{"product_id":"behar-bagi-banduk","title":"Behar Bagi Banduk","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"110\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"24\" data-end=\"35\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tarun Kumar Bhaduri\u003cbr data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"58\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"68\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"110\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"68\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Historical Novel\u003cbr data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"88\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"99\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"110\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"99\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"122\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788170669609\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"151\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"171\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424 grams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"212\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"210\"\u003eBook Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"555\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"234\"\u003e\"Behar Bagi Banduk\"\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary account of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"304\"\u003edacoit-infested Chambal valley\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the landscape is ruled by \u003cstrong data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"374\"\u003erebellious outlaws wielding guns\u003c\/strong\u003e. This book, a follow-up to the author's earlier \u003cstrong data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"468\"\u003egroundbreaking work, \"Abhishapta Chambal\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, delves deeper into the \u003cstrong data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"552\"\u003edacoits of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"873\"\u003eTarun Kumar Bhaduri sheds \u003cstrong data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"596\"\u003enew light\u003c\/strong\u003e on:\u003cbr data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"603\"\u003e✔ The \u003cstrong data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"627\"\u003edark realities\u003c\/strong\u003e of bandit life in the rugged terrain of Chambal.\u003cbr data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"679\"\u003e✔ The \u003cstrong data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"723\"\u003esocial and political circumstances\u003c\/strong\u003e that force ordinary people into outlawed existence.\u003cbr data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"778\"\u003e✔ The \u003cstrong data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"833\"\u003efascinating lives of legendary female dacoits\u003c\/strong\u003e—Pootli, Hasina Kom, and Phoolan Devi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"1102\"\u003eThrough \u003cstrong data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"931\"\u003eextensive research and personal interactions\u003c\/strong\u003e, the author uncovers the \u003cstrong data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"975\"\u003ehidden stories\u003c\/strong\u003e behind these feared women. Were they truly born criminals? Or were they \u003cstrong data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1099\"\u003epushed to rebellion by oppression and injustice\u003c\/strong\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1302\"\u003eHe meticulously examines \u003cstrong data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1147\"\u003epolice records\u003c\/strong\u003e, traces their \u003cstrong data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1176\"\u003epast lives\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1244\"\u003ereveals the raw emotions, betrayal, and survival instincts\u003c\/strong\u003e that drove them into the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1299\"\u003eruthless world of dacoity\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1304\" data-end=\"1650\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1304\" data-end=\"1412\"\u003eIn \u003cstrong data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1317\"\u003e1960\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1333\"\u003eVinoba Bhave\u003c\/em\u003e arrived in Chambal with the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1362\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003etorch of peace\u003c\/strong\u003e, urging dacoits to surrender.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1496\"\u003eIn \u003cstrong data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1426\"\u003e1972\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1428\" data-end=\"1449\"\u003eJayaprakash Narayan\u003c\/em\u003e followed, inspiring \u003cstrong data-start=\"1470\" data-end=\"1493\"\u003ewaves of surrenders\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1650\"\u003eYet, despite these efforts, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1563\"\u003ethe curse of Chambal never faded\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1580\"\u003eNew dacoits\u003c\/strong\u003e emerge, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1602\"\u003enew gangs\u003c\/strong\u003e form, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1613\" data-end=\"1625\"\u003enew guns\u003c\/strong\u003e take up the old fight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1652\" data-end=\"1822\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong data-start=\"1657\" data-end=\"1700\"\u003ethrilling and deeply researched account\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1710\" data-end=\"1778\"\u003erare glimpse into the raw and untamed world of Chambal’s bandits\u003c\/strong\u003e—where \u003cstrong data-start=\"1785\" data-end=\"1819\"\u003etruth is stranger than fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1824\" data-end=\"1845\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1828\" data-end=\"1843\"\u003eKey Themes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1846\" data-end=\"2070\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1846\" data-end=\"1889\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1848\" data-end=\"1887\"\u003eThe rise and fall of dacoit legends\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1890\" data-end=\"1944\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"1942\"\u003eThe intersection of crime, power, and survival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"2004\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"2002\"\u003eThe tragic stories of women in the world of dacoity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2005\" data-end=\"2070\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2068\"\u003eThe failed attempts to eradicate Chambal’s bandit culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2072\" data-end=\"2099\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2076\" data-end=\"2097\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2208\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2123\"\u003eTarun Kumar Bhaduri\u003c\/strong\u003e (b. \u003cstrong data-start=\"2128\" data-end=\"2145\"\u003eJuly 10, 1924\u003c\/strong\u003e) was a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2205\"\u003erenowned journalist, author, and freedom fighter\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2210\" data-end=\"3086\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2210\" data-end=\"2341\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2212\" data-end=\"2241\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2212\" data-end=\"2239\"\u003eEarly Life \u0026amp; 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