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Robin Podder
Robin Podder was born in 1939 in a remote village in Bangladesh, then a part of undivided British India. His life in the village was almost primitive. There was no electricity, gas...view moreRobin Podder was born in 1939 in a remote village in Bangladesh, then a part of undivided British India. His life in the village was almost primitive. There was no electricity, gas, running water, paved road, or transportation except bullock carts. In 1946 came the communal riot, and in 1947 the end of the British raj, the partition, and the Indian independence. His village fell under the newly created Pakistan. Being Hindu, his family had to leave the village's birthplace and move to Kolkata, India. He got through high school, and college and received his Mechanical Engineering degree (BSME) from Bengal Engineering College ( now IIEST) in 1960. In 1975, he immigrated to the USA and naturalized as a US citizen. He got his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) from the California State University, Los Angeles. He continued his study at the California Institute of Technology and at UCLA, in Robotics, Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence. He held a senior manufacturing management position at Northrop Grumman Corporation and retired in 1995. Robin with his wife Pratima are residents of Torrance, CA. since 1983.Alongside his professional carrier, Robin Podder has been a lifelong community activist for immigrant community. He was one of the founding members of Bengali Association of Southern California, and Dakshini. He has been writing and directing numerous stage plays at various venues of Dakskini, BASC, and Banga Sammelan.Before coming to America, he established himself as a well known playwright, director and actor in India. He was one of the rising stars of the Peoples Drama Movement alongside Utpal Dutta, Ajit Ganguly, Sambhu Mitra and Badal Sarkar. He adopted Shakespeare's Othello in Bengali Jatra form and performed it in the remote villages of West Bengal. One of his one-act plays won the first prize at he All India Youth Festival. He penned more than a dozen of Bengali plays.After retirement, he attended the Film School at UCLA. He wrote, directed, and produced an award-winning feature film, "Storm in the Afternoon". He was also hired to direct a second feature, "The Chosen Few". He has been writing and directing numerous stage plays at various venues of Dakskini, BASC, Banga Sammelan and Indian Independence Day celebration. His newest venture is his memoir, UPROOTED, now available on Amazon KDP both as E-Book or in Print! He is 84!Robin's memoir takes you through the incredible journey of one person's life, as he reflects on his childhood during partition, India's independence movement, World War II, and communal riots. And as a young man, how he faces the political upheaval of Kolkata in the 1960s and 1970s. This compelling memoir is an inspiring tale of resilience, perseverance, and the triumph of the human spirit over adversity.He wrote this Memoir for us, the first-generation immigrants. It may remind us of the memories we left behind and the struggle we are enduring. It will also help the next generation to appreciate what we have done for our family. That's the feedback he is getting so far.Here's the link for the memoir: UPROOTED on Amazon: https://a.co/d/8qg38rV.Please purchase a copy of the book and leave your review on Amazon. These reviews help buyers make informed decisions about whether or not to purchase the book.view less