The Author:
Anil Gharai (1957–2014) was a writer from Midnapore, West Bengal. He has authored seventy-four books and many of his stories and novels focus on the life of the marginalised in rural Bengal. For his outstanding work in Bangla prose fiction, he has received awards such as Sanskriti Puraskar, Bharat Excellency Award, Tarasankar Puraskar, Sopan Sahitya Puraskar, Bankim Puraskar and many others. His major works are Nunbari, Dourbogarar Upakhyan, Ananta Draghima and Parijan o Onyanno Golpo.
The Editor:
Indranil Acharya is Professor and Head of the Department of English, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal. He has authored, edited, and translated several books and is the Chief Editor of Janajati Darpan, an international multilingual series on indigenous studies.
The Translators:
Anuradha Sen is a translator and teacher based in Kharagpur, West Bengal. She graduated from the University of Calcutta and completed her Masters from Vidyasagar University. She translates Dalit literature from Bangla to English.
Arun Pramanik is Assistant Professor of English at Gour Mahavidyalaya, affiliated to the University of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal. His essays and translations have been published in various academic journals and edited volumes.
Foreword:
Sayantan Dasgupta teaches Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University and is the co-ordinator of the Centre for Translation of Indian Literatures. He is also a member of Advisory Board (English), Sahitya Akademi.