''Kalpabiswa'' is an online

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. It is the first and biggest online sci-fi magazine published in Bengali language. It is the main Bengali sci-fi web magazine. Notable Bengali fiction writers like

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, Ranen Ghosh, Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri,

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and Amitananda Das have contributed for the magazine.

Kalpabiswa Publications

From 2017, ''Kalpabiswa'' started to publish E-books of notable Bengali language books as well as the magazine itself. From 2018, ''Kalpabiswa'' started its own

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and

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publishing house named Kalpabiswa Publication. With the 200 years of creation of Mary Shelley's

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, Kalpabiswa has published ''Frankenstein 200'', an anthology of Frankenstein themed fictions and non fictions, as a tribute. The book was launched at the campus of Jadavpur University during the first International Conference on science fiction held in Kolkata.

Notable books

*''Kaalsandarva'' by Ankita (2018) *''Kalpabiswa: Upanyash Parba 1'' (2018) *''Frankenstein 200'' (2018) *''Siddhartha Ghosh Rachana Sangraha'' (2019) *''Siddhartha Ghosh Rachana Sangraha 2'' (2020) *''Sera Aschorjyo Sera Fantastic'' (2019) *''Sabuj Manush'' (2019) *''Arthotrishna'' by Sumit Bardhan (2019) *''Nakkhatra Pathik'' by Sumit Bardhan (2020) *''Kalpabigyan Samagra'' by Rebanta Goswami (2020) *''Decagon'' by Riju Ganguly (2020) *''Manan Shil'' by Partha De (2020) *''Swamohimay Sanku'' by

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and Sudip Deb (2020)

Aschorjyo and Bismoy Science fiction awards

From 2023, Kalpabiswa Publication and Pratisruti are sponsoring the only science fiction awards in Bengali. The Aschorjyo award, given for considerable contribution to Kalpabigyan is given by Kalpabiswa. The Bismoy science fiction award is given to the best newcomer in the field of Kalpabigyan by Pratisruti.

Awards and Recognitions

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Book Cover Prize (2022) for ''Kankabati Kalpabigyan Lekheni'', Edited by Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri, Ankita and Dip Ghosh, designed by Ujjwal Ghoshhttps://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/oxford-bookstore-book-cover-prize-longlist-announced-8333946/

References

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External links

Official Kalpabiswa Patrika site
Indian science fiction Science fiction magazines Bengali-language little magazines