All Outputs (5)

Scots beneath the Banyan Tree: stories from Bengal. (2010)
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Fraser, B., & Chitrakar, G. (2010). Scots beneath the Banyan Tree: stories from Bengal. Luath Press

A collaborative project with a folk artist's scrolls telling the stories of Scots who have become iconic figures in Bengal. Each scroll is accompanied by the story in prose and the lyrics translated by the author.

Bengal partition stories: an unclosed chapter (2006)
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Fraser, B. (2006). Bengal partition stories: an unclosed chapter. Anthem Press

This book throws new light on post-colonial evaluations of the Partition and its effect on eastern India. Until very recently, a striking state of ‘near silence’ has existed concerning the violence encountered by those who fled across the Bengal bord... Read More about Bengal partition stories: an unclosed chapter.

A meeting of two minds: the Geddes-Tagore letters. (2005)
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Fraser, B. (2005). A meeting of two minds: the Geddes-Tagore letters. Word Power Books

This seminal correspondence is a testimony to a great friendship, showing how 'The Twain', the East and West, can indeed meet. In the compiled letters, one can see how Patrick Geddes, the Scots polymath and Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian Nobel Laure... Read More about A meeting of two minds: the Geddes-Tagore letters..

Tartan & Turban. (2004)
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Fraser, B. (2004). Tartan & Turban. Luath Press

With best wishes from Edinburgh: an Indian edition. (2001)
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Fraser, B. (2001). With best wishes from Edinburgh: an Indian edition. Writers Workshop