Manas Ray News Today

‘Bangladesh: Writings on 1971, Across Borders’, a compelling anthology edited by Rakhshanda Jalil and Debjani Sengupta, brings together literary voices from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India that capture the turbulent period marking the Bangladesh Liberation War 50 years ago.

Inequality has been rising in India over the last three decades. with the top 10 percent of its 1.4 billion population having cornered 77 percent of the total national wealth, finds Oxfam report

Manas Ray, a biochemist in Cambridge, Mass., wrote "Praying From A Distance" about the toll COVID-19 has taken on his family in India. He submitted it as part of an NPR poetry callout last month.

Manas Ray, a biochemist in Cambridge, Mass., wrote "Praying From A Distance" about the toll COVID-19 has taken on his family in India. He submitted it as part of an NPR poetry callout last month.