About The Book
It encompasses the second half of the nineteenth century of Indian history, especially the ongoing Bengal Renaissance.
The story of the novel centers on many historical figures including Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, George Curzon, etc.
My Thoughts
This is the second part of the historical novel written by Sunil Gangopadhyay (the first part is Sei Somoy). Like the first novel, this book also has many historical figures are their stories.
My personal favorite is Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar story. His struggles with widow remarriage and work against polygamy are described beautifully.
An English translation of this book is available on Amazon.
I simply love, love this book. Fellow bookish friends, please read this book.
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About the Author
Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (7 September 1934 – 23 October 2012) was an Indian poet, historian, and novelist in the Bengali language based in the city of Kolkata. He is a former Sheriff of Calcutta. Gangopadhyay obtained his master's degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta. In 1953 he and a few of his friends started a Bengali poetry magazine, Krittibas. Later he wrote for many different publications.
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