Bimal Kar O Kalkuter Uppanayase Mahabharat (Bengali Version)

Book Details

• Author: Swagata Gupta
• Publisher: Bangiya Sahitya Samsad
• Language: Bengali
• ISBN: 9789382012535

About the Book

Bimal Kar O Kalkuter Uppanayase Mahabharat (Bengali Version) is an insightful literary study that examines the influence and reinterpretation of the Mahabharata in the novels of two distinguished Bengali writers, Bimal Kar and Samaresh Basu. For centuries, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata have shaped the cultural consciousness, moral imagination, and social life of the Indian subcontinent. Their impact extends far beyond religious and mythological traditions, finding renewed expression in modern literature and contemporary storytelling.

In this book, Swagata Gupta explores how these two nearly contemporary novelists engaged with the Mahabharata and adapted its themes, characters, symbols, and philosophical concerns within their own literary works. Rather than treating the epic merely as a source of stories, both writers reinterpreted its ideas through the lens of modern society, human psychology, and changing historical realities.

The study investigates the creative dialogue between ancient epic traditions and modern Bengali fiction, revealing how timeless questions of morality, power, duty, conflict, and human destiny continue to resonate in contemporary literature. Through detailed analysis and fresh critical perspectives, the author demonstrates how Bimal Kar and Kalkut transformed epic narratives into meaningful reflections on modern life and society.

An important resource for students, researchers, and lovers of Bengali literature, this volume offers a deeper understanding of the enduring relevance of the Mahabharata and its continuing influence on modern Bengali novels.