Anjan Basu read English Literature at Kolkata and Jadavpur. He worked for a bank, a job that took him to all corners of India and to New York, where he lived and worked for several years. He has published off and on, both in English and Bengali, in a number of journals and periodicals. Social history and literary theory are his special interests. His passions are travel and music. Anjan Basu lives in Bangalore. He can be reached at basuanjan52@gmail.com