{"product_id":"sataru-o-jalakanya","title":"Sataru O Jalakanya","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"362\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"137\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"75\" data-end=\"86\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায় (Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"168\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"150\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upanyas (Novel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"202\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"182\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"274\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"258\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788170664468\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"292\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"287\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"362\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"342\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"652\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"377\"\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"380\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"400\"\u003eSataru O Jalakanya\u003c\/em\u003e is a poetic and mystical tale of a swimmer whose love for water shapes his very existence. From childhood, he finds solace in the silent, green depths of water, where he discovers his true self. Water heals him, shelters him, and fuels his survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"1119\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"834\"\u003eDespite excelling in academics and sports, with a well-decorated career and admirers, the swimmer remains unattached. He longs for a woman as deep and immersive as water itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"998\"\u003eThen, one day, his dream-like \u003cem data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"878\"\u003eJalakanya\u003c\/em\u003e (Water Maiden) appears—not just as a figment of imagination but in a real, human form, turning his world upside down.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"999\" data-end=\"1119\"\u003eThe novel unfolds as a surreal, adult fairy tale about love, longing, and the thin line between reality and fantasy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1457\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1142\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1145\"\u003eShirshendu Mukhopadhyay was born on November 2, 1935, in Bikrampur, Dhaka (now in Bangladesh). Due to his father’s railway job, his childhood was spent moving across different places—Kolkata, Bihar, North Bengal, East Bengal, and Assam. His early experiences and memories often find their way into his writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"2054\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1560\"\u003eHe studied at missionary schools in Cooch Behar and later completed his BA from a Kolkata college.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1561\" data-end=\"1669\"\u003eInitially a schoolteacher, he later took up journalism and became associated with \u003cem data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1666\"\u003eAnandabazar Patrika\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1774\"\u003eHis first story was published in \u003cem data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1711\"\u003eDesh\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and his debut novel was \u003cem data-start=\"1746\" data-end=\"1771\"\u003eGhûnôpôkā (The Termite)\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1856\"\u003eHe gained immense popularity for his children’s novel \u003cem data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"1853\"\u003eMonojder Adbhut Bari\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"2054\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eIn recognition of his literary excellence, he received the Vidyasagar Award (1985) for children’s literature, the Ananda Puraskar, and the Sahitya Akademi Award (1989) for his novel \u003cem data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2053\"\u003eManabjamin\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ananda Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49578243948848,"sku":"AnandaPublishers_9788170664468","price":270.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/ananda-publishers-book-default-title-sataru-o-jalakanya-40279726522672.jpg?v=1775965538","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/sataru-o-jalakanya","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}