Calcutta: Rabindranath Tagore's Sahoj Path is getting introduced to beginners through a language and a script they are familiar with. Just that the language and the script are not the same.
"We have a defined clientele - those who can speak Bengali but cannot read the language. Printing Bengali texts in Roman script gives them a chance to read Bengali books," says Indrani Roy of Mitra & Ghosh.
So far the publishers have brought out six titles. Besides Sahoj Path, there is Jogindranath Sarkar's Hasi Khusi and Sukumar Roy's Abol Tabol. There are also colouring books on the same.
At the Book Fair, the Benglish Books (the name of the series) figured in the top three on the publisher's sales chart.
Encouraged by the response, they are planning to publish more titles. But they are wary of revealing the names for fear of a repeat of the backlash on social media they have faced.
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