Bejatiyo: A Novel in Bengali by Devarshi Sarogi

About the Author

Devarshi Sarogi was born in Bangladesh (then East-Bengal) in 1955, and emigrated to West Bengal in India. He studied English literature, and started his career as a journalist and art critic for a Bengali newspaper. Afterward, he joined academia. His first novel came out in 1988. What sets him apart as a writer in contemporary Bengal is his continuous reinvention of his style of story-telling, while also staying close to his deeply spiritual perception of human existence, time and the idea of someone supreme holding it all together. Informed by an innate sense of economy and balance, Sarogi keeps his expressions measured, yet crafts gloriously imagistic passages. In his long literary career spanning over five decades, he has penned thirty novels and numerous short stories. His writings have garnered much acclaim from serious readers of modern Bangla literature. He has been awarded the prestigious Bhasha Bharati Samman by the Government of India, the Somen Chanda Award, and the Galpomela Award for his contribution to Bengali literature. Presently, he lives in Kolkata.