Purano Kolkatar Kathachitra by Purnendu Pattrea [Hardcover]

"It is no surprise that a serious subject like history becomes as melodious and easy to read as poetry under the pen of Purnendu Patri. The narrative of the book begins with the arrival of the Portuguese on Indian soil and ends with Clive’s first return to his homeland after the Battle of Plassey. In between, it captures the turbulent politics of India and Bangladesh, the fierce battles between rising and falling statesmen, and amid all of this, the meticulous account of the emergence of a city named Kolkata rising out of the jungle."