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Read An Excerpt From Sankar’s Memoir ‘Dear Reader’

In Dear Reader, originally published as Eka Eka Ekashi in Bengali, Sankar reflects on his own life. From his mother and grandmother to his teachers and headmasters, he writes fondly of the women and men who shaped his youth…

Superbly translated by Arunava Sinha, this is Sankar’s love letter to an ever-changing city and its people.

Read an excerpt from the memoir below:

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