PARAG KUMAR DEKA

Storybooks

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Twenty Tails

Twenty Tails: Animal Stories from Around the World brings together twenty engaging animal tales from folktale traditions across ten countries and nine states of India, thoughtfully retold for readers aged twelve and above.

Richly illustrated with vibrant colour drawings—many by Parag himself—the book also features a playful cover designed by the author. To be published in January 2026 by Bhabani Books, it is the inaugural title in a new folktale series.

চেঁকুৰি ফুৰা একুৰি সাধু

For this Assamese edition, Parag recasts the twenty animal stories afresh in natural, idiomatic Assamese. Instead of translating the English tales, he independently retells the same source narratives, shaped to suit the linguistic, cultural, and idiomatic richness of Assamese.

Richly illustrated with the same colour drawings as in the English edition, Sekuri Fura Ekuri Xadhu shall be first published in January 2026 by Bhabani Books, together with the English edition.

Translated Books

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আহোম

Parag's translation of Arup Kumar Dutta's acclaimed book The Ahoms was published in March 2020. By 2022, the book saw three reprints. The book condenses six hundred years of Ahom reign in the Brahmaputra Valley into some 440 odd pages and presents a story that is rich in imagination and historical details. This translation has been praised by readers and reviewers alike for vividly capturing the linguistic ethos of the period that the book portrays.

লিঅ' টলষ্টয় : বাৰটি সাধু

This book collects twelve timeless tales by Leo Tolstoy, translated in Assamese by Parag. The first edition of the book was published in 2011, while Parag was doing his post graduation. The second (revised) edition came out in December 2022. For the second edition, Parag did 75 illustrations and drew a new cover. Now he is set to launch a new hardcover gift edition of the same book in the coming months.

Translated Pieces

For more of Parag's translated works, see the Publications section

Apart from the two books mentioned above, Parag has translated numerous shorter works such as folktales short stories, articles, letters, interviews, travel accounts, etc over a period of twenty years, scattered in various magazines, journals, edited books, etc.

Essays

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Parag is a prolific writer of essays and articles, ranging from scholarly research to popular writing. He has authored numerous pieces in both Assamese and English, published in newspapers, student magazines, periodicals, and anthologies. As a researcher, his essays have appeared in edited volumes and peer-reviewed journals brought out by reputed national and international publishers, including the National Book Trust, India; Springer/Palgrave Macmillan; and the University of Illinois Press. He is also a regular contributor to various Assamese periodicals.

Book Cover Designs

For more of Parag's book cover designs, see the Book Covers page

Parag is also an occasional book cover designer and illustrator. He has drawn the book covers of a number of books in the last few years.

Illustrations

For more of Parag's illustration, see the book Baroti Sadhu (Second Edition)

Parag has also explored illustration, particularly in the second edition of his Tolstoy storybook and in the two volumes Twenty Tails and Sekuri Fura Ekuri Xadhu. He approaches illustration as an amateur, using it as a complementary form of creative expression alongside his writing.

Newspaper pieces

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Parag has been contributing to various Assamese newspapers from the very beginning of his writing career. He has contributed to almost all major newspapers of Assam, including, Sadin, Asamiya Pratidin, Amar Asom, Dainik Asom, Dainik Janambhumi, Niyamiya Barta, etc.

Editorial responsibilities

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Parag has edited a number of magazines as a student at the undergraduate, post-graduate and doctorate levels. His most recent editorial venture is the e-magazine Ekolom, meant for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The first issue of the magazine was launched on 15 April, 2025, the first day of the Assamese calendar (1 Bohag) and submission for the upcoming second issue is currently open. The magazine can be accessed here.