Books by Ira Bhaskar

Set in Calcutta in the aftermath of Partition, Ritwik Ghatak¿s Nagarik (released in 1977 after Ghatak¿s death in 1976) chronicles the struggles of a refugee family from East Bengal as they desperately strive to survive in a metropolis that is unable to address the necessities of thousands of people pouring in from across the border.