Nirmukhosh Sharod 2024/নির্মুখোশ শারদ ১৪৩১ (Bengali Version)

• Publisher: Suprokash

• Language: Bengali

• Binding: Paperback

About the Book:

• Nirmukhosh Sharod 2024 is a Bengali literary collection that offers a reflective exploration of societal and cultural shifts, particularly focusing on the theme of "lost cinema halls of Bengal."

• The opening passage paints a vivid picture of the serene yet tumultuous autumn season, with references to river banks, wild reeds, and the cool, detached winds. This imagery sets the tone for the deep exploration of modern challenges faced by society.

• The narrative touches upon the climate crisis, the melting of glaciers, and the looming threat of environmental degradation, symbolizing the fading beauty of autumn and the changes in the natural world.

• There’s a powerful reference to the rainbow of autumn clouds being torn apart by the sudden strike of thunder, symbolizing how modernity and industrialization have disrupted the peaceful flow of nature and culture.

• The book highlights the loss of traditional elements like cinema halls and how they were once centers of cultural exchange and entertainment, but now, due to economic forces, they are vanishing.

• The concept of cinema is revisited as a powerful social tool, not just for entertainment but as a medium for intellectual and social discourse. The demise of cinema halls is not just a loss of entertainment but a loss of a communal cultural experience.

• The collection also emphasizes the shift in societal values, where profit-driven motives have overtaken human and cultural values, leading to a world increasingly dominated by materialism and self-interest.

• This volume is dedicated to documenting the historical significance of Bengal’s cinema halls, not as a mere obituary, but as a testament to the labor, culture, and heritage embedded in them.

The book invites readers to reflect on the rapid changes in society and culture, urging a reconsideration of the values we hold dear, and a call to preserve what is at risk of being lost in the wake of commercial progress