Short Stories collection “The Book of Bihari Literature” by Abhay K: During the Grand Trunk Road Initiatives 3.0 (GTRi 3.0) in Patna, Bihar, Minister of Industry Samir Kumar Mahaseth released a book titled “The Book of Bihari Literature,” edited by Abhay Kumar, an Indian poet-diplomat. The book, published by HarperCollins, is a collection of short stories and poems written over a period of 2600 years, translated into English from various languages such as Angika, Bajjika, Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili, Hindi, Urdu, Pali, Sanskrit, and Farsi. Samir Kumar Mahaseth insisted that the book is an important contribution to promoting Bihar’s rich literature throughout India and around the world.
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Essence of the book
The Book of Bihari Literature is a vibrant collection of writings-poems, essays, stories-that have flowed from the pens of the great poets, thinkers and writers across millennia, who were born or lived in what is modern-day Bihar. This book makes accessible to English-speaking readers the bounty of Bihari literature, and brings to the fore works in neglected languages by ancient philosophers and celebrated contemporary authors alike.