Madhab O Tar Pariparshik

Author: Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

Book Details:

• Genre: Novel
• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9788170660408
• Pages: 88
• Weight: 140 grams

Synopsis:

📖 A Life Shaped by Loss, Family Conflicts & The Pain of Partition

👶 A Motherless Child & A Turbulent Childhood:
At birth, no one cared to check Madhab’s horoscope. Why would they? He lost his mother in the delivery room, and his father was an aimless dreamer, jobless and detached from reality. The only person who took him in was his epileptic, abandoned aunt. But fate was relentless—he soon lost that comforting embrace too.

🌏 From Affluence to Exile—A Life Turned Upside Down:
Madhab was born into a prestigious family in Bikrampur, Dhaka (now in Bangladesh). But the Partition of India tore through their very roots—his grandfather disappeared, his eldest uncle was abroad, and a scheming younger uncle seized all their wealth.

🏚️ A Personal Story Reflecting A Generational Trauma:
Through the life journey of a once-privileged yet now uprooted boy, Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay masterfully weaves together:

• A family saga of betrayals and misfortunes
• The deep sorrow of displacement and homelessness
• A historical portrayal of a painful era that affected countless lives

💔 Madhab’s life is not just his own—it’s the story of millions who lost everything to the cruelty of history.

About Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay:

📍 Born: November 2, 1935, in Bikrampur, Dhaka (now Bangladesh)
🌍 Early Life:

• Grew up in various places due to his father’s railway job—Bihar, North Bengal, East Bengal, Assam, and Kolkata
• His childhood experiences strongly influenced his literary themes

📚 Education & Career:

• Studied at Victoria College (IA), later BA & MA from Kolkata University
• Started his career as a schoolteacher, then became a journalist
• Currently associated with Anandabazar Patrika

🏆 Awards & Recognitions:

• Ananda Puraskar
• Vidyasagar Puraskar (1985) for his contribution to children's literature
• Sahitya Akademi Award (1989) for Manabjamin

🔖 A deeply moving novel, Madhab O Tar Pariparshik captures the struggles of an uprooted soul against the backdrop of a fractured homeland.