Buker Ghare Bandi Agun

📖 Book Details:

• Author: Samaresh Majumdar
• Genre: Novel
• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9789388014922
• Pages: 136
• Weight: 254g

📚 About the Book:

• Set in British-ruled India, this novel explores life in a tea plantation during the rise of armed revolutionary movements.
• The tea estate doctor, a central figure in the story, secretly sympathizes with the revolutionaries.
• The novel vividly portrays the exploitation of tea plantation workers and their struggles.
• Two significant female characters:
  • Etowari – a simple, rebellious woman fighting for survival.
  • Pushi – a cheerful yet helpless courtesan whose life takes a drastic turn.
• The story follows the doctor and four workers as they travel to a tribal settlement in Bihar, where ancestral ties and harsh realities of migration unfold.
• Questions arise:
  • Why does Etowari never return?
  • What transforms Pushi?
• With fast-paced narration and historical depth, Samaresh Majumdar skillfully blends fiction with history, presenting a gripping tale of oppression, resistance, and transformation.

🔹 A historical novel showcasing the struggles of tea plantation workers.
🔹 Explores British exploitation and revolutionary undercurrents.
🔹 Features compelling characters and powerful storytelling.

🖋 About the Author: Samaresh Majumdar

• Born on March 10, 1944, spent childhood in the tea gardens of Duars.
• Studied at Scottish Church College, later earned an M.A. in Bengali from Calcutta University.
• Started as a theater enthusiast, then turned to writing.
• Debut short story published in Desh magazine (1967).
• First novel: Dour (1975), serialized in Desh.

🏆 Awards & Recognition:

• Ananda Puraskar (1982) for literary excellence.
• Sahitya Akademi Award (1984) for Kalbela.
• Recognized for his notable contributions to Bengali literature, with many of his works adapted into films and TV series.

📖 Samaresh Majumdar’s Buker Ghare Bandi Agun is a thought-provoking historical novel that brings to life the pain, struggle, and resilience of colonial-era tea plantation workers