{"product_id":"chayataru","title":"Chayataru","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"24\" data-end=\"51\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"29\" data-end=\"49\"\u003e📌 Book Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"215\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"85\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"65\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Samaresh Majumdar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"116\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"98\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Novel (Upanyas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"142\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"130\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"170\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"154\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789350408551\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"189\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"183\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"215\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"203\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 275 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"246\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"244\"\u003e📚 About the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"540\"\u003eSet in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"285\"\u003enewly independent India\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"298\"\u003eChayataru\u003c\/em\u003e transports readers to a \u003cstrong data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"364\"\u003eremote tea plantation in North Bengal\u003c\/strong\u003e, where young doctor \u003cstrong data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"395\"\u003eShubha\u003c\/strong\u003e arrives to serve. While her \u003cstrong data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"456\"\u003efather supports her decision\u003c\/strong\u003e, others in her family disapprove of her choice to work in such an isolated place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"958\"\u003eAt the plantation, she meets \u003cstrong data-start=\"571\" data-end=\"606\"\u003eMacpherson, the British manager\u003c\/strong\u003e, recognizable by his \u003cstrong data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"695\"\u003efelt hat, khaki half-sleeve shirt, and signature white mustache\u003c\/strong\u003e. Soon, \u003cstrong data-start=\"703\" data-end=\"760\"\u003eShubha realizes the tea estate is an unfamiliar world\u003c\/strong\u003e, vastly different from Kolkata. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"864\"\u003eimpoverished laborers are deeply bound by age-old superstitions\u003c\/strong\u003e, especially the women, while the country is undergoing \u003cstrong data-start=\"920\" data-end=\"955\"\u003erapid changes post-independence\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"1339\"\u003eAs the \u003cstrong data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1036\"\u003eownership of tea estates transitions from British to Indian hands\u003c\/strong\u003e, tensions rise, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1145\"\u003elabor supervisors who were once close to British owners find themselves under attack\u003c\/strong\u003e. One day, a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1221\"\u003emysterious illness spreads, affecting several men and women\u003c\/strong\u003e, leaving Shubha with an urgent medical crisis. Meanwhile, Macpherson contemplates \u003cstrong data-start=\"1304\" data-end=\"1336\"\u003eleaving the country for good\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1485\"\u003e📖 \u003cem data-start=\"1344\" data-end=\"1355\"\u003eChayataru\u003c\/em\u003e paints a vivid picture of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1409\"\u003epost-independence India\u003c\/strong\u003e, capturing the social and economic changes that shaped the lives of many.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1490\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"1492\" data-end=\"1523\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1521\"\u003e📚 About the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"2080\"\u003e🔹 \u003cstrong data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1548\"\u003eSamaresh Majumdar\u003c\/strong\u003e was born on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1561\" data-end=\"1579\"\u003eMarch 10, 1944\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1583\"\u003e🔹 Spent his \u003cstrong data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1638\"\u003echildhood in the tea gardens of Dooars\u003c\/strong\u003e and studied at \u003cstrong data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1684\"\u003eJalpaiguri District School\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1688\"\u003e🔹 Moved to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1700\" data-end=\"1719\"\u003eKolkata in 1960\u003c\/strong\u003e and pursued a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1734\" data-end=\"1795\"\u003edegree in Bengali Literature from Scottish Church College\u003c\/strong\u003e before completing his \u003cstrong data-start=\"1818\" data-end=\"1858\"\u003eM.A. from the University of Calcutta\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1862\"\u003e🔹 Initially involved in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1887\" data-end=\"1904\"\u003egroup theater\u003c\/strong\u003e, which later led him to writing.\u003cbr data-start=\"1937\" data-end=\"1940\"\u003e🔹 His \u003cstrong data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"2009\"\u003efirst short story was published in ‘Desh’ magazine in 1967\u003c\/strong\u003e, followed by his \u003cstrong data-start=\"2027\" data-end=\"2057\"\u003efirst novel, ‘Dour’ (1975)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"2058\" data-end=\"2061\"\u003e🔹 Notable works:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2084\" data-end=\"2329\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2084\" data-end=\"2096\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2086\" data-end=\"2094\"\u003eDour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2119\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2102\" data-end=\"2117\"\u003eEi Ami Renu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2143\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2125\" data-end=\"2141\"\u003eUttaradhikar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2147\" data-end=\"2168\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2149\" data-end=\"2166\"\u003eBoro Paap Hey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2172\" data-end=\"2190\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2174\" data-end=\"2188\"\u003eUjan Ganga\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2210\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2196\" data-end=\"2208\"\u003eBasbhumi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2239\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2216\" data-end=\"2237\"\u003eLokkhi'r Panchali\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2243\" data-end=\"2308\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2245\" data-end=\"2256\"\u003eKalbela\u003c\/strong\u003e (which won the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2272\" data-end=\"2305\"\u003eSahitya Akademi Award in 1984\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2329\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2314\" data-end=\"2327\"\u003eKalpurush\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2331\" data-end=\"2362\"\u003e🔹 \u003cstrong data-start=\"2334\" data-end=\"2360\"\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Recognitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2366\" data-end=\"2542\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2366\" data-end=\"2396\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2368\" data-end=\"2394\"\u003eAnanda Puraskar (1982)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2400\" data-end=\"2488\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2402\" data-end=\"2486\"\u003eBFJA, Dishari, and Chalachitra Prasar Samiti Awards for ‘Dour’ (film adaptation)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2492\" data-end=\"2542\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2494\" data-end=\"2540\"\u003eSahitya Akademi Award (1984) for ‘Kalbela’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"2685\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e📖 \u003cstrong data-start=\"2547\" data-end=\"2685\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eSamaresh Majumdar’s works are known for their deep insights into human relationships, societal struggles, and the intricacies of life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ananda Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49556916338992,"sku":"AnandaPublishers_9789350408551","price":315.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/ananda-publishers-book-default-title-chayataru-40224796377392.jpg?v=1775958413","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/chayataru","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}