3 Quotes & Sayings By Srijita Sarkar

Srijita Sarkar (born in India) is an author and a poet. She is the best known writer of contemporary Bengali fiction in Bangladesh, which has been translated into English, Japanese and Chinese. Her stories have been published in several magazines and anthologies in Bangladesh and have been translated into Japanese and English. Born in a Bengali family settled in East Bengal, she has lived in Dhaka since the early nineties Read more

She has a Masters in Linguistics from Dhaka University. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate from the same university.

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You know kid…it’s not that every adult stops dreaming because they want to…it’s because…once we grow up, we realize that the world’s like the big bad wolf from the Little Red Riding Hood…it stinks big time and is ever-ready to gobble up any stragglers. It’s this race we sign up for from the moment we are born…if we lose, we get thrown out pretty bad. Srijita Sarkar
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The night sky alternated between black and bursts of colour. My stomach wanted food. My limbs wanted rest. My brain wanted sleep. My mind wanted oblivion. Srijita Sarkar