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Lopamudra Banerjee

About Lopamudra Banerjee

Lopamudra (Lopa) Banerjee is an author, editor, poet and writing instructor staying in Dallas, Texas with her family, but originally from Kolkata, India. She has a Masters in English with thesis in Creative Nonfiction from University of Nebraska and also Masters in English from University of Calcutta, India. Apart from writing and editing some critically acclaimed books and being awarded with the Reuel International Prize for Poetry (2017) and for Translation (2016), she has dabbled in all genres of writing, from journalism and content writing to academic essays and fiction/poetry. She has been interviewed in various e-zines, literary blogs and also at TV (Kolkata) and at radio stations in Dallas, Texas. Very recently, she has been part of the upcoming short film 'Kolkata Cocktail', a docu-feature based on poetry, but her love for writing feature stories go back to her journalism days when she interviewed people from all walks of life and wrote essays and articles based on them. She loves performing poetry as spoken words art and has performed in various forums in India and USA.
 
(Bindur Chhele) Bindu's Son Chapter 9
Bindu’s Son: Sarat Chandra’s ‘Bindur Chhele’ (Chapter – 9)
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's...
Bindu’s Son
(Bindur Chhele) Bindu's Son Chapter 8
Bindu’s Son: Sarat Chandra’s ‘Bindur Chhele’ (Chapter – 8)
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's...
Bindu’s Son
(Bindur Chhele) Bindu's Son Chapter 7
Bindu’s Son: Sarat Chandra’s ‘Bindur Chhele’ (Chapter – 7)
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's...
Bindu’s Son
(Bindur Chhele) Bindu's Son Chapter 6
Bindu’s Son: Sarat Chandra’s ‘Bindur Chhele’ (Chapter – 6)
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's...
Bindu’s Son
(Bindur Chhele) Bindu's Son Chapter 5
Bindu’s Son: Sarat Chandra’s ‘Bindur Chhele’ (Chapter – 5)
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's...
Bindu’s Son
(Bindur Chhele) Bindu's Son Chapter 4
Bindu’s Son: Sarat Chandra’s ‘Bindur Chhele’ (Chapter – 4)
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's...
Bindu’s Son
(Bindur Chhele) Bindu's Son Chapter 3
Bindu’s Son: Sarat Chandra’s ‘Bindur Chhele’ (Chapter – 3)
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's...
Bindu’s Son
(Bindur Chhele) Bindu's Son Chapter 2
Bindu’s Son: Sarat Chandra’s ‘Bindur Chhele’ (Chapter – 2)
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's...
Bindu’s Son
Sarat Chandra Bindur-Chhele english translation
Bindu’s Son: Sarat Chandra’s ‘Bindur Chhele’ (Chapter – 1)
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele is an unusually moving, emotional saga of love, sacrifice and pure human bonding between Bindu and Amulya,...
Bindu’s Son
Trail of Love and Longings (Paperback)
Book Review: Trail of Love and Longings
In Trail of Love and Longings, a collection of short stories, Amita Ray presents the diverse, riveting trajectory of the emotions of her protagonists — each short story is a snapshot of our familiar...
Book Reviews
three poems on autism memories and spring
Three Poems — On Autism, Memories and Spring
Three wistful poems - on autism, memories and spring, written by Lopamudra Banerjee during the National Poetry Writing Month or NAPOWRIMO 2022....
Poems
talking to my soul love poem
Talking to My Soul
A dark poem as part of a poetic response to the prompt ‘Talking to My Soul’ given in The Significant League literary group for the #NationalPoetryMonth in April. ...
Poems
a place in my body love poem LnC
A Place in My Body
A wistful love poem as part of a poetic response to the prompt ‘A Place in My Body’ given in The Significant League literary group for the #NationalPoetryMonth in April. ...
Poems
WINE KISSED POEMS INTERVIEW
Wine-Kissed Poems is a Unique Experiment: In Conversation with Dr Koshy AV
Wine-kissed Poems, an Amazon bestseller in poetry is the latest poetry chapbook in the repertoire of noted author and poet Dr Koshy AV. In an interview with Lopa Banerjee,...
Interviews
MORNING MEANDERINGS
Morning Meanderings: A Beautiful Realm of Self-discovery
Santosh Bakaya's Morning Meanderings take us barefoot, wistful and eager to take in her stories of unprecedented places. Review by Lopa Banerjee....
