Biswajit Chatterjee is an engineer-turned-writer whose work blends lyrical storytelling with the textures of memory, myth, and modern life. He has travelled to more than twenty countries over a period of 35 years, drawing on diverse landscapes and cultures to enrich his narratives. Author of a short story collection Tales of the Tidal Times, he writes in both Bengali and English, often moving between the two with ease. You can find him on Instagram: @biswajitchatterjee1964.
Short Story by Biswajit Chatterjee: ‘But this peculiarly-formed lad is an altogether different animal when he is in water. With his unfamiliar yet uncanny ability, he learns to handle the waves, the deadly undercurrents, the movement of the swells, the whirlpools.’