By skyforbes 
Craftsmanship | Cultural Depth
Imagery | Emotional Resonance
“Mandal beautifully weaves familial lineage with cultural history in this multigenerational poetry collection. She honors the resilience and persistence of her predecessors in lines such as, “We are still here. / In every drop that touches this land. / In every seed that dares to rise.” Spirituality is subtly incorporated into the poems in lines like, “I stand, each foot an altar, / templed in mud and inheritance, / a descendant of Bangarh, / learning again how to kneel and listen.” Her similes and metaphors are visually evocative, including a river that “bends like a question.” — Kirkus Reviews
Poetry | Cultural Work | Fiction
Historical Fiction | Sandhya Bhāṣā
Sanskrit | Buddhist | Bengali |
Old Bengali | Oral Tradition
Twilight Language | Ancient India
Ancient Bangladesh | Ancient Nepal
Charyapada | Siddhacharyas
Pundravardhana | Gangarampur
Pre-Colonial Caste Abolition
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