Rimi B. Chatterjee writes in Kindle Magazine:
‘In her relish for the demonic and the twisted that lies just under the surface of modern Indian life, Chattarji is like a small electric Roald Dahl in sanganeri kurtas. The twin sisters Bombay-Mumbai are her muses, and she oscillates between them with a brisk no-nonsense bustling love.’
Read the full review here
Delighted to have this story from Dirty Love (Penguin 2013) in the new issue of Northeast Review
I recently received this wonderful mail, in which the young upcoming author Parinita Shetty had this to say about The Fried Frog:
“Her book, The Fried Frog and other funny freaky foodie feisty poems, was the first poetry book I read that I actually enjoyed. Before that, I disliked poetry with a passion because either the poems went way over my head (and made me feel stupid) or were utterly boring (and put me to sleep). Her book was the first one to show me that poems could be fun too!
I completely credit her for getting my head out of the I-hate-poetry-in-all-its-forms phase and I’ve discovered so many brilliant poems ever since!”
I’ve lost count of the number of schools I’ve read at over the last few years. Haven’t had the time to document them. But today was extra special, at the Udayachal School in Vikhroli, Mumbai. Incredible kids, who gave me a ‘welcome’ and ‘thank you’ in poetry and song that made my jaw drop, such energy and laughter and intelligence in the atmosphere, all these 10 year-olds and their teachers loving every minute of the poetry, so much so, that I felt newly charged, as I do every time I encounter the young uns for whom The Fried Frog was originally written, way back in 2009 (and it delights me to say – reprinted several times since – those who still say poetry doesn’t sell, no one reads it, should come to a few schools with me!). Here, then, are a few photos of the event.
Rupture and Land of the Well can be ordered by those living in the US, HK and Singapore at South Asia Books
