Kunal Basu

Kunal Basu (Bengali: কুনাল বসু) is an Indian author of English fiction who has written five novels – The Opium Clerk (2001), The Miniaturist (2003), Racists (2006), The Yellow Emperor's Cure (2011) and Kalkatta (2015). He has also written a collection of short stories, The Japanese Wife (2008), the title story of which has been made into a film by the Indian filmmaker Aparna Sen.

Biography

Kunal Basu was born in Kolkata to Sunil Kumar Basu (a litterateur and publisher and one of the early members of the Communist Party of India) and Chabi Basu (an author and actress). Born to Communist parents, he was brought up on books and enriching conversations at home that was visited by a galaxy of prominent men and women of the day.

In between he worked for an advertising agency, in freelance journalism, dabbled in filmmaking, and taught at Jadavpur University for a brief period of 16 months. In 1982, he met and married Susmita. Their daughter, Aparajita, was born soon after.

After his doctoral degree, he was a professor at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, from 1986–1999. His 13 years at McGill were interrupted only by a brief stint at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, in 1989. Since 1999, he has been teaching at Oxford University's Saïd Business School. He has also written financial pieces for business publications such as Fast Company and MIT Sloan Management Review.

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Kalyan backs Kunal on boycott of artists who abused Mamata

The Times of India 03 Jan 2025
Kunal spoke, I spoke ... I fought for them in court.'Education minister Bratya Basu said ... It is not my place to say whether he is right or Kunal is right, but whatever Mamata Banerjee's views are, they are my views too.'Basu added.

The 16th Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival set to inspire and illuminate Kolkata's literary scene

The Times of India 09 Dec 2024
Alka Pande, Anand Neelakantan, Anuja Chandramouli, Anita Agnihotri, Ankita Konwar, Aparna Vaidik, Arunava Sinha, Ashis Nandy, Ashis Ray, Chinmoy Guha, Devi Kar, Ira Mukhoty, Jael Silliman, Jayanta ...

Bachna Ae Haseeno Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Amazon Prime Video

Coming Soon 27 May 2024
Image Credit. Yash Raj Films ... The film hit the screens on August 15, 2008 ... The star cast features Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu, and Minissha Lamba in lead roles, with Kunal Kapoor and Hiten Paintal in key supporting roles ... NOTE ... Movies ... .

Who is Tapas Roy & why did veteran TMC leader resign as MLA?

Hindustan Times 04 Mar 2024
TMC leader Tapas Roy.(ANI). "I have submitted my resignation as an MLA to the assembly speaker. I am now a free bird," he said ... Also Read ... Senior TMC leaders Kunal Ghosh and Bratya Basu met Roy at his residence this morning to pacify him but failed ... ....

Six-time Trinamool MLA Tapas Roy resigns, quits party also

International Business Times 04 Mar 2024
Sensing that Roy might sever all his ties with the party, state education Minister Bratiya Basu and another rebel Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh rushed to his residence in North Kolkata on ...

Alleging BSF lapse, TMC raises heat on Gov over Chopra deaths

Indian Express 13 Feb 2024
Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh, and ministers Shashi Panja and Bratya Basu said the delegation will not only meet the Governor but also ask if he ...

Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize 2024 Shortlist Announced

MENA FN 11 Feb 2024
(MENAFN - IANS) Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Alka Pande, Priti Paul, Kunal Basu and Anja Riedeberger have announced the seven shortlisted titles on the second day of 15th Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival ... .

Strict action will be taken against those who took law into their hands: Bengal DGP on ED team attack

Indian Express 08 Jan 2024
\u201cThe Centre and the ED must clarify how an officer named in a CBI case can be allowed to carry out an investigation,' asked TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh. State Education Minister Bratya Basu said ...

Bengal Education Minister meets protesting job aspirants, assures to resolve issues soon

Indian Express 12 Dec 2023
... protesters had met Trinamool Congress national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee, who along with Bratya Basu and the party\u2019s state general secretary Kunal Ghosh, assured them of justice.

SLST candidates\u2019 stir enters 1,000th day, to meet minister Basu tomorrow

Indian Express 09 Dec 2023
Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Kunal Ghosh also met the protesters and arranged a meeting for them with state education minister Bratya Basu on Monday to discuss their demands.

Centre has recommended CBI probe in midday scheme irregularities in Bengal: Union Minister Sarkar

Indian Express 25 Nov 2023
Reacting to the development, state Education Minister Bratya Basu questioned the manner in which the central investigation team submitted its report after conducting inspections.

\u2018Chor mukt Bangla\u2019 after 2024: Suvendu; TMC hits back

Indian Express 11 Nov 2023
I give you my word.' Nearly an hour later, Trinamool Congress' Kunal Ghosh, who along with party leaders Purnendu Basu and Dola Sen paid tributes to the Nandigram agitation victims, said, \u201cHe ...

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