{"product_id":"ranu-o-bhanu","title":"Ranu O Bhanu","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"228\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"28\" data-end=\"62\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"30\" data-end=\"41\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sunil Gangopadhyay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"93\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"75\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Novel (Upanyas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"118\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"107\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"146\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"130\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788177561340\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"165\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"159\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"191\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"179\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"228\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"208\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"252\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"250\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"1645\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"336\"\u003eRabindranath Tagore receives hundreds of letters daily from across the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"384\"\u003eHe tries to respond to as many as possible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"472\"\u003eOne day, he comes across a letter from a 12-year-old girl named Ranu from Varanasi.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"553\"\u003eShe has read many of his writings and considers him her most beloved person.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"632\"\u003eIn her letter, she questions why he has been writing fewer stories lately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"684\"\u003eTagore, intrigued and amused, decides to reply.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"774\"\u003eDespite his literary success, Tagore never found complete peace in his personal life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"873\"\u003eAfter his eldest daughter, Madhurilata, passes away after prolonged illness, he is devastated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"938\"\u003eSeeking solace, he visits Bhawanipur and calls out for Ranu.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"939\" data-end=\"1021\"\u003eA young girl rushes down the stairs, and Tagore is mesmerized by her presence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1128\"\u003eFrom that moment, an extraordinary relationship forms between the 58-year-old poet and the young Ranu.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1232\"\u003eShe becomes his playmate, muse, and a reflection of his lost ‘Bou-thakurani’ (elder sister-in-law).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1281\"\u003eTo Ranu, Tagore is her beloved \"Bhanu Dada.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1385\"\u003eWhen Tagore travels to China, Ranu’s marriage is arranged to Biren, the son of Sir Rajen Mukherjee.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1436\"\u003eShe becomes a wife and mother of two children.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1511\"\u003eAs an aging poet, Tagore reflects—what did he truly receive from Ranu?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1512\" data-end=\"1565\"\u003eWas it just \"the beauty of sorrow through tears\"?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1645\"\u003eSunil Gangopadhyay masterfully narrates this unique and unparalleled story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1647\" data-end=\"1674\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1672\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"2722\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1730\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1687\"\u003eBirth:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 7, 1934, Faridpur, Bangladesh.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"1798\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1733\" data-end=\"1747\"\u003eEducation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Master's degree from the University of Calcutta.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1855\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"1818\"\u003eEarly Career:\u003c\/strong\u003e Started by giving private tuition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"2095\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1886\"\u003eProfessional 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data-start=\"2216\" data-end=\"2227\"\u003eKrittibas\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2233\" data-end=\"2297\"\u003eGained fame as a poet before transitioning to novel writing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2300\" data-end=\"2365\"\u003eFirst novel: \u003cem data-start=\"2315\" data-end=\"2328\"\u003eAtmaprakash\u003c\/em\u003e, published in the \u003cem data-start=\"2347\" data-end=\"2353\"\u003eDesh\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2368\" data-end=\"2418\"\u003eFirst poetry collection: \u003cem data-start=\"2395\" data-end=\"2415\"\u003eEka Ebong Koyekjon\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2421\" data-end=\"2467\"\u003eEqually popular among children and adults.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2468\" data-end=\"2606\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2470\" data-end=\"2481\"\u003eAwards:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2486\" 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