{"product_id":"kalikata-pukur-katha","title":"Kalikata Pukur Katha","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c6fce92f-ea71-4181-8b63-263852adbf33\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-5\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: মোহিত রায় (Mohit Ray)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bengali\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9789350402733\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 344\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 496 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eKalikata Pukur Katha\u003c\/em\u003e explores the \u003cstrong\u003ehistorical and cultural significance\u003c\/strong\u003e of Kolkata's nearly \u003cstrong\u003efive thousand ponds\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ewater bodies\u003c\/strong\u003e that have shaped the city’s landscape over centuries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe book addresses the \u003cstrong\u003eabsence of discussions\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003eponds\u003c\/strong\u003e in fields such as \u003cstrong\u003eurban planning, 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