{"product_id":"shankhini","title":"Shankhini","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"282\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"116\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"67\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e সঙ্গীতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় (Sangeeta Bandopadhyay)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"147\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"129\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upanyas (Novel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"172\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"161\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"200\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"184\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788177565836\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"219\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"213\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"245\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"233\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1205 gram\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"282\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"262\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"745\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"297\"\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"300\"\u003eIn \u003cstrong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"318\"\u003e‘Shankhini’\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"345\"\u003eSangeeta Bandopadhyay\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts a \u003cstrong data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"415\"\u003eprofound philosophical exploration of life and existence\u003c\/strong\u003e. The novel suggests that \u003cstrong data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"539\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eevents in life hold no intrinsic meaning—they simply serve as a mechanism to push life forward\u003c\/strong\u003e. From the \u003cstrong data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"591\"\u003ebirthmark to the final trace of death\u003c\/strong\u003e, existence appears to be an \u003cstrong data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"635\"\u003eempty space\u003c\/strong\u003e—one that must be \u003cstrong data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"702\"\u003efilled with experiences, actions, and moments\u003c\/strong\u003e, regardless of any \u003cstrong data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"742\"\u003eultimate purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"1370\"\u003eThe novel questions whether life truly has \u003cstrong data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"817\"\u003eany goal or destination\u003c\/strong\u003e, or if individuals are merely \u003cstrong data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"912\"\u003edrifting along the cosmic tide like a wooden boat on a river\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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Through these \u003cstrong data-start=\"1264\" data-end=\"1301\"\u003evaried identities and experiences\u003c\/strong\u003e, the novel \u003cstrong data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1367\"\u003econstructs a powerful, evocative tale of existence\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1372\" data-end=\"1719\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1372\" data-end=\"1393\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1396\"\u003eBorn on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1404\" data-end=\"1438\"\u003eNovember 23, 1974, in Durgapur\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1465\"\u003eSangeeta Bandopadhyay\u003c\/strong\u003e later moved to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1481\" data-end=\"1500\"\u003eKolkata in 1986\u003c\/strong\u003e. She studied at \u003cstrong data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1556\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eBagbazar Multipurpose Girls' School\u003c\/strong\u003e and later at \u003cstrong data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1589\"\u003eGokhale College\u003c\/strong\u003e. Her literary journey began in her \u003cstrong data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003eearly teenage years\u003c\/strong\u003e, with her first poem being published in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1689\" data-end=\"1716\"\u003e‘Desh’ magazine in 2001\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1721\" data-end=\"2075\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eShe has been a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1736\" data-end=\"1795\"\u003eregular contributor to various magazines and newspapers\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"1816\"\u003e‘Shankhini’\u003c\/strong\u003e, originally serialized in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1851\"\u003eDesh\u003c\/strong\u003e, is her \u003cstrong data-start=\"1860\" data-end=\"1875\"\u003edebut novel\u003c\/strong\u003e. Apart from writing, she has worked as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1917\" data-end=\"1975\"\u003ejournalist and is associated with a television channel\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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