Congratulations to the winners!

Finally, we are in a position to announce the winners for Palki 6. Unforeseen circumstances forced this unintentional delay, for which we apologize. But then, c'est la vie! We are grateful to our judges, all busy professionals in their own fields - Piyas Chakraborty, Sushanta Biswas and Dr. Souvick Mitra - for meticulously evaluating the submissions in Palki 6 and help us celebrate the excellence of our winners. Piyas is a statistician working with the software industry, and in love with literature. Sushanta is a tele-film and documentary film maker, the editor of Charcha the webzine, and a freelance journalist. Dr. Mitra is a senior scientist with IBM, USA, and a life-long literature and art aficionado. We thank them for their precious time.

Our readers, contributors, friends and well-wishers, thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for your participation in Palki, your love and support.

The winners are:

Prose:
• 1st Prize: 1000 INR - Barnali Saha (Banerjee) for A Tale of the Sea
• 2nd Prize (Joint): 800 INR - Sangita Kalarickal for How Do I Love Thee
• 2nd Prize (Joint): 800 INR - Subhobroto Mazumder for Double-Crossed
Poetry:
• 1st Prize: 600 INR - Sauranshu Sinha for Poem Collections
• 2nd Prize: 500 INR - Indranil Bakshi for Poem Collections
Photography:
• 1st Prize:600 INR - Avik De for Snippets from Sojourns
• 2nd Prize: 500 INR - Kamakshi Sachidanandam for Snippets from Life
Art:
• 1st Prize: 600 INR - Debangana Banerjee for Lithographs
• 2nd Prize: 500 INR - Barnali Saha (Banerjee) for Potpourri of Paintings

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How to receive awards?

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2. Bank Draft: We can also send you draft if you live in India. We need to have your correct address for this purpose (therefore, winners, please contact us ASAP).

If you are outside India, an equivalent of INR in dollars will be sent.

Niraj Kanti Shil

Download Bengali Poem - Holud Swapna by Niraj Shil

Sushanto Bose

Download Photography by Sushanto Bose

Ananda Gopal Majumdar

Download Bengali Poem - Chithi by Ananda Gopal Majumdar

Download the Palki 7 Editorial

Pragga Moushumi

Download Bengali Poem - Apsara by Pragga Moushumi

Rajat Podder

Download Bengali Poem - Sedin Pagal Juddhe Gelo by Rajat Podder

Ramit Dey

Download Bengali Poems - Atalante Nibhrito Nirman, Parbe Kina Dekho and Ajo Brishti Bhijte Asi by Ramit Dey

Sagarleena

Download Bengali Poems - Shuru, Shesh and Opar by Sagarleena

Listen to Apala Banerjee - O Mor Moyena Go

Listen to Indrajit Saha - Banalata Sen (Jibanananda Das)

Listen to Rituparna Sen Mitra - Hindu Musalman (Kaji Najrul Islam)

Download - Audio Section - Palki 7 - About the Performers