Rachanasangraha by Barun Sengupta [Hardcover]

The politics of this subcontinent has always followed an unusual path. Through the eyes of journalists, its shifts and turns are clearly visible. At the same time, from the 1970s, West Bengal's state politics began to acquire a new dimension for various reasons. Just as political fractures became inevitable, the fields of establishing values and people's rights also began to crumble. New ways of thinking were disrupted by the impact of politics. Even the mystery surrounding Netaji’s disappearance became a space for reflecting the government's will or unwillingness, as the commission formed to investigate it. The distinctive trajectory of the roles played by both the Congress and the Left parties in politics during that time has been impeccably captured, like a picture, by the eminent journalist Barun Sengupta in several of his famous books written during that period. The books are: Paalabodaler Paala, Shob Charitra Kalpanik, Bipaak-i-Staan, Netajir Antardhaan Rahasya, Indira Ekadashi, Andhakarer Antorale, and Dillir Paalabodal. Written by a journalist yet rich in literary flavor and filled with the ongoing political history, these popular books have now been collected into a single volume.