- Source: Sasthi Brata
Sasthibrata Chakravarti (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.
Early life and education
Sasthibrata was educated at Calcutta Boys' School, Kolkata and then at Presidency College, Kolkata, where read Physics.
Post literary career
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. He died in 2015 at the age of 75.
Works
= Novels
=1971. Confessions of an Indian Woman Eater
1973. She and He
1980. The Sensuous Guru: The Making of a Mystic President
= Short stories
=1978. Encounter
= Poetry
=1960. Eleven Poems
= Memoir and Autobiography
=1968. My God Died Young
1975. A Search for Home
1976. Traitor to India: A Search for Home
= Travel
=1985 Labyrinths in the Lotus Land
1986 India: The Perpetual Paradox
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sasthi Brata
- List of British Indians
- List of University of Calcutta people
- List of Bengalis
- Writers Workshop (publisher)
- 1960 in poetry
- Shashthi
- Sitalsasthi
- Festivals of Odisha
- Odia calendar
