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.[1][2] [3]

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.[4] He died in 2015 at the age of 75.

Works

Novels

Short stories

Poetry

Memoir and Autobiography

Travel

References

  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