Bibeki Bidroher Parampara by Shibnarayan Ray [Hardcover]

"Renowned thinker and essayist Shibnarayan Ray is a prominent figure in the intellectual literature of Bengal. Throughout his life, he has practiced rational and conscientious thinking with remarkable dedication. He believed that the prevailing social system and the philosophy behind it are profoundly anti-human. He did not only criticize this philosophy and perspective, but also proposed ideas for building a healthy society through alternative means in his various writings. He believed that ‘True literature is immortal as long as human civilization does not disappear from the earth.’ Shibnarayan Ray's famous essay collection is 'The Tradition of Conscientious Rebellion'. In the preface and the essay 'Which Stream? Against Whom?', he clarified his position. The subsequent outstanding essays discuss Rammohun Roy, Karl Marx, Shakespeare, the partition of Bengal, and Bengali identity. What did Claire Thalheimer ask him? What flame did he sense in Taslima Nasrin's rise? The essays in this book are undoubtedly the products of an awakened conscience and profound wisdom."