Sibaji Bandyopadhyay (b. 1954) was formerly Professor of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, and is currently Professor in Cultural Studies, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta. His publications include Gopal-Rakhal Dwandasamas, Madhyarekha, Guhalipi, Prasanga: Jibanananda, ‘East’ Meeting ‘West’: A Note on the Colonial Chronotope.