Bhabani Bhattacharya

Bhabani Bhattacharya was an Indian writer of Bengali origin who wrote social-realist fiction in English, the language he chose after taking the advice of two prominent literary figures. Born in Bhagalpur, he earned degrees from Patna University and the University of London, then joined the diplomatic service before leaving it to teach literary studies in Hawaii and later Seattle. Beginning in his mid-thirties, he wrote novels including Goddess Named Gold, He Who Rides a Tiger, Music for Mohini and So Many Hungers! He died in 1988.