Amitav Ghosh
6 SeriesAmitav Ghosh, born in Calcutta in 1956, is an acclaimed Indian author known for his fiction and non-fiction works. He holds a doctorate from Oxford and has taught at prestigious institutions such as Delhi University, Columbia, and Harvard. Ghosh is married to writer Deborah Baker, and they have two children; he splits his time between Kolkata, Goa, and Brooklyn.
In "The Calcutta Chromosome" by Amitav Ghosh, a computer programmer named Antar stumbles upon a mysterious I.D. card that plunges him into a thrilling journey across time and continents. This discovery leads him to the enigmatic L. Murugan, a man fixated on the history of malaria. As Antar delves deeper, he uncovers a complex web of conspiracy surrounding Murugan's research. The novel weaves a spellbinding narrative that spans centuries, exploring the intersections of science, history, and mystery.
