Trisha Bhattacharya

Fiction & Feature Writer.

Poet.

“Writing connects you to the world, and reading connects you to a world-beyond.”

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What she does

Trisha Bhattacharya is a creative writer born in India and brought up amid varied cultures and geographies. Travelling, reading, and matters concerning certain spiritual aspects of life, are some of her interests other than writing. She writes fiction, features and poetry.

Features

Incorporating her skills as a storyteller and researcher, she thinks writing features is an act of discovery. Specialization in features: art and culture, travel, book-analyses, interviews, lifestyle, travel, education, spirituality, literature, and others. Her research and interviewing skills enable her to write about new subjects and themes.

Deccan Herald

The classic moves of Kalbelia dancers, November 8, 2015 (Art and Culture)
Greeks and their gigs, August 02, 2015 (Art and Culture)
Imprints of Sanganer, July 5th, 2015 (Art and Culture)
Artistic route, from Kiln to Kitchen, June 14th, 2015 (Art and Culture)
From Russia with love, May 3, 2015 (Art and Culture)
Sounds that heal, October 5, 2014 (Art and Culture)
Festive beats of pujo, September 21, 2014(Art and Culture)
Bengal Baul's addressal, June 29th, 2014 (Art and Culture)
Cuts by Spaniard Supremos, May 04, 2014 (Art and Culture)
Portuguese 'tell-tile' art, April 6th, 2014 (Art and Culture)
Goan Panoramic murals, March 16th, 2014 (Art and Culture)
Laid out with meaning, February 16th, 2014 (Art and Culture)
Expressing sensuality, January 5th , 2014 (Art and Culture)
In the trail of fragrances, November 17th, 2013 (Art and Culture)
Drawing designs on walls, October 13, 2013 (Art and Culture)
Give way to Gothic Art, September 22, 2013 (Art and Culture)
Keeping history alive in paint, August 25, 2013 (Art and Culture)
Graffiti: The rebellious art, August 4, 2013 (Art and Culture)
Dance with a message, June 9, 2013 (Art and Culture)
Magical Stitches of Banjara Needles, June 2, 2013 (Art and Culture)
Dream of a Craftsman, May 19, 2013 (Art and Culture)
Myriad Reflections, April 28, 2013 (Art and Culture)
Jewellery that exudes grace, April 7, 2013 (Art and Culture)
Carving a niche (Three Interviews) March 23, 2013 (Lifestyle)
Rise in demand for linguists and polyglots, March 7, 2013 (Education)
Elegance in motion, March 3, 2013 (Art and Culture)
Book publishing offers a variety of careers, Feb 21, 2013 (Education)
Warli wonders make a comeback, Jan 6, 2013 (Art and Culture)
The virtual vs the physical, 2012 (Education)
Transcending into the realm of the inner being, Dec 29, 2012 (Living)
Travel etiquette and essentials, Dec 8, 2012 (Living)
Zardozi: An Imperial Craft, October 20, 2012 (Art and Culture)
Meditate, and watch your stress dissolve, July 7, 2012 (Living)
The glitter of gold on glass, July 1, 2012 (Art and Culture)
Chhau: Tribute to love & poetry, March 11, 2012 (Art and Culture)
Of sensual roses and demure lilies, February 11, 2012 (Living)
Ebru, tracing an artist's inner realm, February 3, 2013 (Art and Culture)

and many more...

Contributoria

This was an online and print publication backed by the Guardian Media Group, and is an archive now.


Monthly Series – A book review series

Eco-fiction: creating environmental awareness, September 2015
A city between the pages, August 2015
Spooked by a few short stories, July 2015
A post-apocalyptic earth: imaginary context, predictions and a story, June 2015
Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things: an analysis and summary, May 2015
My Name is Red: a book about art, influences, relationships and intrigue, April 2015
A sea trilogy by Sir William Golding: to the ends of the earth, March 2015
A conference of writers, February 2015
The Luminaries: a book about the past, present and the future, January 2015



Features written prior to the book-series

Manhattan in a day, February 2015
Brands: synonymous with quality, January 2015
Fiction and the future, January 2015
Portals of nature: Silence and balance, December 2014
Mumbai: The livewire, December 2014
Towards a peaceful global village, December 2014
Through the glass, November 2014
When fiction embraces history, November 2014
A library at home, November 2014
Travel stories from the pink city, October 2014

