Shikhandi by Debarati Mukhopadhyay [Hardcover]

"A breathless crime thriller, centered on a lesser-known tale from the Mahabharata. How does ‘Mitu’ from Kolkata’s underworld start merging with a fierce yet humiliated character from the epic Dwapara Yuga?

Why is Mitu driven to suicide? And how is the chilling, gritty side of the city’s lower-class neighborhoods revealed?

Here we have the unchallenged Bhishma, Drupada, and Shikhandi! In Bengali literature, characters like Karna and Draupadi have been celebrated by master storytellers. But the wronged and humiliated prince Shikhandi? There’s hardly any precedent for that!

For the first time, perhaps, a full-length novel brings Shikhandi to the forefront!"