Phire Esho, Chaka (lit. Come back, O wheel) is a Bengali poetry book written by Binoy Majumdar.[1] The book was published in 1961 and then republished in 1962 under the title Phire Esho, Chaka. The book was initially published as Gayatrike (lit. To Gayatri). This book is a collection of romantic poems written for Majumdar's contemporary Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak.[2][3]
 Book cover of Phire Esho, Chaka | |
| Author | Binoy Majumdar |
|---|---|
| Original title | ফিরে এসো চাকা |
| Language | Bengali |
| Genre | Poetry |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | India |
The book is also dedicated to Gayatri Chakravorty.[4] The word "Chaka" which means "Chakra" is Sanskrit, was a part of Gayatri Chakravorty's surname. This book is considered as the most famous book of Majumdar. The book was written in format of a diary. Majumdar used dates as poem titles such as, 8 March 1960, 27 June 1961, 1 July 1961 etc.[5]
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edit- ^ Prohor. "বইটি 'বান্ধবীকেন্দ্রিক', বারবার নাম বদলেছেন বিনয় মজুমদার - Prohor". বইটি ‘বান্ধবীকেন্দ্রিক’, বারবার নাম বদলেছেন বিনয় মজুমদার - Prohor. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Outsider Poems, A Mini-Anthology in Progress (18): from the Bengali Poems of Binoy Majumdar". poemsandpoetics.blogspot.in. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ Makarand R Paranjape (2022-02-04). "A Plea for Love". Open The Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ Bermann, Sandra, ed. (2005). Nation, language, and the ethics of translation ([Online-Ausg.]. ed.). Princeton, NJ [u.a.]: Princeton Univ. Press. pp. 105. ISBN 978-0-691-11609-9.
- ^ "An introduction to Binoy Majumdar's poetry". Kaurab online. Retrieved 25 March 2012.