Originally written in Hindi, Banaras Talkies is a fast-paced novel about three law undergraduates who live in Bhagwandass Hostel at Banaras Hindu University. Banaras Talkies by Satya Vyas 207pp, ₹199 Banaras Talkies captures several vignettes of hostel life as it wanders down laughter-filled college corridors – the banter between friends, the amusing but creative exchanges with teachers, the heartbreaks on …
Satya Vyas’ Hindi campus novel, Banaras Talkies, set amidst the wise-cracking law students of Banaras Hindu University, was an immediate hit upon its release in January 2015, going in for a second print run within weeks and another four print runs by March 2016. Navigating the intricacies of this linguistic melting pot, therefore, was always going to be a challenge …
