AUTHOR · BENGALI & ENGLISH
Debarati
Mukhopadhyay
Welcome. You’ll find my books here, along with the conversations, journeys and questions that keep me writing.
Historical fiction, crime, mythology and the lives of women. Government officer. TEDx speaker.
FORTHCOMING · THE ULLASKAR TRILOGY, BOOK ONE
Revolutionary Road
A Bomb Maker’s Search for Love and Freedom
Ullaskar Dutta wanted freedom for his country and a life with the woman he loved. This novel follows what happened to both dreams.
“The story of Ullaskar Dutta is extraordinary but sadly forgotten.”
Sanjeev Sanyal
ON THE BOOKSHELF
Where would you like to begin?
Browse by language, genre or series. Start with a story that speaks to you.
ENGLISH · HISTORICAL FICTION
Revolutionary Road
Love, revolution and the price of freedom. The opening book of The Ullaskar Trilogy.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · HISTORY
Chronicles of the Lost Daughters
The lives of women set against the upheavals of nineteenth-century Bengal.
BENGALI · MYTHOLOGY & FICTION
Shikhandi
Mitu’s story meets a retelling of the Mahabharata through its overlooked transgender prince.
TALKS · INTERVIEWS · READER MEETINGS
In conversation.
The questions continue beyond the last page. Watch the talks, revisit a reader meet, or catch up on recent coverage.
BEYOND THE BOOKS · HISTORY
Footnote Zero
A name in a footnote can hold an entire life. Forgotten people, archival discoveries and histories worth looking at again.
BEYOND THE BOOKS · ATTENTION
UPRĀNA™
Inner stability for the AI age. Reflections and everyday practices built around a simple sequence: Leak → Lock → Direct.
AWAY FROM THE DESK
Notes from elsewhere.
Travel films, photographs and places that invite a closer look.
STORIES TO LISTEN TO
Let the story find you.
Audio stories for a journey, a quiet evening, or the hours between one thing and the next.
READERS · BOOK CLUBS · LITERARY FESTIVALS
Let’s talk.
For literary events, interviews, reading groups and collaborations.