Chaka Ghorar Age

• Author: Maitree Roy Maulik
• Genre: Novel (Upanyas)
• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9789354254529
• Pages: 316
• Weight: 480g

📚 About the Book:

• Set in the mid-19th century, this novel brings to life the forgotten history of India's industrial revolution under British rule.
• The story unfolds during the East India Company's reign, before Queen Victoria directly took over India.
• Governor Lord Dalhousie was expanding British rule through wars and legal strategies.
• The British needed a fast communication system, leading to the introduction of railways in India, which in turn increased the demand for coal.
• In 1851, an Irish professor arrived in India, proposing that along with coal, copper, iron, gold, zinc, and oil could also be found.
• This led to a major geological mapping project across India.
• In 1880, the first native officer, Promoth Nath Bose, joined the geological survey and discovered two major iron ore reserves.
• One of these reserves later became the foundation for India’s first steel plant in Sakchi (now Jamshedpur) in 1911, built entirely with indigenous efforts.
• The book traces this 60-year journey (1851-1911), showcasing the struggle of a few extraordinary individuals who, without foreign aid, laid the foundation of India’s iron and steel industry.

🔹 A powerful historical novel on India’s industrial evolution.
🔹 Explores forgotten heroes who shaped the nation’s progress.
🔹 Brings to life the challenges of colonial-era industrialization.

🖋 About the Author: Maitree Roy Maulik

• Profession: Geologist, working in remote regions of India.
• Notable Works:
  🔹 Grahankal (2015, Ananda Publishers)
  🔹 Akashlina: Dinosaur Theke Pakhi (2017) – Bengali translation of Rise of Bird by Dr. Sankar Chattopadhyay.
• Awards: Krittibas Award (2017).
• Serialized Work: Manchitre Tar Naam Nei was published in Desh magazine.

📖 Chaka Ghorar Age is a riveting historical novel, shedding light on the forgotten pioneers who made India's industrial revolution possible.