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, 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 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 Calcutta University 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 California State University, Los Angeles. He held a manufacturing management position at Northrop Grumman Corporation and retired in 1995. 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". His memoir UPROOTED is his first nonfiction venture.robinpodder@gmail.com
