Dalchut

📌 Book Details:

• Author: Mandakranta Sen
• Genre: Novel
• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9788177561968
• Pages: 228
• Weight: 455 grams

📚 About the Book:

"Dalchut" is a powerful novel that explores the journey of a man torn between urban aspirations and rural political turmoil.

The protagonist, Bitan, a former political activist from a small village, moves to Kolkata for work. However, the city life suffocates him—his world is limited to the routine cycle of office and hostel. Everything changes when he stumbles upon Nandan, where he befriends a group of bright, passionate poets and intellectuals: Saikat, Shantanu, Pritha, Chandan, Anindita, and Manisha.

Among them, Manisha stands out—she is emotional, impulsive, and deeply romantic. Their bond takes unexpected turns, shaped by jealousy, passion, and self-discovery.

Meanwhile, Bitan’s hometown, Ranidihi, is engulfed in political violence—corruption, betrayals, and bloodshed. As he becomes increasingly frustrated with the system's dishonesty and the political decay, he decides to return to his village. But fate has other plans. Denied entry into his own homeland, Bitan finds himself back in Kolkata, caught between his love for Manisha, poetry, and the idealism he once believed in.

🔹 Can Bitan ever escape the turmoil of his past?
🔹 Will he find solace in Manisha’s love, or will politics consume his soul?
🔹 Does poetry and love hold the power to heal a fractured world?

"Dalchut" is a deeply moving novel about love, betrayal, disillusionment, and the eternal search for belonging.

📚 About the Author:

🔹 Mandakranta Sen was born on September 15, 1972, in Kolkata.
🔹 She was deeply influenced by her mother, who also gave her the name Mandakranta.
🔹 Her father was a government employee.
🔹 She studied at Sakhawat Memorial Government Girls' School and Lady Brabourne College.
🔹 Later, she joined Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College for an MBBS degree, but midway through her final exams, she left medical studies to pursue writing full-time.
🔹 Primarily a poet, she gained recognition with her first poetry collection, "Hridoy Abadhyo Meye", which won the Ananda Puraskar in 1999.
🔹 Over time, she also started writing prose, and her first novel, "Jhapatal," was published in Desh magazine.
🔹 She is married to a Kolkata Police Special Branch officer, who is also a writer.
🔹 She firmly believes in love and spirituality as guiding forces in life.

📖 "Dalchut" is a poignant reflection on today’s youth, their struggle between passion and reality, and the fine line between revolution and love.