Name: For You The Call of Thousand Birds
Brand: Virasat
SKU: VAP92
Availability: InStock

Genre : Poetry
Binding : Hardcover (5″ x 8″)
Pages : 162 pages
Published : 30 July 2024
ISBN: 978-93-92281-96-9
Dimensions: 18.5 cms x 12 cms x 1 cm
Weight: 250 gms

For You the Call of Thousand Birds explores a multitude of presences and voices that influence the course of a personal journey, fostering a symbiotic relationship between the individual and the collective, as well as between personal symbols and shared expressions of emotion. Consequently, the homage is not aimed at a singular individual or a mere expression of fondness. One embodies many, and many collectively embody one.

The essence of the book lies in its subtlety rather than in any overt artifice. It weaves together elements of mythology, unexpected shifts in imagery, and the incorporation of contemporary experiences, often accentuated by a playful tone or profound introspection.

This work serves as a narrative of love, rupture, disorientation, and the transformation of both self and community. The author, also a visual artist, merges artistic insight with narrative voices throughout the book, creating a distinctive aspect of its overall design. The visuals are not intended to guide the reader but rather to suggest what may be felt beyond the written word.

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Shiladitya Sarkar

About the Author

Shiladitya Sarkar is a writer, painter, and art critic based in Mumbai.

His previous books include Thirst of a Minstrel, Abstract Reality, and Day’s End Stories: Life After Sundown in Small-Town India, an anthology where he is one of the featured writers.

He has contributed essays on art, politics, and culture to leading publications, including the Times of India, The Telegraph, The Indian Express, Art India, Art Affairs, The Hindu, and The Statesman.

His monograph on contemporary Indian art was published by the University of South Asia Studies, Austin, Texas, USA.

Sarkar has also served as an assistant editor for Art India and as a consulting editor for Art Journal.

He has exhibited his work in a number of solo and group shows in the United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, the USA, South Korea, the West Indies, and various private and public galleries across India. He also participated in several workshops, such as at the Austin Art Fair in Texas, USA, the India Art Summit, and the Kochi Biennale.

He is an invited faculty member at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, and the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute of India (SRFTI), Kolkata, where he lectures on various topics in the fields of literature, art, and culture.