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Arkaprava De

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Arkaprava De, born in Kolkata, India has completed his Master’s Degree in Computer Applications from MIT, Pune.
His friendliness with the pen and paper developed from quite an early age which helped him embark his first book in 2015. It dealt with social issues and was titled as ‘Joys And Woes Are Woven Fine’ which was published by Author’s Ink Publications and acclaimed nationally. Arkaprava had also been a Contributing Editor for an anthology titled, ‘Memoirs of Love’ which was released in the same year.
Apart from being a regular writer in school and college magazines, Arkaprava had also written the story and cinematographic script of a Bengali movie named ‘Megher Otithi’ which was released in 2012. He takes active interest in film making ...more

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What are you reading now? Don't you think a much is lost in translation..How you see this effort "The Greatest Bengali Stories Ever Told by Arunava Sinha" ?

Arkaprava De I have finished the book a few days back. Presently, I am not reading anything. I am writing instead.
Someone who has read the actual stories in Benga…moreI have finished the book a few days back. Presently, I am not reading anything. I am writing instead.
Someone who has read the actual stories in Bengali might feel that its actual essence is lost but for an individual like me who unfortunately struggles with the Bengali language and has thus not been able to taste such prolific literary works that have been etched in this magnificent and rich language over the years by several eminent personalities would not care much. Moreover Arunava has put in his best effort in carving out the same for which I extend my appreciation to him. (less)

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Arkaprava De The best thing about being a writer is to possess creativity in its own unique version. It feels great to be acclaimed and acknowledged publicly for y…moreThe best thing about being a writer is to possess creativity in its own unique version. It feels great to be acclaimed and acknowledged publicly for your writings. It also is a kind of learning in disguise, helping to take up criticism positively and to try and rectify the mistakes at the earliest.(less)

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	Joys and Woes are woven fine 4.33 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memoirs Of Love by Rahul Allada Rao (Goodreads Author), Arkaprava De (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jonali Karmakar (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life's Chronicle - An Insight 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“To relish the actual flavor of success, an individual ought to savor the varied tangs of failure.”
― Arkaprava De, Joys and Woes are woven fine

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“The start shall indeed be challenging and painful but the end has to be exceedingly fulfilling and fruitful.”
― Arkaprava De, Joys and Woes are woven fine

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“To relish the actual flavor of success, an individual ought to savor the varied tangs of failure.”
― Arkaprava De, Joys and Woes are woven fine

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“The start shall indeed be challenging and painful but the end has to be exceedingly fulfilling and fruitful.”
― Arkaprava De, Joys and Woes are woven fine

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