BHABANI BHATTACHARYA (1906-89)

Bhabani Bhattacharya (10 November 1906–10 October 1988) was an Indian writer, of Bengali origin, who wrote social-realist fiction. He was born in Bhagalpur, part of the Bengal Presidency in British India. Bhattacharya gained a bachelor's degree from Patna University and a doctorate from the University of London.

Bhattacharya's famous novel: "So Many Hungers" (1947) gives a realistic picture of man-made famine in Bengal in 1942.

Another famous novel of Bhattacharya is-- "He WhoRides a Tiger." (1954)

His novel "Music for Mohini" was published in 1952.

His fourth novel is "A Goddess Named Gold" (1960).

In his "Shadow from Ladakh" (1966), he deals with the topical theme of China's betrayal of India.

Some of his other works are :

1. Some Memorable Yesterdays (Pustak Bhandar, 1941)
2. So Many Hungers! (Hind Kitabs Limited, 1947)
3. Indian Cavalcade (Nalanda Publications, 1948)
4. He Who Rides a Tiger (Jaico Publishing House, 1955)
5. The Golden Boat (Jaico Publishing House, 1956)
6. Towards Universal Man (Visva Bharti Shantiniketan, 1961)
7. Music for Mohini (Jaico Publishing House, 1964)
8. Shadow from Ladakh (Hind Pocket Books Ltd., 1966)
9. A Goddess Named Gold (Hind Pocket Books Ltd., 1967)
10. Steel Hawk and Other Stories (Hind Pocket Books Ltd., 1968)
11. Gandhi the Writer (National Book Trust, 1969)
12. A Dream in Hawaii (The MacMillan Company of India Limited, 1978)
13. Socio-Political Currents in Bengal: A Nineteenth Century Perspective (Vikas, 1980)