Sudharani O Nabin Sannyasi

• Author: Samaresh Majumdar
• Genre: Novel
• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9788170664857
• Pages: 248
• Weight: 331 grams
• Publisher: Ananda Publishers

Synopsis:
In "Sudharani O Nabin Sannyasi," Samaresh Majumdar brings together two vastly different yet strangely connected lives—Sudharani, a girl from Sonagachhi, and a young ascetic from an ancient epic.

Sudharani, born in a forbidden red-light district, could have lived her life singing and selling her body like countless others. With age, she might have become either a landlady or a diseased beggar. However, the allure of respectability suddenly pulled her into an unfamiliar world where her past experiences proved useless.

Similarly, the young ascetic, raised in the secrecy of a forest hermitage under his father’s strict discipline, stepped into an unknown world and found all his teachings inadequate.

The novel explores a thought-provoking question—if Sudharani and the young ascetic had ever met, would their lives have taken a different turn?

About the Author:
Samaresh Majumdar was born on March 10, 1944, and spent his childhood in the tea gardens of Dooars. He studied at Jalpaiguri Zilla School before moving to Kolkata in 1960. He completed his B.A. in Bengali (Honors) from Scottish Church College and later obtained an M.A. from Calcutta University.

His literary career began with theater, which led him to write plays, and eventually, fiction.

Notable Works:

• Dour (First novel, 1975)
• Ei Ami Renu
• Uttaradhikar
• Bandinibas
• Boro Paap Hey
• Ujan Ganga
• Bashbhumi
• Lokkir Panchali
• Unish Bish
• Sawar
• Kalbela
• Kalpurush

Awards & Honors:

• 1982 Ananda Puraskar for literary excellence
• 1984 Sahitya Akademi Award for Kalbela
• Multiple awards for his screenplay adaptation of Dour