# Homepage - Link: https://writersworkshopindia.com/ - Published: 2021-01-15T21:14:27+00:00 - Author: admin ## Latest Publications [⌊moments unfinished⌉](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/10/12/moments-unfinished/) [⌊Amar Jiban (My Life)⌉](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/10/05/amar-jiban-my-life-4/) [⌊Falling & Rising In San Francisco & Berkeley & Getting Handcuffed⌉](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/09/05/falling-rising-in-san-francisco-berkeley-getting-handcuffed/) [⌊Hikayat Maharaja Rawana⌉](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/08/20/hikayat-maharaja-rawana/) [⌊Suddenly the Moon⌉](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/08/11/suddenly-the-moon/) [⌊Labyrinth⌉](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/07/03/labyrinth/) ## Recent News News ### 󠀁[Julie Banerjee Mehta writes about ‘Amar Jiban’ in ‘The Telegraph’, India](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/10/15/julie-banerjee-mehta-writes-about-amar-jiban-in-the-telegraph-india/)󠁿 Writing in The Telegraph, Julie Banerjee Mehta celebrates the 150th anniversary of Rassundari Devi’s landmark work, Amar Jiban, the first full-length autobiography in Bengali. Presented… [Read more](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/10/15/julie-banerjee-mehta-writes-about-amar-jiban-in-the-telegraph-india/) News ### 󠀁[New revised edition of our ‘Amar Jiban ~ My Life’](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/09/22/new-revised-edition-of-our-amar-jiban-my-life/)󠁿 To celebrate the 150th year of the first publication in 1876 of Rassundari Dasi/ Devi’s historic and pioneering Bengali autobiography, Amar Jiban, Writers Workshop has published… [Read more](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/09/22/new-revised-edition-of-our-amar-jiban-my-life/) News ### 󠀁[Ketaki Kushari Dyson, 26 June 1940 – 12 September 2026](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/09/22/ketaki-kushari-dyson-26-june-1940-12-september-2026/)󠁿 We regret the passing of Ketaki Kushari Dyson (1940-2026), one of our authors, who studied in Kolkata and then settled in England. A respected scholar… [Read more](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/09/22/ketaki-kushari-dyson-26-june-1940-12-september-2026/) News ### 󠀁[Mamta Kalia receives Sahitya Akademi award](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/03/23/mamta-kalia-receives-sahitya-akademi-award/)󠁿 We congratulate our author Prof. Mamta Kalia on her richly-deserved Sahitya Akademi award. Fifty years ago, she published two books of poems with us: Tribute… [Read more](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/03/23/mamta-kalia-receives-sahitya-akademi-award/) News ### 󠀁[One of our publications featured in ‘Notes on Book Design’ curated by Formal Settings, published by niggli](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/03/19/one-of-our-publications-featured-in-notes-on-book-design-curated-by-formal-settings-published-by-niggli/)󠁿 A Writers Workshop publication has been featured in Notes on Book Design, published by niggli, co-authored by Amanda-Li Kollberg and Siri Lee Lindskrog, who run… [Read more](https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/03/19/one-of-our-publications-featured-in-notes-on-book-design-curated-by-formal-settings-published-by-niggli/) To order: **→** Write to us at [writersworkshopkolkata@gmail.com](https://writersworkshopindia.com/writersworkshopkolkata@gmail.com) **→ **Send us a message using the ‘[Contact Us](https://writersworkshopindia.com/contact-us/)‘ feature on our website **→ **Recent books may also be bought online at [monographmag.com/shop](https://monographmag.com/shop)   * #### Mahabharata * #### Downloads **The P. Lal transcreation of the complete epic text in 19 volumes comprising the 18 parvas of the maha-kavya — a limited hardback edition.** [⌊Image of all the parvas of the Mahabharata lined up together.⌉⌊Image of all the parvas of the Mahabharata lined up together.⌉[ The sloka-by-sloka transcreation of Vyasa’s epic by P. Lal was completely revised by him for the 19-volume set. Before he passed away, he had completed 16 parvas and half of Volume 12. We requested Dr Pradip Bhattacharya to complete the project. He finished translating Volume 12 Part 2 in 2016 and Volume 13 in 2023. The following volumes are available: | [The Adi Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Adi-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-1): | pages: 1232 | Rs 2000 | | [The Sabha Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Sabha-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-2): | pages: 520 | Rs 600 | | [The Vana Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Vana-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-3): | pages: 1572 | Rs 2000 | | [The Virata Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Virata-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-4): | pages: 416 | Rs 400 | | [The Udyoga Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Udyoga-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-5): | pages: 976 | Rs 1000 | | [The Bhisma Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Bhisma-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-6): | pages: 928 | Rs 1000 | | [The Drona Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Drona-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-7): | pages: 1536 | Rs 2000 | | [The Karna Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Karna-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-8): | pages: 1036 | Rs 1000 | | [The Salya Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Salya-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-9) | pages: 700 | Rs 800 | | [The Sauptika Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Sauptika-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-10): | pages: 176 | Rs 200 | | [The Stri Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Stri-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-11): | pages: 176 | Rs 200 | | [The Santi Parva – Part 1](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Santi-Parva-Part-1.jpeg) | (Vol-12): | pages: 1016 | Rs 2000 | | [The Santi Parva – Part 2](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Santi-Parva-Part-2.jpeg) | (Vol-12): | pages: 1112 | Rs 2000 | | [The Anushasana Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_5667-scaled-1.jpeg) | (Vol-13): | pages: 1256 | Rs 3000 | | [The Asvamedhika Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Asvamedhika-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-14): | pages: 444 | Rs 500 | | [The Asramavasika Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Asramavasika-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-15): | pages: 172 | Rs 200 | | [The Mausala Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Mausala-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-16): | pages: 64 | Rs 150 | | [The Mahaprasthanika Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Mahaprasthanika-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-17): | pages: 36 | Rs 100 | | [The Svargarohana Parva](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Svargarohana-Parva.jpeg) | (Vol-18): | pages: 80 | Rs 150 | Each volume transcreated by P. Lal was also brought out in a special edition limited to 50 copies with an original _pat _painting. Please contact us for the prices of volumes in this edition; some volumes are now out of print. **Related books that may be of interest:** [The Mahabharata Katha Series](https://writersworkshopindia.com/books/the-mahabharata-katha-series/) [The Mahabharata TV Film Script](https://writersworkshopindia.com/books/the-mahabharata-tv-film-script/) **Please click on the links below to download pre-2002 booklists. Most of these books are out of print now and no longer available. The Sunbird series was discontinued when the cassette medium became obsolete.** * [Poetry : Redbird](https://writersworkshopindia.com/pdfs/Poetry_Redbird.pdf) * [Poetry : Saffronbird](https://writersworkshopindia.com/pdfs/Poetry_Saffronbird.pdf) * [Fiction : Greenbird](https://writersworkshopindia.com/pdfs/Fiction_Greenbird.pdf) * [Drama : Bluebird](https://writersworkshopindia.com/pdfs/bluebird_drama.pdf) * [Cassettes : Sunbird](https://writersworkshopindia.com/pdfs/Cassettes_Sunbirds.pdf) * [Reference: Greybird](https://writersworkshopindia.com/pdfs/Reference_Greybird.pdf)