He leaves nothing to imagination. Caesar Bagchi writes real life stories with characters and incidents that exist and have happened. And that makes his novels and stories relevant to his readers. This year, his novel, Thake Sudhu Andhakar, in Saradiya Patrika, is based on a middle class woman’s struggles where he cites real life cases that he has seen or heard. His locations are specific, descriptions vivid, since he actually visits the places where his stories are based.
“I do not like to mention things that do not exist, specially about locations. This helps in giving my story a complete and real feel. Much of the characters in my stories and novels are based on real people. I do not like to take names, but the incidents have taken place around me or have occurred somewhere else and I choose to use them in my writing,” said Caesar.
Since Caesar lives in Bally, most of his stories are in Bally though he has also written about other places. He had once written a story, Shei Dupur, that was published in Desh, based in Dhenkanal in Cuttack, Odisha. “I had gone to watch the shooting of Sandip Ray’s Royal Bengal Rahashya,” said Caesar.
Like most writers, Caesar has had to struggle his way through. He began freelancing as a reporter in a number of media houses at the beginning of his career. “My early life was a struggle because I lost my father when I was only 16. I had to give tuitions and study at the same time. In 1996, I joined a small newspaper called Sonar Bangla as a freelancer and was also studying BA Honours in Bengali,” said Caesar. Studying Bengali after passing out of ISC board was a tough proposition for Caesar. “I wanted to study Bengali because I was used to reading Bengali books at home. I was inspired to study Bengali, mainly by Jibanananda Das whose poetry, Rupasi Bangla, mesmerized me. However, at that time, I was not aware of the syllabus at the honours level for Bengali and it was very difficult,” said Caesar.
The compulsion of earning a livelihood forced Caesar to freelance for eight different media houses at the same time after graduation. After completing a post graduation diploma course in mass communication, he got a job with a Bengali newspaper. Apart from Jibanananda Das’s poetry, Caesar’s favourite writers are Satinath Bhaduri and Ernest Hemmingway. “I have always been surrounded by books and have been reading since I was small because I grew up watching my parents read good literature,” said Caesar.
The turning point in his life came in 2005 when he joined Anandalok. “I improved as a writer and also found inspiration in writing stories. My first story to be published was Reunion, in Desh in 2010 in one of the monthly issues,” said Caesar. This was followed by more short stories in later years like Mukher Araley, Sutopa Boudir Mrityu O Isha, Shei Dupur and Maya. After Desh, Caesar’s short stories were published in other magazines as well. His Bisarjan was published in Sananda in 2012 and Swadhinata Dibas in Sananda Puja Bodhan issue in 2013. The idea of writing a novel had not occurred to Caesar. “I was asked to write a novel for Saradiya issue in 2012 and I wrote Ghare Phera that year. “The plot was based around Section 498A penal code and for that I spoke to people who were victimised by its misuse,” said Caesar. The novel was published in Saradiya Unish Kuri. In 2013, another novel Putul Khela based on domestic violence that was published in Saradiya Unish Kuri again.
Apart from his novels, Caesar had also compiled his short stories into a book, Alo Andhari, that was published in 2012. Although his stories and novels are based on the fast life of modern cities and towns, Caesar hopes to publish stories based on Bengali folk culture. “I travel a lot, specially in remote villages of Bengal to collect information on folk culture in different parts of Bengal,” said Caesar.
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MORE ABOUT CAESAR
DOB: December 15,1977
BORN IN: Calcutta
EDUCATION: BA, PG Diploma in Mass Communication
FAMILY: Wife
LOVES: Travelling, reading
HATES: Opportunistic nature
source: http://www.telegraphindia.com / The Telegraph, Calcutta / Front Page> Howrah> Story / Friday – August 29th, 2014
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