Ghost-Eye

Ghost-Eye is a novel by Amitav Ghosh, published by John Murray Press. The story begins in Calcutta in September 1969, where three-year-old Varsha Gupta, from a strict vegetarian family, demands fish for lunch and claims to remember a past life. Dr. Shoma Bose, a psychiatrist investigating reincarnation, takes on her case. Decades later, Shoma's nephew Dinu discovers Varsha's case file and becomes involved with environmental activists, leading to a search for Varsha that uncovers his own buried memories. The narrative moves between late-1960s Calcutta and present-day Brooklyn, exploring themes of family, fate, and environmental crisis.