Pitridugdha

A language is being born in Mesopotamia. When the river water is the greatest transport, a man who pulls a human being out of the lion's mouth becomes a legend of the village, but this novel, after all, becomes a love dialogue. At the dawn of civilization, a strong man abandons his long-time companion and runs away with his companion's lost daughter. People are still learning how to get married. In a fierce struggle, a man and a girl, like fathers, get involved. Thus begins a war between the two peoples. Human civilization begins with the help of murder, plunder, and sexual jealousy. In this first novel written in prose, poet Subodh Sarkar raises the question - did civilization begin with mother's milk? Or father's milk? This novel is actually a philosophical quest that is detailed in modern times.

Subodh Sarkar

Subodh Sarkar was born on October 28, 1958, in Krishnanagar. He is the son of a refugee family. His father died when he was a student of class eight. He is a professor of English language and literature, and teaches at City College. He has traveled to America, France, Germany, Greece, Russia, Taiwan, and Istanbul to read poetry. He edited the magazine 'Bhashanagar' with his wife, the late poet Mallika Sengupta. Edited by: Sahitya Akademi's English journal 'Indian Literature', Delhi. He has received the Sahitya Akademi Award (2013), the Paswanshakti Chattopadhyay Award and the Bangla Akademi Award. He has also received the Gangadhar Meher National Award from Sambalpur University for poetry and honorary D.Litt from Gaurbang University and Vidyasagar University. In 2016, he taught at the University of Iowa in America on a Fulbright Fellowship and participated in an international writers' camp with poets and writers from 33 countries. He lives in Sirati, Kolkata with his son Roro. He is the first president of the West Bengal Kavita Akademi.