{"id":4380,"date":"2017-12-26T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T05:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/?p=4380"},"modified":"2017-12-26T12:31:18","modified_gmt":"2017-12-26T07:01:18","slug":"interview-abhik-dutta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/26\/interview-abhik-dutta\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Abhik Dutta"},"content":{"rendered":"

We spoke to Abhik Dutta, author of several books in Bengali including Kichukhkhon<\/a><\/em>, Nosto Somoyer Golpo<\/a><\/em>, Chandalika Ebong Onyanyo Golpo<\/a>, <\/em>etc.\u00a0 Born in\u00a0a Bengali middle-class family, Abhik\u00a0has been reading books\u00a0since his childhood.\u00a0He is a busy Chemical\u00a0Engineer but after coming back from his office, he loves to read various kinds of literature and edits a web magazine called Adorer Nouka, a web magazine<\/a>. Abhik gets his inspiration from Tagore. He is also a music lover.<\/p>\n

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What challenges have you faced as a writer in Bengali? What successes have you achieved?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Presently, the number of readers is decreasing in the field of Bengali Literature and the market is\u00a0getting limited\u00a0day by day. I started\u00a0writing on my\u00a0facebook pages and got satisfactory responses. Facebook provides a liberal platform to the\u00a0writers\u00a0who want to publish their\u00a0writings independently. But I still feel the conversion rate between reading and enjoying stories on\u00a0facebook\u00a0and buying the physical book from the market needs to be improved.<\/p>\n

Tell us about the themes of your short fiction.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I write both short fictions and novels. I love writing thrillers and love stories.<\/p>\n

What advice do you give to authors out there who wish to market their books?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have a popular\u00a0facebook\u00a0page named Srichoroneshoe<\/a>. It is quite popular in the Bengali Fb circuit. I write my stories there. People\u00a0read these stories that I post and make queries about buying my books. It\u00a0is quite\u00a0effective if anyone wants to market their books.<\/div>\n
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You are a chemical engineer. How did you take the plunge into writing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I write after I come back from work.\u00a0Writing\u00a0is a passion. My readers also inspire me to write. Even if I am tired after work, I don’t see that as an obstacle to my writing.<\/p>\n

What is your next project?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the upcoming Kolkata book fair, two\u00a0of my books are getting published.<\/p>\n

All the best with your writing in the future, Abhik!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We spoke to Abhik Dutta, author of several books in Bengali including Kichukhkhon, Nosto Somoyer Golpo, Chandalika Ebong Onyanyo Golpo, etc.\u00a0 Born in\u00a0a Bengali middle-class family, Abhik\u00a0has been reading books\u00a0since his childhood.\u00a0He is a busy Chemical\u00a0Engineer but after coming back from his office, he loves to read various kinds of literature and edits a web … Continue reading “Interview: Abhik Dutta”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[241,240],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7vAZr-18E","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5482,"url":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/16\/cookbooks-chefs-recipes-indian-food\/","url_meta":{"origin":4380,"position":0},"title":"8 Cookbooks for Chefs and Hungry Readers Alike","date":"July 16, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Today being Personal Chef's Day, we browsed through a couple of books that chefs would benefit greatly from. 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