{"product_id":"ujan-jatra","title":"Ujan Jatra","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"295\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"72\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"60\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bani Basu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"103\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"75\" data-end=\"85\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upanyas (Novel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"140\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"120\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"250\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"154\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"250\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"234\"\u003e ISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788177565492\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"269\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"263\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"295\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"283\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 348 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"312\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"310\"\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"1520\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"529\"\u003eThe novel \u003cem data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"337\"\u003eUjan Jatra\u003c\/em\u003e is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"361\"\u003einner journey\u003c\/strong\u003e, a \u003cstrong data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"384\"\u003equest for roots\u003c\/strong\u003e that leads two vastly different characters—\u003cstrong data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"507\"\u003eKasturi, a Gurjar girl from the north-west, and Kajal Munda, a tribal youth\u003c\/strong\u003e—onto a common 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data-end=\"1325\"\u003epast and present\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1520\"\u003eThe key question remains: Does the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1366\" data-end=\"1397\"\u003epain of unfulfilled desires\u003c\/strong\u003e lead to an \u003cstrong data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1433\"\u003eultimate realization\u003c\/strong\u003e, or does it end in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1493\"\u003efrustration, resentment, and failure\u003c\/strong\u003e, like any ordinary life?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1522\" data-end=\"1545\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1522\" data-end=\"1543\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1546\" data-end=\"2383\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1546\" data-end=\"1598\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1557\"\u003eBorn:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26th Phalgun, 1346 (Bengali 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