Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayaBankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya was one of India's best known writers, with novels like Ananda Math, Bishabrikha and Devi Chaudhurani, among others. His British superiors honoured him with the titles of Rai Bahadur in 1891 and Companion of the Most Emient Order of the Indian Empire (CMEOIE) in 1894. Alo Shome is a homemaker. She has taught foreign students at the English Language Teaching Institute, Symbiosis, Pune, for three years and from time to time coached adults and youngsters at home in English. Her hobbies are reading, cooking and spending time with her granddaughters. Read More Read Less