{"product_id":"santgaonr-haoatantira-bengali-version","title":"SANTGAONR HAOATANTIRA (BENGALI VERSION)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"86\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"84\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"346\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"119\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"119\"\u003eAuthor: Parimal Bhattacharya\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"143\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"143\"\u003ePublisher: Ababhash\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"165\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"165\"\u003eLanguage: Bengali\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"189\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"189\"\u003eISBN: 9789380732688\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"204\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"204\"\u003ePages: 648\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"287\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"287\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"721\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"366\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Winner of Ananda Puroshkar 2026\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"369\"\u003eSet on the fish-shaped land between the rivers Hugli and Saraswati, this sweeping novel reimagines the ancient port city of Satgaon—once a thriving hub where Arab, Chinese, and European merchants arrived with the seasonal mawsim winds. Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, and French traders established settlements here, shaping a rich cosmopolitan landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"1348\"\u003eAt the heart of this world stands a clan of Kanauji Brahmins settled around a temple of Lord Ram. A girl from this clan marries a young archaeologist—an East Bengali refugee—who arrives in Satgaon for a project. Their son, Bappaditya, grows up visiting this magical terrain: a place where myth and memory intermingle with history. Here, church steeples cry in the wind, women exchange sonic messages through ritual river-baths, scholars are cursed into toads, a Parisian poet finds his “flower of evil,” a Turkish warrior stays back to learn Sanskrit, and even departed souls return—one reincarnated as a Javanese cockatoo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1784\"\u003eSpanning seven hundred years, nine generations, and forty-nine major characters—including a cockatoo, a horse, and a Harley Davidson motorbike—the novel weaves history, myth, and imagination into an extraordinary narrative tapestry. When a new law threatens to uproot Bappaditya from this enchanted enclave, the question arises: can an affidavit stitched together from strands of memory, legend, and history safeguard his belonging?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1925\"\u003eA monumental work of storytelling, this 648-page paperback stands as one of the most ambitious novels in contemporary Bengali literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ababhash","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50756619665712,"sku":"Ababhash_0095","price":743.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/Ababhash_0095_a54ef266-0d8a-42e3-a291-03db6219438e.jpg?v=1777264440","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/santgaonr-haoatantira-bengali-version","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}