Sasthi Brata

Summary

Sasthibrata Chakravarti Bhattacharya (1939–2015), known as Sasthi Brata, was a British-Indian Indo-Anglian writer of fiction. He is best known for his best selling novel Confessions of an Indian Woman Eater.

Sasthibrata Chakravarti Bhattacharya
Born1939
Died2015
OccupationWriter
NationalityBritish-Indian
EducationCalcutta Boys' School, Presidency College (Physics)
GenreFiction, short stories, poetry, memoir, travel
Notable worksConfessions of an Indian Woman Eater

Early life and education edit

Sasthibrata was educated at Calcutta Boys' School, Kolkata and then at Presidency College, Kolkata, where read Physics.[1][2] [3]

Post literary career edit

Sasthibrata lived a checkered life. After his literary career, he had worked as a salesman for air conditioners, a lavatory attendant, a postman, a kitchen porter, to supplement his pension.[4] He died in 2015 at the age of 75.

Works edit

Novels edit

  • 1971. Confessions of an Indian Woman Eater
  • 1973. She and He
  • 1980. The Sensuous Guru: The Making of a Mystic President

Short stories edit

  • 1978. Encounter

Poetry edit

  • 1960. Eleven Poems

Memoir and Autobiography edit

  • 1968. My God Died Young
  • 1975. A Search for Home
  • 1976. Traitor to India: A Search for Home

Travel edit

  • 1985 Labyrinths in the Lotus Land
  • 1986 India: The Perpetual Paradox

References edit

  1. ^ "Seven types of Calcutta". The Telegraph. 21 December 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  2. ^ COMANS, GRACE P (3 November 1968). "His World Divided". Hartford Courant. 3 November 1968. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Sasthi Brata Biography". penguin.co.in. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ^ Rebel at seventy-one - Eternal quest of a thinking mind