A darkly satirical fable set in Calcutta, Dogstar follows the city’s abused street dogs as they rise up against their human oppressors, exposing the fraught politics and fragile empathy at the heart of society.
Nabarun Bhattacharya,a radical Bengali novelist and poet, won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Herbert and created the anarchic “Fyataru” underclass heroes. He was the son of writer-activist Mahasweta Devi and playwright Bijon Bhattacharya.
Nabarun Bhattacharya,a radical Bengali novelist and poet, won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Herbert and created the anarchic “Fyataru” underclass heroes. He was the son of writer-activist Mahasweta Devi and playwright Bijon Bhattacharya.
A darkly satirical fable set in Calcutta, Dogstar follows the city’s abused street dogs as they rise up against their human oppressors, exposing the fraught politics and fragile empathy at the heart of society.
BY Nabarun Bhattacharya 7 January 2026
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