ACGAL
Projects & Events
Translation, publishing and cross-cultural work, plus residencies, readings, launches and gatherings, past and upcoming.
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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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
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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
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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
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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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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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