Begum Meri Bishwas by Bimal Mitra [Hardcover]

In Bimal Mitra's long historical novel, the story is set in a time when a tremendous tide of decay was sweeping across all of Hindustan. The Mughal emperor in Delhi was powerless, the brave Rajput queens were weakening, the Marathas were exhausted, and foreign merchants in the eastern regions were plotting against the land. In this critical moment of history, a young girl from the obscure village of Hathiyagadh in Bengal emerged, caught in the inescapable designs of fate. She had no education, no intelligence, and no resources. She was not reckless, but confident in herself.

As if tossed by the hands of fate into a whirlpool of despair, the girl did not get lost; instead, she rose again. Somehow, her fate became intertwined with the revolution of the state in Hindustan. She witnessed the mockery of the forces of destiny, the extreme development of greed, and the insatiable fire of desire. Eventually, one day, this girl sacrificed herself in that very fire.

This epic historical novel, Begum Mary Bishwas, tells the grand and multifaceted story of the state revolution in 18th-century Bengal, using the life of this ordinary girl as a focal point for its profound depiction.