This movement backwards to find a knot to tie, to find traces of an origin and collect them in the space left hollow within me, is prompted by a prolonged, gnawing emotion of detachment and alienation ...
Kulsum Chowdhury (left) and her daughter Sophia Chowdhury from Melbourne spoke to SBS Bangla about the challenges of staying connected to the Bangla language and culture while living abroad. Their ...
Every time I hear my mother tongue, Bangla, something inside me softens. It feels like home, even when home is far away — just as it does for so many immigrants. A mother language is the first ...