“I Came Towards the Revolution”: a conversation with the late Kanchan Kumar (1936-2025); writer, translator, organiser

The prominent Hindi and Bangla writer and translator Kanchan Kumar passed away in Kolkata on 28thNovember, 2025. Born in Birudiha (Bardhaman district, then in undivided Bengal) in 1936, he grew up in Banaras and had already gained recognition as an emerging Hindi writer by the 1960s, working across multiple genres. His life and work took […]