{"product_id":"bangarwadi-a-timeless-indian-novella","title":"Bangarwadi {A Timeless Indian Novella}","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vyankatesh Madgulkar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 12-03-2026\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003e\nAt the edge of a parched upland, Bangarwadi lies almost empty—its shepherds gone with their flocks, its school forsaken to dust and birds. To take charge of this neglected school and unforgiving landscape arrives a young schoolteacher, uncertain of his place and unsure whether learning and education has any meaning in this community at all.\u003cbr\u003e\nThrough his gradual immersion in village life, Vyankatesh Madgulkar offers a deeply attentive portrait of a community shaped by toil, hunger, and inherited rhythms of survival. The story unfolds through small, intimate encounters—under an ancient neem tree, in a bare classroom, during night-time gatherings lit only by an oil lamp—revealing the moral codes, affections, cruelties, and quiet solidarities that hold the village together. The shepherds’ world, resistant to authority yet governed by its own order, emerges with remarkable clarity and restraint.\u003cbr\u003e\nFirst published in Marathi in 1955, Bangarwadi is regarded as a landmark in post-independence Marathi literature. It is an unsentimental yet deeply compassionate portrait of rural India that examines education not as an abstract ideal but as a fragile, negotiated presence in lives shaped by necessity. This lucid translation by Shanta Gokhale brings Madgulkar’s classic to contemporary readers, preserving its austere beauty and its enduring meditation on belonging, responsibility, and the slow work of trust. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789363368491\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Speaking Tiger Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51287262593328,"sku":"PrakashBooks_9789363368491","price":300.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/71jw7e62t8L.jpg?v=1775237594","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/bangarwadi-a-timeless-indian-novella","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}