Book Reviews
Victoria Memorial
There is Sorrow That Lingers in Old Parks
My tribute to the protagonists Ashoke Ganguly and his wife Asheema Ganguly of Jhumpa Lahiri’s brilliant novel ‘The Namesake’, which was adapted into a film by Meera Nair in 2007, starring Irrfan Khan,...
Stories
Rakta Karabi (Red Oleander) A Tribute Poem to Tagore's Drama
Rakta Karabi (Red Oleander): A Tribute Poem to Tagore’s Drama
A poetic tribute to Nandini, the heroine of Tagore's drama Rakta Karabi (Red Oleander) for the occasion of the National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), April 2020....
Poems
two poems world poetry day
Two Poems on World Poetry Day
To celebrate the World Poetry Day, two of my poetic offerings with diverse and dynamic themes, the first one inspired by a painting of a woman and the second one, a poetic summation of my sense of spirituality....
Poems
Santosh Bakaya and Avijit Sarkar
‘A Diversity of Styles Allows a Wider Range of Imagery’: In Conversation with Authors Santosh Bakaya and Avijit Sarkar
Dr Santosh Bakaya and Avijit Sarkar, the two authors of the beautiful short stories collection 'Bring Out the Tall Tales' speak to Lopa...
Books
Inspired by the Lotus Sutra – A Poem and Painting on Buddha
A tribute to Gautam Buddha and his Lotus Sutra, as my contribution for the poetry movement titled '100 Thousand Poets For Change', a global poetry and art initiative....
Poems
Alleppey, Kerala
Kerala: A Series of Vignettes
A tribute to God’s own country, Kerala in short verses, inspired by the memories of our honeymoon almost 14 years back. This series of short poetic vignettes are part of the author's book 'Woman And Her Muse' (Authorspress,...
Poems
madhumita ghosh interview
Life Inspired Me To Write Stories – Madhumita Ghosh
In a candid conversation with Lopa Banerjee, Dr. Madhumita Ghosh, author, Of A Man And The Mountains talks about short stories, characterization, the process of storytelling and her inspirations...
Bestsellers
Writing in Cursive, Melancholic Letters
A personal essay/memoir dedicated to my first tryst with writing alphabets, then gradually maturing into words, sentences, letters, love letters et al, which is a part of my book Woman And Her Muse ....
Musings
When Uma Meets Durga On An Ashwin Day
On the auspicious occasion of Mahalaya and Navaratri that marks the homecoming of Goddess Durga, Learning and Creativity presents a special picture story by two Dallas-based creative minds. As talented artist Kusumika Ganguly, an...
Durga Puja Special
Rabindranath Tagore’s Chitrangada: English Translation Part V & VI
‘Chitrangada’, a dance drama composed by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in 1892, is based on the love life of Manipur’s princess Chitrangada and Arjun, the third Pandava of the...
Chitrangada
Rabindranath Tagore’s Chitrangada: English Translation Part IV
‘Chitrangada’, a dance drama composed by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in 1892, is based on the love life of Manipur’s princess Chitrangada and Arjun, the third Pandava of the epic...
Chitrangada
The Myriad Visages of a Woman
Brilliant artworks by Joyita Basak, a Kolkata-based blogger and artist to commemorate the Women’s History Month in March. Along with a short poem and a note for the Women's History Month in March, written by Lopa...
Creative Art
Rabindranath Tagore’s Chitrangada: English Translation Part III
‘Chitrangada’, a dance drama by Rabindranath Tagore in 1892, is based on the love life of Manipur’s princess Chitrangada and Arjun, the third Pandava of the epic Mahabharata. Lopa Banerjee...
Chitrangada
Foreword: ‘A New Lease of Life: Stories of Reunion’ by Sarmita Dey
'A New Lease Of Life: Stories of Reunion' is a short story collection penned by Sarmita Dey, a writer based in Mumbai, India. In this foreword to her debut fiction anthology, Lopamudra Banerjee, her...
Books
Healing Effects of Dance and Movement Therapy in Autism: In Conversation with Dr. Aditi Bandyopadhyay
Dr. Aditi Bandyopadhyay, a physician of medicine with a parallel identity as an Odissi dancer and as dance and movement therapy, practitioner, has been actively involved as an advocate for rights of persons with...
Autism Awareness Poems Special Edition


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