Calcutta Jhalmuri: Stories from a Bygone Era's Social | Economic | Culture | Political Landscape | Rich Historical and Exploration | Daily Life | Bengali culture

Author: Probal J. Bhattacharyya

Brand: OM BOOKS INTERNATIONAL

Edition: Standard Edition

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 222

Release Date: 20-11-2024

Details: ‘Calcutta is remarkable! It is a world where everything except a remedy for death is available. Every task is easy for its talented people, its market has an abundance of everything except the commodity of good fortune.’ – Mirza Ghalib
Those who lived in Calcutta during the 1960s–1980s—before it became the Kolkata of malls and neons and flyovers—swear by the ‘city enchantress’, its ambience and ethos. Calcutta Jhalmuri is Probal J. Bhattacharyya’s ode to a bygone era. In evocative prose, these stories evoke the sounds and sights of a city now irrevocably lost in the sands of time. The myriad characters offer an insight into the whole social and economic spectrum—from a freedom fighter to a college playboy, a nautch girl, and a battered housewife—as they leap out of the pages to paint an irresistible portrait of an extraordinary city. Wistful and elegiac, this is one unforgettable ride down memory lane.

EAN: 9788196043315

Package Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.0 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English