Haripada Keraani’r Itihash Jiggasha (Bengali Version)

• Writer: Amitabh Mukhopadhyay

• No. of Pages: 134

• ISBN: 9788196258283

• Genre: Essays

• Format: Hardcover

• Publisher: Boi Bondhu

Description of the Book:
Indian history has always faced a shortage of verifiable information, which is why legends often need to be called upon. In school, while learning about history, we discover that legends play an important role in the subject. However, some modern historians tend to completely dismiss legends. On the other hand, some historians nowadays are too eager to equate the history and religion of this country with the emergence of humankind.

This dual approach, where conclusions are made first and then facts are adjusted to fit, confuses ordinary people like Haripad Keraani. In this collection of ten essays, Haripad examines the country’s, and particularly Bengal’s, forgotten history, religion, and legends from a different perspective, maintaining an unbiased distance from both sides. These writings are not history per se but an exploration of historical thinking, as seen through the lens of Haripad Keraani's thoughts, which were influenced by Amalkanti.