Archive · 21 Jun 2025
Aerospace Engineer's Debut Novel Chronicles Family's Fight for Freedom
A US engineer wrote a book inspired by his grandmothers' stories.
The book, called 'The Zamindar the Rebel and the Revolutionary', is about a family in India.
It's set during a time when India was fighting for independence.
The story follows three generations, with a focus on love, hardship and courage.
One family member used a printing press to help the revolutionaries.
The book tells their story, showing their personal journeys through a time of change.
US-based aerospace engineer Jyotiska Ganguly authored 'The Zamindar the Rebel and the Revolutionary'.
The novel is based on ancestral stories and explores themes of love, resilience, and revolution.
The story follows three generations of a Bengali Brahmin family during India's struggle for independence.
Keshav, a zamindar, uses a printing press to support revolutionaries in the 1880s.
The book highlights personal struggles reflecting India's fight for freedom.
- Who
- Jyotiska Ganguly, the author, and the three generations of a Bengali Brahmin family.
- What
- Jyotiska Ganguly's debut novel, 'The Zamindar the Rebel and the Revolutionary'.
- When
- Set during India's struggle for independence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Where
- Bengal, India.
- Why
- Ganguly was inspired by his grandmothers' ancestral stories.
- Author
- Jyotiska Ganguly
- Novel Title
- The Zamindar the Rebel and the Revolutionary
- Publisher
- Rupa
- Setting
- Bengal, India
- Themes
- Love, resilience, revolution, caste prejudice, India's independence