Raka Dasgupta

From the Inquisition 
 
 
I’ve been summoned again; it’s a witch hunt
World over, the judges have gathered
 
No, I didn’t bring drought to the farmlands
Nope, the black death was not my doing
I never learnt the ancient craft of spells and charms.
 
If I could do magic, why would I dig into words
Awake, night after night, my eyes red and the pages white?

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Raka Dasgupta is a theoretical physicist and is engaged in both teaching and research. Presently she is working as Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics, University of Calcutta, India. Raka started writing as a kid, in "Sandesh", a famous magazine exclusively for the children. Till date, she has authored five books of poetry in Bengali-"Kagojfuler bon", 2010, "Alokkhir jhanpi", 2012, "Aporahno Downtown", 2014, "Genesis-er sat din": 2015, and "Dastana ar shiter golpo": 2018, and a book of travel writings - "Cherry-bosonto": 2017. She is the recipient of Krittibas Puraskar (2013), Bangla Akademi award (2016), and Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (2016). 

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