Kenyon Review, 2019
Short Story
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Jaggery, a DesiLit arts and literature journal,, 2019
From my series "Brief Encounters with Indian Godmen" Story #1
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Atticus Review, 2017
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“Before the Bullet”, Anamesa: An Interdisciplinary Journal, New York University, New York, 2013.
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“For the Greater Common Good”, Warscapes, New York, U.S.A, 2013.
Magic realist story, set agains... more “For the Greater Common Good”, Warscapes, New York, U.S.A, 2013.
Magic realist story, set against the Assam Conflict.
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The Four Quarters Magazine, 2012
Short Story published in the The Four Quarters Magazine
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“Farewell”, Pyrta Journal, Shillong, India 2012
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"Through poetry, prose, and genre-bending art, the Spring 2012 issue of Evergreen Review addresse... more "Through poetry, prose, and genre-bending art, the Spring 2012 issue of Evergreen Review addresses social issues that are generally overlooked—such as in Christopher G. Moore’s essay, “Faking it in Bangkok: Dummy CCTV Cameras”— as well as offering new perspective on more familiar subjects. An example of this last would be Aruni Kashyap’s short story, “His Father’s Disease,” which tells the story of an Indian mother coming to terms with her son’s homosexuality."
"Prose and Poetry With a Social Conscience", The Review Review
http://www.thereviewreview.net/reviews/prose-and-poetry-social-conscience
"An example of how gay themes can be explored is Aruni Kashyap’s His Father’s Disease, a short story with a male homosexual character. But there is more to the plot than just that. It also plays out the central character’s mother’s life and her views as well as general social points of perception. The sexuality of the character drives the plot, but the treatment is neither gratuitous nor superfluous."
--NELiTreview, Seven Sisters' Post,
http://nelitreview.tumblr.com/page/14
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Kartika Review
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Books by Aruni Kashyap
নৈখন এতিয়া দূৰৈত মাথোঁ আডায়’মী আৰু ৰাজীৱৰেই প্ৰেমকাহিনী নহয় ৷ মাৰ্কিন যুক্তৰাষ্ট্ৰৰ এই নতুন ৰূপ দেখি ৰাজীৱে ভাবিছে বাৰে বাৰে অসমৰ কথা : অসমীয়া মধ্যবিত্তীয় ধ্যান-ধাৰনা, নৈতিক-অনৈতিকৰ মেৰু, প্ৰেম, বিবাহ, আদি সকলোৰে প্ৰতি ৰাজীৱে প্ৰশ্ন তুলি ভাবিছে এখন বৃহত্তৰ অসমীয়া সমাজৰ কথা, ভাবিছে কেনে হ’ব সেই সমাজ, কোন থাকিব সেই সমাজখনত আৰু কোনোবা দিনা সম্ভৱ হ’বনে তেনে এখন শান্তিপ্ৰিয় সমাজ ?ৰাজীৱৰ চিন্তা প্ৰগতিশীল, আধুনিক, শান্তিকামী ৷ সেই চিন্তনে হয়তো জোঁকাৰি যাব অসমীয়া মানুহৰ শুচিবায়ুগ্ৰস্থ চিন্তাধাৰা, কিন্তু ৰাজীৱৰ প্ৰশ্নবোৰ সাম্প্ৰতিক অসমীয়া সমাজে কেইবাবাৰো ভাবি চাবলৈ বাধ্য হ’ব ৷ আমেৰিকাৰ পটভূমিত লিখা এখন সামাজিক উপন্যাস যদিও নৈখন এতিয়া দূৰৈত এখন হাড়ে হিমজুৱে অসমীয়া উপন্যাস ৷
With the very first story in this unusual and unapologetic collection, Aruni Kashyap sets the tone for an intimate exploration of a terrain that is both familiar and alien. In the spirit of modern post-colonial storytellers like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Daniyal Mueenuddin, his stories press the silences of the village and the nascent city to reveal their secrets. The result is a frank appraisal of our hypocrisies and desires, hopes and defeats—the stuff of the stuff we carry within us. Through tales that root up love, violence, motherhood and sex, Kashyap appears to ask: what are the stories about a place that are told, which ones are worth telling, what do we really want to say?
Translated Books by Aruni Kashyap
Indira Goswami’s last work of fiction is the heroic tale of a freedom fighter who was, thought to be the first woman revenue collector, a tehsildar, in British India. Set in late 19th-century Assam, the novel paints with a majestic sweep the ever-changing landscape of Indian society.
Tehsildar is a fascinating character, recreated from folklore, from songs and stories passed down for generations. Her exploits, galloping across the plains of Bijni kingdom in lower Assam to collect taxes for the British, is a compelling one that inspires awe and admiration. At a time when educated Indians, social reformers and the British government were trying to fight misogynist practices such as sati, child marriage and the purdah system, Tehsildar was a woman working with the British officers, shoulder to shoulder, as a tax collector who shunned her society’s expectations.