Working close to nature, October 2014
Taking the road less travelled, September 2014
Meera Bai, a poetess-saint, who found independence in devotion, September 2014
Goa: Portuguese influence, diasporic lifestyles and a quintessential travellers’ destination, August 2014
Paul Harding: His success and advice for writers, August 2014
Auroville: A universal township, which encourages a cashless economy, July 2014
A passage to Venice: Writing merchandise models, July 2014
Concept of true education, June 2014
Lifelong learning: A way forward to women’s empowerment, June 2014
Hampi: An erstwhile metropolis of trade, religion, festivals and fortification, May 2014
Mumbai and its connection to Hindi Cinema, May 2014


Metro India

Of Heritage and History, July 6th 2014
Udaipur, a city of Lakes, June 8th 2014
Kolkata, by the river Hooghly, May 18th, 2014
Guwahati, a unique Assamese experience, April 20th, 2014
Konark Temple, a treasury of artistry, April 13th, 2014
A visit to the serene Shillong, April 6th, 2014
An encounter with history, March 16th, 2014
Darjeeling, Life in the Hills, March 9th, 2014
Into the wild, February 23rd, 2014
A splendid sojourn, February 9th, 2014
A visit to the Golden City, February 2nd, 2014
Mesmerizing Manhattan, January 26th, 2014
About time for some beach fun and tan, January 19, 2014
The city of forts, palaces and lakes, December 8, 2013
Oxford, The Land of excellence, November 24, 2013
Silent, meditative and beautiful, November 17, 2013
Glimpse of a greener Rajasthan, October 13, 2013
In search of soul, September 29, 2013
A solo sojourn, September 15, 2013
The hidden marvels, September 8, 2013

Kolkatamirror.com, a division of The Times of India, Kolkata

Spiritual women gurus
Alternative Careers

The Hans India

Edinburgh: Literature, hills, castles and festivals
Mumbai Masala Travelogue, 19th October, 2013
Pride of Bengal: Shundor bans, 2012.

Gurudev's Legacy: Shantiniketan, January 1, 2012
Deity in Clay: Durga Puja, October 2, 2011
Mesmeric memories of Oxford, 2011

Caleidoscope.in

Chronicled on Canvas (Design)
The Goddess of Monsoon (Lifestyle)
A Fable Revisited (Flash Fiction)
Shantiniketan: Celebrating Rabindranath Tagore (Travel)
The Love Collection (Design)
Nothing plain about Jane (Art and Culture)
What is nostalgia and what is not? (Blog)
Little magazines and big books at Kolkata Book Fair (Art and Culture)
Simply College Street (Art and Culture)
and more...

Published Fiction

Fiction can take you places you've never been to, and it can build you.

Times of India

A Wedding And Many Tears

The Den


More.com

Rapunzel never had long hair

Turl Times

Coriander Light

Kuntalam Vidya

Coconut Water

The Silk Book

The Firefly Song

Mumbai Beginnings

A City of Palaces (Travel Story)


Twenty20 Journal

Jade Eyes

Transformations (Collaborative)


34th Parallel

The 11th issue of this journal, featured Trisha's short story based on magical realism, called Kaya Evanescent.

On the Grass

This Oxford Summer Journal 2010, published her story, The Woods. This is available on amazon, please click here.

Poetry

Those Eyes, the Times of India, Kolkata edition

Turl Times featured two poems written by her, which were a part of the short stories she wrote for them.

The Deep, Fashion and Beyond, A NIFT magazine

Services


Short Story, Novel excerpt and Non-fiction Article Critique

Critiquing gives an outsider's view of your written work; it helps to spot a flaw in the plot or the character composition that makes your story erroneous. It is an opinion and a review of the piece.

Charges will be per page (8.5 × 11 inches); format before submission of writeup is - the whole document will be double-spaced, with 1-inch margin on top and bottom and 1.25 margins on the sides and 12 size font, Times New Roman or Arial. The critique will not include editing, rewriting or grammar and punctuation checks. Any glaring errors will be pointed out though.

Editing

The charges will depend on the hours required and the type of editing needed. There will be no line editing or copyediting services provided at present.

Consultation and Feedback

Everyone needs to be a good writer in these demanding times, and beginners might not know if they are good or bad at it or if there is potential for improvement. If you want to choose writing as a profession or learn writing, and before investing in writing courses, you need feedback on your writing and advice - a consultation becomes necessary.

Please send a 1000-word writing sample to gauge your skills and offer recommendations. Charges will be as per the hours invested studying your work and responding to queries. Please start with a query email first before sending a sample.

Writing (Fiction and Features)

If you are a platform or a publication outlet looking for a writer to write a fictional series and stories in English, as a short version or novel or as episodes, or even journalistic features and articles, then please send an email.

Writing credits would be preferred.

Please write to me for charges and queries. No tight deadlines please.

You can find the email in the contact section.