Barshaner Gan by Sukanta Gangopadhyay [Hardcover]

"After completing her final exam for her master's degree, Jhumi, also known as Jhumkolata, returns home to find an unfamiliar visitor. The stranger introduces himself as an old friend of Jhumi's father. The man is Basab, who has come from the tough and rugged tribal hinterlands of Purulia, where he was fervently engaged with life. What has drawn Basab away from his dreamlike 'Palashban' (a forest of Palash trees) back to his friend? Is the foundation of his relationship with Jhumi's father truly shrouded in mystery? Faced with a myriad of unknown questions, Jhumi embarks on a journey of self-discovery, fueled by Basab's solitary dreams, the long-standing tensions in Amalesh and Chitra’s marriage, a mixture of simplicity and deceit. All these elements come together in Sukanta Gangopadhyay's 'Barshoner Gaan' (Song of the Rain). And at the end of the day, the sweetness of the song lies hidden in its unpretentiousness."