Desh Sharadiya Galpa Sangkalan by Edited Sagarmay Ghosh [Hardcover]

The beginning of the Bengali language's Sharadiya issue dates back to that easily accessible news. In fact, it was from this moment that creative literature in Bengali began. The close connection between the development of Bengali short stories and the demand for periodicals is not unknown to literature readers. Controlled by the constraints of limited space in periodicals, this new literary medium took over the realm of literary works in the last century, in this vast world. It is no exaggeration to say that, like poetry, Bengali literature’s pride and richness in the field of short stories stands on par with world literature. And in the midst of this, Sharadiya Desh was published. This Sharadiya issue has been published for almost fifty years with the best literary collection of the year, and on its pages, nearly a thousand short stories have been published till now. The role of this periodical in promoting Bengali short stories is easily understandable. This has also been realized by contemporary researchers and critics. Hence, the Desh magazine, which has been a foundation for literary art for over half a century, has become a subject of study for university researchers. Not only that, just as writers consider their best stories to be written in the Sharadiya Desh magazine, readers also eagerly wait for this Sharadiya issue throughout the year. From the forty-five years of Sharadiya Desh, fifty-five stories have been selected and published in Desh: Sharadiya Story Collection. These fifty-five stories are not merely stories, but it is as if rare and invaluable gems have been extracted from a vast ocean. It goes without saying that this is no easy task, as every story in Sharadiya Desh feels like a diamond fragment. Many of the renowned figures in contemporary Bengali literature have adorned the pages of Sharadiya Desh. The magazine has considered it its sacred duty to publish the worthy works of capable writers, regardless of party or faction. Therefore, this collection is the most reliable and shining mirror of modern Bengali short stories. Desh: Sharadiya Story Collection is a rare and indispensable anthology of both veteran and new writers.