It is impossible to be a mathematician without being a poet in soul.
— Sofia Kovalevskaya
Podcasts
I founded a bilingual (Bengali/English) Podcast called The Coffee House Experience where I discuss different topics broadly (but not necessarily) related to Bengal and Bengali people informally with co-hosts and guests.
Films
I made a short film called The Return. The film is in Bengali, with English subtitles. Watch it on YouTube. The film is also featured in SHORTED. My independent film production venture is called Humanist Cinema.
Here’s the log-line:
In California’s Silicon Valley, at a usual family party folks get quite nostalgic while arguing about the prospects of returning to their native place Kolkata in India. The party takes an unusual turn when an unexpected guest arrives.
Caution: This was made in a very very amateurish fashion, so ready to get disappointed 😉
Writing
Occasionally I write stories/poems/essays in Bengali. Some relatively recent ones can be found here:
- কবিতাঃ পলায়ন
- অনুগল্পঃ স্বপ্নময় ও কাল্পনিক আর্দ্রতা-২
- কবিতাঃ এই মুহূর্ততায়
- কবিতাঃ তবু কখনো
- নিবন্ধঃ গণ-ছাঁটাইয়ের নেপথ্যে (published in Anandabazar Patrika)
- কবিতাঃ মৃত্যুহীন মুহূর্তরা
- কবিতাঃ স্মৃতিক্ষরণ
- অনুগল্পঃ স্বপ্নময় ও কাল্পনিক আর্দ্রতা
- অনুগল্পঃ “ফিরব বললে ফেরা যায় নাকি”
Social
During 2013-2023, I was a volunteer for Padakshep, a non-profit organization that primarily supports unprivileged but meritorious students in India (currently focused only within the state of West Bengal). Please consider supporting the effort, for example, by donating or joining. Know about the scholars and projects.
Pratyay Mukherjee's webpage 