Kalpabiswa Explained

Kalpabiswa
Editor:Dip Ghosh[1]
Santu Bag, Goutam Mandal, Pramit Nandi and Supriyo Das
Frequency:Quarterly[2]
Publisher:Dip Ghosh
Founder:Dip Ghosh and Supriyo Das
Founded:2015
Country:India
Based:Kolkata
Language:Bengali

Kalpabiswa is an online Bengali language science fiction literary magazine.[3] It is the first and biggest online sci-fi magazine published in Bengali language.[4] [5] Notable Bengali fiction writers like Adrish Bardhan, Ranen Ghosh, Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri, Anish Deb and Amitananda Das have contributed for the magazine.

Kalpabiswa Publications

From 2017, Kalpabiswa started to publish E-books of notable Bengali language books as well as the magazine itself.[6] From 2018, Kalpabiswa started its own Hardboard and Paperback publishing house named Kalpabiswa Publication. With the 200 years of creation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Kalpabiswa has published Frankenstein 200, an anthology of Frankenstein themed fictions and non fictions, as a tribute.[7] The book was launched at the campus of Jadavpur University during the first International Conference on science fiction held in Kolkata.[8] [9]

Notable books

Aschorjyo and Bismoy Science fiction awards

From 2023, Kalpabiswa Publication and Pratisruti are sponsoring the only science fiction awards in Bengali. The Aschorjyo award, given for considerable contribution to Kalpabigyan is given by Kalpabiswa. The Bismoy science fiction award is given to the best newcomer in the field of Kalpabigyan by Pratisruti.[15]

Awards and recognitions

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A science fiction conference in Kolkata showed that the genre has remained alive and well in Bengal . 2019-02-16 . 2021-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417123115/https://scroll.in/article/910771/a-science-fiction-conference-in-kolkata-showed-that-the-genre-has-remained-alive-and-well-in-bengal . live.
  2. Web site: kalpabiswa timeline - কল্পবিশ্ব পত্রিকা . Kalpabiswa.com . 20 October 2018 . 13 January 2019 . 2 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190102051043/https://kalpabiswa.com/kalpabiswa-timeline/ . live.
  3. News: The Future in the Past: Can Bengali science fiction grow up? . 7 January 2018 . The Indian Express . 13 January 2019 . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417123115/https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/the-future-in-the-past-5013283/ . live.
  4. News: https://www.anandabazar.com/calcutta/kolkatar-korcha-1.664912 . bn:কলকাতার কড়চা . Anandabazar Patrika . bn . 13 January 2019 . 2 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190102002331/https://www.anandabazar.com/calcutta/kolkatar-korcha-1.664912 . live.
  5. Web site: Kalpabiswa-First Bengali Science Fiction-Fantasy Web Mag . Kalpabiswa.com . 13 January 2019 . 18 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618025747/https://kalpabiswa.com/ . live.
  6. Web site: Kalpabiswa Publications . OverDrive.com . 13 January 2019.
  7. News: https://www.anandabazar.com/calcutta/kolkatar-korcha-in-search-of-tradition-of-khadi-1.900253 . bn:কলকাতার কড়চা: খাদির ঐতিহ্য সন্ধানে . Anandabazar Patrika . bn . 13 January 2019 . 13 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190113084227/https://www.anandabazar.com/calcutta/kolkatar-korcha-in-search-of-tradition-of-khadi-1.900253 . live.
  8. News: https://ebela.in/state/a-seminar-on-frankenstein-s-bi-centenary-will-be-held-in-jadavpur-university-s-auditorium-dgtl-1.901824 . bn:কল্পবিজ্ঞানের ২০০ বছরে অভিনব উদ‌্‌যাপন যাদবপুরে . Ebela . bn . 13 January 2019 . 2 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190102050404/https://ebela.in/state/a-seminar-on-frankenstein-s-bi-centenary-will-be-held-in-jadavpur-university-s-auditorium-dgtl-1.901824 . live.
  9. Web site: Page 4 - Sangbad Pratidin 19-11-18 . Epaper.sangbadpratidin.in . 13 January 2019 . 14 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414132038/https://epaper.sangbadpratidin.in/epaper/m/308330/5bf218837b7de . live.
  10. https://facebook.com/kalpabiswa/photos/pcb.2336372459932488/2336371996599201/?type=3&source=48 কল্পনার রং ও বিজ্ঞানের ভাবনা
  11. Web site: https://www.khaboronline.com/kolkata-book-fair/preview-of-selected-books/is-golden-era-of-bengali-science-fiction-coming-back/ . bn:বইমেলা বাছাই: ফিরে আসছে কি বাংলা কল্পবিজ্ঞানের স্বর্ণযুগ? . khaboronline.com . bn . 2019-02-05 . 2019-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020100/https://www.khaboronline.com/kolkata-book-fair/preview-of-selected-books/is-golden-era-of-bengali-science-fiction-coming-back/ . dead.
  12. News: Roy . Sandip . 14 September 2019 . When the 'green men' tearing the world apart look just like us . The Hindu . 14 September 2019 . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417123116/https://www.thehindu.com/society/when-the-green-men-tearing-the-world-apart-look-just-like-us/article29409689.ece . live.
  13. News: Guha . Soham . 28 July 2019 . How Satyajit Ray, Premendra Mitra and two others wrote a science fiction story jointly for the radio . Scroll.in . 2 August 2019 . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417123115/https://scroll.in/article/932006/how-satyajit-ray-premendra-mitra-and-two-others-wrote-a-science-fiction-story-jointly-for-the-radio . live.
  14. News: 22 April 2020 . bn:এ যেন টাইম মেশিনে চড়ে লহমায় ফিরে যাওয়া তিন দশক আগে . https://www.thewall.in/new-books-swamohimay-shonku-by-satyajit-ray-and-sudip-dey/ . The Wall . bn . 3 November 2020 . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417124620/https://thewall.in/new-books-swamohimay-shonku-by-satyajit-ray-and-sudip-dey/ . live.
  15. News: https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/kolkata/kolkatar-korcha-4th-year-of-behala-art-festival/cid/1404536 . bn:কলকাতার কড়চা:দেওয়ালে মুক্তির লিখন . Anandabazar Patrika . bn . 14 March 2023 . 14 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230314095421/https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/kolkata/kolkatar-korcha-4th-year-of-behala-art-festival/cid/1404536 . live.
  16. News: Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize Longlist announced . The Indian Express . 2023-07-16 . 2023-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230113083944/https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/oxford-bookstore-book-cover-prize-longlist-announced-8333946/ . live.

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