Agnipurush by Ashok Kumar Mukhopadhyay [Hardcover]

"During the partition of Bengal, boycotts, and bomb movements, the Bengalis were awakening. Students had started boycotting Calcutta University, known as 'Goladighi's Golamkhana.' Swearing to free the 'imprisoned Bharat Mata,' Ullaskar took up picric acid bombs. He had to pay the price for loving his country. He first went to the Andaman Cellular Jail, and later, to the mental health asylum in Madras. After a long imprisonment, upon returning to his country, Ullaskar found out that his childhood sweetheart was now married to someone else. He witnessed the country gaining independence, but India was divided, and Bengal was split. As his dreams for the country shattered, he was reunited with his beloved.

The life of Ullaskar Dutta, the revolutionary known for the Alipore Bomb Case, is full of such dramatic events. The author has meticulously uncovered various aspects of Ullaskar's life over three to four years. Based on this factual foundation, the biographical novel 'Agnipurush' has been written. Besides Ullaskar, the novel also brings to life other notable personalities of the era, such as Rabindranath Tagore, Bipin Chandra Pal, Aurobindo Ghosh, Bhupendranath Dutta, Barindra Kumar Ghosh, and Hemchandra Das. This novel is infused with the essence of Bengal and the Bengali people."