The Chronicler of the Hooghly
For all those who have a literary inclination and read fiction, I am happy to mention that Shakti ghosal recently authored book, ‘The Chronicler of the Hooghly and other stories’ has already garnered more than a hundred excellent ratings and reviews on Amazon worldwide.
Adjudged ‘Book of the Month’ for March 2021 by Booknerds, Professor Gracy Samjetsabam (English Literature and Communication Skills, Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, Manipal), freelance writer, column author in Sunday Guardian Live and copy editor, in her recent review in Borderless Journal (May 14, 2021), writes:
“ … stories help us make sense of our realities. Ghosal admits that intense and traumatic events in life have contributed to the creation of these stories. Part-memoir, part-historical, Ghosal paints the stories with strokes of personal experiences and from chapters of India’s long history, selecting h readers more aware of the nuances of history and vividly recreates these scenes in the imagined reality. Ghosal impressively weaves history and imagination to blend fiction and reality, thereby providing a voice of the unrecorded, the myths and legends around what happened on the other side of known history during the colonial period in pre-independent India or at present.
….. Ghosal sprinkles confetti of his coaching in life skills into the storytelling to create a set of modern-day tales that are easily relatable and palatable. The style and the settings are like fresh air that enlightens as it entertains. The stories are vibrant and close to current realities, making them a worthy read.”
The full review is available here.
https://borderlessjournal.com/.../the-chronicler-of-the.../
Amazon India Link is below. The book is available on all major country-specific sites.
