'Arjun' considered one of Sunil's outstanding work is almost parallel to one of the main theme of Indian epic, Mahabharata. The novel is named after the great warrior of the epic, who happens to be the main protagonist in the novel. It centres around the colony of refuges who migrated from East Pakistan before Bangladesh was born. Similar to the Mahabharata where Arjun was engulfed by infinite sadness seeing his own relatives in the enemy line up, Arjun in this ...
Within a decade after India secured independence in 1947, a group of young poets and writers came together under the banner of a little magazine 'Krittibas', which later metamorphosed from mere banner to brand 'Krittibas', the icon for youth. This group started writing using a diction, imagery and language which were direct, confessional and at the same time very urbane. In 'City of Memories', Sunil has recalled those good old days and in a way has taken us ...