Dr Arunodoy Bhattacharyya,a brilliant scholar and professor of English,was born on 22.10.1944.His doctoral thesis,published under the title 'The Sonnet and the Major English Romantic Poets'is a seminal work in the particular sphere of critical survey.It received acclaim from J.R.Watson in 'YWES',1976.A thoroughly revised,updated Second Edition has been published by Books Way in 2008.Of his other academic books may be mentioned 'Studies in Select Short Stories','Studies in Romantic Victorian and Modern Poems','Studies in English Rhetoric and Prosody'.He has published some illuminating papers like 'Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice:a study in Appearance and Reality','Shakespeare and Magic','Machiavellism in Bengali Literature'.Some articles on Hardy's 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'and 'The Return of the Native' are ready for publication.Dr Bhattacharyya is a versatile creative writer in Bengali as well, and has authored five collections of short stories. |
Influences/Inspirations:
Great English poets,novelists,story-tellers,playwrights and essayists.My father,Professor Devaprosad Bhattacharyya,and some films of international repute.Dr.Sisirkumar Das taught how to interpret literature,and how to constantly improve oneself as a teacher.Satyajit Ray also encouraged me by praising my Bengali translation of 'Alice in Wonderland'
Favorite Writers and Artists:
Shakespeare,Keats,Rabindranath Tagore,T.S.Eliot,Ravi Barma,Saradindu Bandyopadhyay,Pandit Ravishankar,Ramkinkar Bej,the sculptor.In humorous writing my models are Sibram Chakraborty,'Bonophul',Dickens,P.G.Wodehouse and Jerome K.jerome.
Current Projects:
Writing a History of English Literature in Question-Answer form.I have covered upto 1940 till now, and expect to finish the project by August,2010.
Interests:
Music,singing,composing parodies,reading and writing detective stories and humorous skits.I also play on Hawaian guitar.A connoissure of cricket, and deeply interested spectator of tennis and chess.
Contact Information:
Postal address:71/3C,Purna Das Road,
Kolkata
Pin-700 029
India.