Indira Goswami has woven a complex tale wherein the foundations of the colonial rulers were shaken by insurgents seeking freedom across Assam just before the rise of the Indian National Congress.
Fiction (English) by Aruni Kashyap
Magic realist story, set against the Assam Conflict.
"Prose and Poetry With a Social Conscience", The Review Review
http://www.thereviewreview.net/reviews/prose-and-poetry-social-conscience
"An example of how gay themes can be explored is Aruni Kashyap’s His Father’s Disease, a short story with a male homosexual character. But there is more to the plot than just that. It also plays out the central character’s mother’s life and her views as well as general social points of perception. The sexuality of the character drives the plot, but the treatment is neither gratuitous nor superfluous."
--NELiTreview, Seven Sisters' Post,
http://nelitreview.tumblr.com/page/14
নৈখন এতিয়া দূৰৈত মাথোঁ আডায়’মী আৰু ৰাজীৱৰেই প্ৰেমকাহিনী নহয় ৷ মাৰ্কিন যুক্তৰাষ্ট্ৰৰ এই নতুন ৰূপ দেখি ৰাজীৱে ভাবিছে বাৰে বাৰে অসমৰ কথা : অসমীয়া মধ্যবিত্তীয় ধ্যান-ধাৰনা, নৈতিক-অনৈতিকৰ মেৰু, প্ৰেম, বিবাহ, আদি সকলোৰে প্ৰতি ৰাজীৱে প্ৰশ্ন তুলি ভাবিছে এখন বৃহত্তৰ অসমীয়া সমাজৰ কথা, ভাবিছে কেনে হ’ব সেই সমাজ, কোন থাকিব সেই সমাজখনত আৰু কোনোবা দিনা সম্ভৱ হ’বনে তেনে এখন শান্তিপ্ৰিয় সমাজ ?ৰাজীৱৰ চিন্তা প্ৰগতিশীল, আধুনিক, শান্তিকামী ৷ সেই চিন্তনে হয়তো জোঁকাৰি যাব অসমীয়া মানুহৰ শুচিবায়ুগ্ৰস্থ চিন্তাধাৰা, কিন্তু ৰাজীৱৰ প্ৰশ্নবোৰ সাম্প্ৰতিক অসমীয়া সমাজে কেইবাবাৰো ভাবি চাবলৈ বাধ্য হ’ব ৷ আমেৰিকাৰ পটভূমিত লিখা এখন সামাজিক উপন্যাস যদিও নৈখন এতিয়া দূৰৈত এখন হাড়ে হিমজুৱে অসমীয়া উপন্যাস ৷
With the very first story in this unusual and unapologetic collection, Aruni Kashyap sets the tone for an intimate exploration of a terrain that is both familiar and alien. In the spirit of modern post-colonial storytellers like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Daniyal Mueenuddin, his stories press the silences of the village and the nascent city to reveal their secrets. The result is a frank appraisal of our hypocrisies and desires, hopes and defeats—the stuff of the stuff we carry within us. Through tales that root up love, violence, motherhood and sex, Kashyap appears to ask: what are the stories about a place that are told, which ones are worth telling, what do we really want to say?
Indira Goswami’s last work of fiction is the heroic tale of a freedom fighter who was, thought to be the first woman revenue collector, a tehsildar, in British India. Set in late 19th-century Assam, the novel paints with a majestic sweep the ever-changing landscape of Indian society.
Tehsildar is a fascinating character, recreated from folklore, from songs and stories passed down for generations. Her exploits, galloping across the plains of Bijni kingdom in lower Assam to collect taxes for the British, is a compelling one that inspires awe and admiration. At a time when educated Indians, social reformers and the British government were trying to fight misogynist practices such as sati, child marriage and the purdah system, Tehsildar was a woman working with the British officers, shoulder to shoulder, as a tax collector who shunned her society’s expectations.
Indira Goswami has woven a complex tale wherein the foundations of the colonial rulers were shaken by insurgents seeking freedom across Assam just before the rise of the Indian National Congress.
Magic realist story, set against the Assam Conflict.
"Prose and Poetry With a Social Conscience", The Review Review
http://www.thereviewreview.net/reviews/prose-and-poetry-social-conscience
"An example of how gay themes can be explored is Aruni Kashyap’s His Father’s Disease, a short story with a male homosexual character. But there is more to the plot than just that. It also plays out the central character’s mother’s life and her views as well as general social points of perception. The sexuality of the character drives the plot, but the treatment is neither gratuitous nor superfluous."
--NELiTreview, Seven Sisters' Post,
http://nelitreview.tumblr.com/page/14
reprinted in The Hindu, March, 2013).