Ekti Ganer Mane by Binayak Bandyopadhyay [Hardcover]

"‘Jana Gana Mana Adhinayak Jai He…’ is not just a song, but the national anthem. However, there was a time in Assam, India, when terrorists did not allow this song to be sung publicly. It was in defiance of this ban that a tragic bomb explosion occurred in the small town of Dhemaji, claiming the lives of countless children. Who committed this heinous act? Who orchestrated it? In his search for answers, the protagonist of this novel, Saikatesh Krishnan, discovers that he is not just Tamil by paternal lineage or Bengali by maternal lineage, but that his true identity is Indian. Just like the Indian cricket coach Deepakda, the engineering teacher Kuntal Bagchi, or Saikatesh's lover-turned-wife, Malavika Majumdar. But why did Malavika distance herself? Why did promoter Chirag Mundolia become an enemy? How much did young Bihu truly love Saikatesh? Was it the pen or the cricket bat that ultimately proved useful in the fight against the deadly terrorists? This is the exploration in Vinayak Bandyopadhyay's gripping and suspenseful novel. Here, the country is not just a map; it is that identity which cannot be lost even in death."