Kolkata, Oct. 17 -- Can a handwritten letter preserve the intimacy of a relationship that death has interrupted? Author Soma Bose explores this poignant question in her third book, The Garden of White Roses, transforming the loss of her mother into a deeply personal literary tribute while questioning what a fast-paced, digitally connected world risks losing in the art of emotional expression.

The book was launched at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity amid a gathering of distinguished personalities from cinema, theatre, literature, dance and contemporary arts. The event was attended by veteran actor Barun Chanda, danseuse Tanushree Shankar, Sreenanda Shankar, actors Sohini Sengupta and Joy Sengupta, author and journalist Nandita Puri, int...