Asoke Bhattacharya

Asoke Bhattacharya
Asoke Bhattacharya was born in Jangipur of West Bengal, India on 26 November 1950 and was brought up in Calcutta. He first wrote poems in English in 1993 but didn't publish them until 2012. Asoke translated Jibananada Das’s celebrated book of poems called 'Banalata Sen' into English in 2011. He has also translated Sukanta Bhattacharya's 'Passport' which is expected to be published soon. Besides these, Asoke has written the following books: Existentialism: Kierkegaard, Heidegger and Sartre; A Materialist Interpretation (El Dorado, Calcutta, 1991); Education for the People: Grundtvig, Tagore, Gandhi and Freire (Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, Boston, Taipei, 2010); Paulo Freire: Rousseau of the Twentieth Century (Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, Boston, Taipei, 2011); Che Guevara: Colourful Life and Struggle (Bengali book published by Sanket, Calcutta, 2011. 4th edition). Asoke retired as Professor from Jadavpur University, Kolkata in 2010.
- Banalata SenINR 200
The poem consists of three stanzas each comprising six lines composed in the Bengali metrical pattern Aksherbritta or Poyar. The title of this lyric poem, 'Banalata Sen', is a female character refe...
- Che: A Colorful Life and StruggleINR 700
This book offers a skilfully crafted account of the man commonly known as 'Che', during his formative years. It details Che's early life through adolescence, and into his early twenties. This volum...

Sharmila Rege
Sharmila Rege (1954–2013) was a sociologist who headed the Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women’s Studies Centre, University of Pune. She is the author of Writing C

M.K. Bhadrakumar
M.K. BHADRAKUMAR served as a career diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service for 3 decades, with postings including India's ambassador to Uzbekistan (1995–98) and to Turkey (1998–2001). He was al

Mark J. Smith
Mark J. Smith is author and editor of numerous books, including Environment and Citizenship (2008). Formerly at Sussex University, his visiting professorships include the University of Oslo and Norweg
John Burbidge
N/A
Ishwar Dayal Gaur
Ishwar Dayal Gaur is Professor of History at the Multi-Disciplinary Research Centre, Department of Evening Studies, Punjab University, Chandigarh. His research pertains to Panjab history, culture,

Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud (6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist, now known as the father of psychoanalysis.