Suvasish Mukhopadhyay

Suvasish Mukhopadhyay is an Indian author and civil engineer, who is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Pune. Suvasish Mukhopadhyay has authored a technical book on fluid mechanics and 32 other non-fiction as well as fictional novels. The primary goal of his life is to inspire and enlighten the larger masses on achieving peace and happiness in life.

Early years Suvasish Mukhopadhyay was born on 8 September 1963 in Uttarpara, West Bengal, India, Mukhopadhyay was educated at the Uttarpara Amarendra Vidyapith (Secondary and Higher Secondary school). He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1986, from the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, where he studied civil engineering. He then obtained a Master of Engineering degree in a Hydraulics in 1989, from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur.

Mukhopadhyay's mother died when he was 12 years old. He grew up without fond memories of his childhood which taught him to look at various situations in his life in a positive way. Thus, all his books talk about peace, happiness and optimism.

Career Academic and engineering Initially, Suvasish Mukhopadhyay moved to Jalgaon, Maharashtra and joined the Department of Civil Engineering in College of Engineering And Technology. In 1993, he joined the Department of Civil Engineering at the College of Engineering, Pune, as a member of faculty and has been teaching there ever since. Today he is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and teaches several subjects at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate level.

Mukhopadhyay has taught subjects such as management studies, fluid mechanics, dams and hydraulic structures, soil dynamics and numerical methods etc. Mukhopadhyay's most recent book is The Rise of the Setting Sun – Story of an Ordinary Indian. The book describes the struggles of a young student, Animesh, who is frustrated that his family is imposing the wrong vocation of Civil Engineering on him.