{"product_id":"maidan","title":"Maidan","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"17\" data-end=\"55\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"17\" data-end=\"28\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shekhar Mukhopadhyay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"80\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"78\"\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"209\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"111\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"93\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Novel (Upanyas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"136\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"125\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"164\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"148\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789350402146\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"183\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"177\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"209\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"197\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 319 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"702\"\u003e📖 \u003cstrong data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"227\"\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"230\"\u003eThe socialist ideology faces a global crisis. Yet, in one state of India, \u003cstrong data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"331\"\u003eCommunist rule prevails\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"342\"\u003eSayan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a product of this era. He is disinterested in studies. While his cricket coach sees him as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"462\"\u003enatural fast bowler\u003c\/strong\u003e, the party leader believes he has all the qualities of a \u003cstrong data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"551\"\u003esuccessful political worker\u003c\/strong\u003e. Torn between \u003cstrong data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"612\"\u003elove, politics, and his existential crisis\u003c\/strong\u003e, Sayan eventually abandons cricket to become deeply involved in \u003cstrong data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"699\"\u003epolitical activism\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"704\" data-end=\"1386\"\u003eAs time passes, Sayan rises to lead the \u003cstrong data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"768\"\u003eparty's action squad\u003c\/strong\u003e. But after 15 years, the Communist government collapses, only to be replaced by another party with a \u003cstrong data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"900\"\u003esimilar political strategy\u003c\/strong\u003e. Branded as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"933\"\u003epolitical thug\u003c\/strong\u003e, he is \u003cstrong data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"953\"\u003earrested\u003c\/strong\u003e but later released on bail due to his friends' intervention. In the final chapter of his life, Sayan \u003cstrong data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1086\"\u003ereturns to the sports field\u003c\/strong\u003e—this time as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1111\"\u003ecoach\u003c\/strong\u003e. Even though the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1160\"\u003epolitical landscape changes\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1219\"\u003epower struggles within the Maidan remain the same\u003c\/strong\u003e. However, Sayan still yearns for \u003cstrong data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1280\"\u003ea second chance at life\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1290\"\u003eMaidan\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling story of a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1383\"\u003eman caught between politics and passion, power and redemption\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1415\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1413\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1416\" data-end=\"1845\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1416\" data-end=\"1440\"\u003eShekhar Mukhopadhyay\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1469\"\u003eOctober 1965\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1495\"\u003eRampurhat, Birbhum\u003c\/strong\u003e. His ancestral home is in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1522\" data-end=\"1532\"\u003eBeliya\u003c\/strong\u003e, a village near Rampurhat. He spent his childhood in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1618\"\u003evarious parts of West Bengal\u003c\/strong\u003e due to his father’s work. Eventually, his family settled in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1695\"\u003eSantiniketan\u003c\/strong\u003e, where he pursued most of his education. He holds an \u003cstrong data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1770\"\u003eM.A. in Economics\u003c\/strong\u003e and has worked on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1789\" data-end=\"1818\"\u003eseveral research projects\u003c\/strong\u003e before joining academia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1847\" data-end=\"2067\"\u003eShekhar Mukhopadhyay began his teaching career at \u003cstrong data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1930\"\u003eDarjeeling Government College\u003c\/strong\u003e, later moving to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1948\" data-end=\"2006\"\u003eGoenka College of Commerce and Business Administration\u003c\/strong\u003e. He is currently associated with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2064\"\u003eJhargram Raj College\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2069\" data-end=\"2314\"\u003eAlthough he started writing in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2132\"\u003eschool and college magazines\u003c\/strong\u003e, he took a long break from literature. His \u003cstrong data-start=\"2176\" data-end=\"2208\"\u003eshort story \"Promoterer Lok\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, published in \u003cem data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2229\"\u003eDesh\u003c\/em\u003e magazine in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2242\" data-end=\"2260\"\u003eSeptember 2005\u003c\/strong\u003e, marked his return to \u003cstrong data-start=\"2283\" data-end=\"2311\"\u003eregular literary writing\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2316\" data-end=\"2334\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2320\" data-end=\"2332\"\u003eHobbies:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2371\"\u003e📚 Reading | 🍳 Cooking | 🎵 Music\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ananda Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49568178405680,"sku":"AnandaPublishers_9789350402146","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/ananda-publishers-book-default-title-maidan-40244049674544.jpg?v=1775965054","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/maidan","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}