How Silkworms Break Their Eggs : Selected Poems – Mridul Dasgupta, Translated by Anindita Mukherjee

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The book is a collection of poetry that explores a range of personal and universal themes, such as love, loss, memory, nature, and the human condition. The poems in How Silkworms Break Their Eggs are deeply reflective and evoke a sense of intimacy, portraying the nuances of emotions with raw honesty. The collection portrays moments of both quiet introspection and intense revelation, often blending the sensory and spiritual aspects of experience.

In the title poem, “How Silkworms Break Their Eggs,” there is an exploration of cycles and the tension between creation and destruction, using the metaphor of silkworms breaking their eggs as a representation of life’s complexities and inevitable transformations. The collection also touches upon themes of death and the transience of life, as well as the interplay between personal memory and collective history.

Anindita Mukherjee’s translation brings Dasgupta’s Bengali expressions into the English language with nuance and sensitivity, maintaining the emotional depth and imagery of the original poems. The poems reflect on the fragility of existence and the often contradictory nature of human emotions.