ACGAL

Projects & Events

Translation, publishing and cross-cultural work — plus residencies, readings, launches and gatherings, past and upcoming.

Project · 17 July 2026

Graphic Short Story Residency - 2026

Six days with Appupen. One published graphic anthology.

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Project · 11 May 2026

The Edited Future: AI in Publishing [Last Date of Submission: 11th June 2026]

5-Day Immersive Program on Artificial Intelligence in Publishing

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Project · 20 April 2026

Six Stories Translators’ Residency

Six Stories is an ongoing initiative by ACGAL that seeks to bring the richness and diversity of Indian literature into new languages and contexts through translation.

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Project · 8 April 2026

From Manuscript to Market [Last Date of Submission: 22nd April 2026]

Internship Program with the Leader in Quality Publishing

Event · 26 August 2025

Abanindranath Tagore’s ‘Rajkahini’ revived through theatre, puppetry at Ramjhol 3.0

Abanindranath Tagore’s Rajkahini , a landmark collection of short stories based in Rajasthan, was reimagined at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC) on Sunday (August 24) as part of Ramjhol 3.0, a

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Event · 12 August 2025

Building a Borderless Future - A Round Table

Building a Borderless Future: Book by Book—and yes, it was as inspiring as it sounds! Hosted by Antonym Council of Global Arts and Literature on 7th August 2025 at Taj Vivanta, this one-of-a-kind even

Event · 6 August 2025

গল্পবিশ্ব : বাংলা গল্পের বিশ্বায়ন

গতকাল ০৫-০৭-২০২৫ ছিল ACGAL নিবেদিত 'গল্পবিশ্ব' : বাংলা গল্পের বিশ্বায়ন-এর ত্রৈমাসিক অধিবেশন। অনুষ্ঠানটির সম্প্রচার সহযোগিতায় ছিলেন 'ভাষা ও ভবিষ্যৎ'। অনুষ্ঠানটির ভিডিও রেকর্ডিং তাঁদের ইউটিউব চ্যানেলে

Event · 24 June 2025

Pride Month Celebration at The Sanskrit College and University

On 19th June 2025, the Department of English hosted an inspiring and vibrant celebration of queer voices with The Antonym Collections through books, film, and dialogue! 📚 QUEER BOOK TALK Books

Event · 7 May 2024

Book Reading | Reading of 'The Sea' at The Creative Arts Academy, Kolkata

'The Sea' written by Swati guha and translated from the Bengali by V. Ramaswamy was read by Baishali Chatterjee Dutt. The session had the graceful presence of the author Swati guha and moderator Chaiti Mitra.

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Event · 22 April 2024

Book Reading | Reading of 'The Prisoner' at cafe Pour Over, Kolkata

'The Prisoner' - reading and discussion at Cafe Pourover that happened on 20th April. Tilottama Majumdar read from the original Bengali novel ' Kayedi' while translator Adrija Ghosh read from the translated version. The discussion was facilitated by Dr. Chaiti Mitra.

Event · 18 April 2024

Story Telling | Session with children at Dolna Day School, Kolkata

Our story telling event at Dolna Day School on Tuesday, 16th April, 2024 was met with much enthusiasm from the students of classes 3 and 4. Stories from 2 books were told Ms Nidhee Gujral, who is a pr

Event · 7 March 2024

CSR Activity | Antonym Shishushathi Granthagar at Dhandhali

A library is the best gift one can think of for the underprivileged children. "Antonym Shishu Shathi Gronthagar" is one such gift for the 130 children of Prunendu Smritee Shishu Shiksha Niketan, which

Project · 18 February 2024

Call For Submission | Comic sample on Sadhu Kalachand

[caption id="attachment_21197" align="aligncenter" width="477"] Shyamal Gangopadhyay (25th March 1933 – 24th September 2001)[/caption] Attention all comics artists and enthusiasts! We are thrilled to

Project · 16 January 2024

Collaborative Novel Translation Retreat

We are happy to annonce our first collaborative novel translation retreat under the mentorship of acclaimed translator V. Ramaswamy. This retreat will focus on translating two Bengali novels. Chatuspa

Project · 16 January 2024

Flash Fiction: Open Call

The Antonym Collections is pleased to announce an open call for submissions for a Flash Fiction Anthology. If spinning micro tales is your jam, then do consider submitting to us. Submission window is