Suroopa Mukherjee is an Indian writer.

Career

She is the author of several books for children and young people, including ''Bhopal Gas Tragedy: The Worst Industrial Disaster in Human History'', a book about the

Bhopal disaster The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a chemical accident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Considered the world's ...

. She teaches English Literature at

Hindu College, University of Delhi Hindu College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi in New Delhi, India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in sciences, humanities, social sciences and commerce. In 2022, it is ranked 2nd nationally by National ...

and is the coordinator of a student group dedicated to creating youth awareness on issues relating to environmental damage and corporate crime. ''Across The Mystic Shore'' was her

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to ...

for adults, released by

Macmillan New Writing Macmillan New Writing is an imprint of the British publishing company Pan Macmillan. Designed to attract previously unpublished authors, it offers aspiring novelists 20% of royalties from the sale of their book but no advance on signing. Books Mac ...

in March 2007. Her most recent book "Surviving Bhopal" draws on oral testimonials of the affected community of the

and analyzes the cause and aftermath of the disaster from the perspective of those who suffered the severe consequences of systemic failure and travesty of justice. The event resulted in a resistance movement, led by women, against corporate and state power. Mukherjee explores the underlying gender politics, showing how activism challenged and redefined the contemporary model of development.

External links

The Times of India
Living people Indian women children's writers Indian children's writers Indian women novelists Bhopal disaster Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-writer-stub