Author · India · 1856–1925
S. M. Mitra
Observant writing on India travel and society across cultures; calm voice and detail.
Siddha Mohana Mitra is a writer of Hindu-Bengali origin best known for his collection of stories from India: Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit
Genres
Short Stories
Seeing India with clear eyes in 2026
S M Mitra reports people and places with tact. Customs work and talk appear without exotic fog and comparison is used to understand not to mock. Read him to meet histories on their own terms and to think about travel as study rather than display.
