Extinctions (Hardcover) – By Sharmistha Mohanty (Author)

Description: Capture the fragile, fading essence of our shared cultural heritage before it slips away completely. In Extinctions, visionary poet and prose stylist Sharmistha Mohanty presents a haunting, multi-layered literary masterpiece that acts as both a documentary of loss and a monument to endurance. Published by Context (an imprint of Westland Books), this beautifully bound hardcover volume bypasses conventional genres to navigate the delicate space where individual remembrance dissolves into civilizational memory. It is an essential, screen-free addition to the collections of discerning readers, cultural historians, and lovers of deeply experimental South Asian literaturehe narrative landscape of Extinctions moves gracefully between rigorous factual observation, acute historical reflection, and luminous prose poetry. Mohanty trains her gaze on the silent, vulnerable elements of the Indian subcontinent—centuries-old rituals, everyday objects, and ancestral gestures that are quietly dying at the periphery of modern life. Rather than slipping into mere passive nostalgia, the text challenges us to examine exactly where we stand today. By treating time not as a straight line but as an untamed, multi-layered force, Extinctions bridges the ancient and the contemporary, proving that on the market's weathered iron scales, a thousand years can weigh exactly the same as a single moment.Engineered for a reflective, unhurried reading experience, the structure of the book guides the eye through a beautifully scannable layout. The collection illuminates our shifting cultural landscapes across four defining thematic paths: