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Born in Calcutta on 11 July 1956, Amitav Ghosh, obtained hiseducation in Calcutta, New Delhi and abroad. He is undoubtedly aprolific writer with more than ten novels, travelogues and essays onvarious contemporary issues. Well known as the first child of'Midnight Children', cultural critic, postcolonial, postmodern, andIndian diaspora writer, his writings are outcome of the field workand research undertaken from historical, sociological andanthropological perspectives. His novels were nominated forBooker Prize and other prizes. He is awarded with JnanapeethAward, the highest literary award in India for contribution toliterature, Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Shri, In this book ProfN.H.Kallur has done an in-depth critical study of his novels from thepost colonial and theoretical points of view.