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Sumana Roy

Sumana Roy

Articles by Sumana Roy

Shape of Momo: of home staying and leaving

Gaumaya Gurung in Shape of Momo (Film still)

Updated on Jul 7, 2026 07:47 IST

Essay: On provincial time

A view of the road to Siliguri. “This is perhaps the only time “slow” is a compliment. “Slow time.” I’d hear it occasionally as a child, from my father’s friends and colleagues who would come to visit us in Siliguri, the sub-Himalayan town in Bengal where I grew up.” (Vikas Newar)

Updated on May 24, 2024 14:52 IST

On Orry and Einstein

Orry being himself. (Instagram: Orry1)

Updated on Jan 1, 2024 16:01 IST

Essay: On yearning for extinct sounds

“The typewriter’s khyat-khyat-khyat and moving the cursor from the line to the next – as if the line could be measured in a sound.” (Akella Srinivas Ramalingaswami / Shutterstock)

Updated on Aug 2, 2023 15:37 IST

Essay: The hidden agendas in the ‘I LOVE …’ sign

“In every town and city is a sign that says ‘I LOVE …’, followed by the name of a place. A heart sign that often replaces the ‘o’ in ‘LOVE’... (Shutterstock)

Updated on May 16, 2023 18:39 IST

Lockdown Diaries: Curl of Time by Sumana Roy

A snail on a flower in a valley near the village of Gordes in southeastern France.

Updated on Apr 2, 2020 08:52 IST

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