{"product_id":"rushika","title":"Rushika","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"145\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"114\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"89\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bimal Lama (বিমল লামা)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"145\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"127\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upanyas (Novel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"166\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"164\"\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"301\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"203\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"183\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"231\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"215\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789350407004\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"250\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"244\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 500\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"276\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"264\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 645 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"301\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"290\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"703\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"316\"\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"319\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"330\"\u003e\"Rushika\"\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful portrayal of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"413\"\u003eAdivasi (indigenous) communities of Jangalmahal\u003c\/strong\u003e—their struggles, traditions, and dreams. 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