* News: Amita Dutt, Anand Gandhi and Jhumpa Lahiri

Prof. Amita Dutt reminisces about Calcutta in Dainik Statesman  (25th August 2013 - Sunday) "Shanto Theke Kolahole Dakshin Kolkatar Palabodol"

Ship Of Theseus director Anand Gandhi recently visited Kolkata and was in conversation with Bedabrata Pain (Dir. of "Chittagong") and Q (Dir. of "Tasher Desh") on 16th August at Crossword. They talked about "Freedom, Independence and Independent Films." 

The film is still running in Delhi in its 6th week.

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A WRITER'S ROOM (PHOTOGRAPHS By JOHN SPINK)

A view of Rome, a pristine computer screen, a photograph of Basquiat, an I.B.M. 196c typewriter, the ghost of another author. For these writers — each of whom releases a new book this fall — all they need to inspire is within these walls.

 http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/08/25/t-magazine/25writers-rooms.html

JONATHAN LETHEM - JULIAN BARNES - JHUMPA LAHIRI - EDWIDGE DANTICAT - RICHARD DAWKINS - JESMYN WARD