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.

Sasthibrata Chakravarti
Born	1939 (1939)
Died	2015 (aged 75–76)
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	British-Indian
Education	Calcutta Boys' School, Presidency College (Physics)
Genre	Fiction, short stories, poetry, memoir, travel
Notable works	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

• 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