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The Guardian of Chitrangada: A Sweeping Family Saga of Love, Loyalty and Sacrifice in 1950s Calcutta
Paperback
Publisher: Basumon Publishing
Published: Oct 4 2025
Pages: 290
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
An epic historical fiction, based on 1940 - 1960s Calcutta.
The story unfolds under the backdrop of cultural stalwarts of Bengal. Set in 1940s Calcutta amidst the fervor of India's independence movement, this epic saga follows a wealthy family torn between ancient Bengali traditions and modern aspirations. The lives of an anglicized heir, a brilliant scholar, and two fiercely independent women are shaped by the towering presence of Rabindranath Tagore and the clashing ideologies of Mahatma Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose. Against the dramatic backdrop of the Bengal famine and the birth of a new nation, their personal destinies intertwined with rising cultural icons like filmmaker Satyajit Ray and superstar Uttam Kumar in a sweeping tale of love, sacrifice, and rebellion
A sweeping, heartfelt saga of love, loyalty and sacrifice.
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