Apan Katha by Abanindranath Thakur [Hardcover]

It was a time over a hundred years ago. When he arrived, the era of Arabian tales had ended, and the age of Bankim had just begun. The streets echoed with the cries of ice vendors and flower sellers. Homes were yet to have water taps installed, and water was fetched in leather buckets by "bhistiwalas" from flowing canals lining the roadsides. The market had only one refined medicine, resembling the robust appearance of a fish called Rui Ton.
Through the wooden slats of the northern windows, he observed the unfolding episodes of northern tales—witnessing both sound and form, and the unparalleled beauty within forms.
These rare childhood memories, his treasures of observation and knowledge, were gifted to readers by Abanindranath in Apon Kotha. His mesmerizing language captivates like a spell, where words transform into images, and images into poetry.
He dedicated this book to the timeless children of the world—those whom he considered the true kings and queens of the kingdom of childhood.