The Adventures of Kakababu
The Adventures of Kakababu

Author: Sunil Gangopadhyay

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2020-04-13

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9353578701

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After a secret mission in Afghanistan ends in a terrible accident, Raja Roychowdhury, fondly known as Kakababu, resigns as the director of the Archaeological Survey of India and goes home to his second-hand books. But the desire to hunt down old, unsolved mysteries of the world refuses to leave him alone. Despite living with an amputated leg, Kakababu insists on taking biannual holidays to remote, little-known areas - and refuses to tell anyone what he does there. Now that he's old enough, Shontu, Kakababu's nephew, has finally been allowed to accompany Kakababu on these mysterious trips. And he cannot wait for the thrilling adventures to begin!In 'The Emperor's Lost Head', Kakababu takes Shontu to Kashmir to find a hidden sulphur mine. Except that that's a lie, and Shontu has no idea how to get his uncle to admit the truth.'The King of the Emerald Isles' finds uncle and nephew in an uncharted island in the Indian Ocean. Stubbornly secretive as always, Kakababu refuses to tell Shontu what has brought him to the dangerous island. Is he ready for the answers he might find?

More Adventures Of Kakababu
More Adventures Of Kakababu

Author: Sunil Gangopadhyay

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2021-12-20

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9354228976

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More Adventures of Kakababu is the second book in the delightful Kakababu series. In 'Terror on the Mountain Top', Kakababu travels to the Everest base camp, ostensibly to climb the peak. But after finding a corpse, a hidden glacial crevice, and an enormous prehistoric tooth in rapid succession, Shontu begins to suspect that his uncle has, once again, not been honest about the true reason behind his visit. 'The Mystery of the Deserted Ship' finds uncle and nephew afloat in the treacherous waters off the Sunderbans islands. Stubbornly secretive as always, Kakababu refuses to tell Shontu what brought him into the predator-infested mangrove jungle or to the deserted ship. Will Shontu survive his brush with the dangerous delta? And what secrets will he find there? Originally written by veteran Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay, these Bengali classics have been translated by Rimi.

Classic Sunil Gangopadhyay
Classic Sunil Gangopadhyay

Author: Sunil Gangopadhyay

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2013-06-01

Total Pages: 2008

ISBN-13: 8184759983

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This special omnibus edition brings together the three great historical novels Sunil Gangopadhyay wrote. The Bengal Renaissance forms the backdrop to the Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Those Days, in which a feudal aristocracy awakens to its social obligations. In its sequel First Light, a turn-of-the-century Bengal, led by Rabindranath Tagore and Swami Vivekananda, awakens to a new, modern sensibility. And in The Lonely Emperor, the story of India’s greatest professional stage actor Sisir Bhaduri, the past gives way to the present as the country gains independence. Those Days (Sei Somoy), First Light (Prothom Alo), The Lonely Emperor (Nisshongo Samrat) Translated by Aruna Chakravarti and Sreejata Guha

The Calcutta Chromosome
The Calcutta Chromosome

Author: Amitav Ghosh

Publisher: Penguin Books India

Published: 2011-04-19

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0143066552

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From Victorian lndia to near-future New York, The Calcutta Chromosome takes readers on a wondrous journey through time as a computer programmer trapped in a mind-numbing job hits upon a curious item that will forever change his life. When Antar discovers the battered I.D. card of a long-lost acquaintance, he is suddenly drawn into a spellbinding adventure across centuries and around the globe, into the strange life of L. Murugan, a man obsessed with the medical history of malaria, and into a magnificently complex world where conspiracy hangs in the air like mosquitoes on a summer night.

Stories
Stories

Author: Sunil Gangopadhyaya

Publisher: Srishti Publishers

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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"Winner of the Sahitya Akademi award"--Cover.

The Mountain of the Moon
The Mountain of the Moon

Author: Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Published: 2020-01-06

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 9389136385

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The mountain of the moon is a story about taking a chance dare which, with its wings of imagination, leads you to the silver lining after a storm. Shankar, an ordinary young boy from rural India, crosses many skies and seas to explore an altogether different world—africa. There, he joins a seasoned Portuguese Explorer, Diego alvarez on a daring mission. But is the destination worth the toil of the journey? Moreover, will Shankar get to the peak of his mountain of dreams? The Storyline, with a series of adventures, is a testimony to the eternal virtues of courage, curiosity and compassion. It gradually becomes a tantalizing tale of an unusual friendship that evolved in the spectacular but dangerous African forests and grasslands teeming with mysterious wildlife, people and their folklores. Experience this classic adventurous narrative in English that will lead you again to an era of picaro, when one dared to dream. This book has also been adapted into a popular Bengali movie.

The Best of Tenida
The Best of Tenida

Author: Aparna Chaudhuri

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2014-03-21

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 9351186342

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The humorous escapades of Narayan Gangopadhyay’s immortal character and his ragtag bunch of friends, now in English The leader of a gang of four, Tenida is a brash, loud-mouthed fellow with a large heart and a gargantuan appetite. Along with the quick-witted Kyabla, the Bangladeshi-accented Habul and the cowardly Pela, Tenida falls headlong into one misadventure after the other, that is, when he is not telling tall tales of his own heroism. Full of wit and old-world charm, The Best of Tenida is dotted with vignettes of life in yesteryear Calcutta. Featuring five of Narayan Gangopadhyay’s best-known short stories and his timeless novella Charmurti, this English translation introduces one of the most beloved figures in Bengali children’s literature to a wider audience.

When Morning Comes
When Morning Comes

Author: Arushi Raina

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2019-08-15

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 9353059496

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It’s 1976 in South Africa. In the black township of Soweto, Zanele works as a nightclub singer and is plotting against the apartheid government. Her best friend Thabo, schoolboy turned gang member, has troubles of his own--a deal gone wrong and some powerful enemies. Across the bridge, in the wealthy white suburbs, Jack plans to spend his last days in Johannesburg burning miles on his beat-up Mustang--until he meets Zanele. Working in her father's shop, Meena finds a packet of banned pamphlets. A series of chance meetings sets off a chain of events--a failed plot, a murdered teacher, a forbidden love and a growing student movement that sweeps across the country like a blazing fire. When Morning Comes is a part of the Duckbill Not Our War series. The NOW series deals with children growing up in times of conflict--powerless, vulnerable, and yet, against all odds, brave and hopeful of a better future.

Kadambari Devi's Suicide-note
Kadambari Devi's Suicide-note

Author: Rañjana Bandyopādhyāẏa

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 9789380925172

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Biographical novel based on the author's imagination about the suicide note of Kādambarī Debī, 1859-1884, 19th century Bengali author and member of Tagore family; translated from Bengali.