author
Sarath Kumar Ghosh
b. 1883
An early 20th-century Indian novelist and lecturer, he wrote adventurous, imaginative books that introduced many Western readers to Indian settings, folklore, and ideas. His life story was wrapped in mystery, which only adds to the fascination around his work.
2 Audiobooks
The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One
by Sarath Kumar Ghosh
The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two
by Sarath Kumar Ghosh
About the author
Born in 1883, Sarath Kumar Ghosh was an Indian writer whose books appeared in the early 1900s. Contemporary and later library sources connect him with works such as The Verdict of the Gods, The Prince of Destiny, The Wonders of the Jungle, and The Folk Tales of Bengal.
He was also presented publicly as a lecturer and traveler, and some sources describe him as having studied in Cambridge and spending time in the United States. Accounts of his background do not always agree in every detail, so it is safest to say that he built a literary identity that mixed Indian storytelling, adventure, spirituality, and performance.
Today, he is remembered less as a major canonical figure than as a curious and distinctive voice from the period when Indian writers in English were still relatively rare. His fiction and retellings remain interesting for readers who enjoy rediscovered books, imperial-era publishing history, and vivid tales drawn from jungles, legends, and myth.