Ayushi Astha, Author at The Bengal Story

Ayushi Astha

Ayushi Astha has a Bachelor's degree in English literature from Presidency University. She likes French cinema and Italian food.

Ayushi Astha was in conversation with journalist and author Ashwini Devare, in Kolkata when she visited the city for the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival. Born in Moscow, Ashwini Devare spent her childhood in many different places – from Switzerland to Sikkim — due to her father’s job in the Indian Foreign Service. Her latest book, … Continue reading “Being in a constant state of flux and the wish to fit in is a strong influence in author Ashwini Devare’s works”

Paro Anand has been honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar Award, 2017 for her book Wild Child, now published as Like Smoke with additional content. Her book, No Guns at My Son’s Funeral was on the IBBY Honor List and has been translated into German and Spanish. Her latest book The Other, is … Continue reading “Paro Anand’s session at AKLF: an author who knows how to cast magic spell on her audience”

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s new book, The Forest of Enchantments (published by HarperCollins India), is a retelling of The Ramayana, one of the world’s greatest epics. Here, the author places Sita at the centre of the novel: it is her version. The Forest of Enchantments is also a human story of some other women in the epic … Continue reading “I hope my Sita goes beyond labels to become a dynamic, strong-minded woman who doesn’t give up: author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni”