Anagha by Dipanwita [Hardcover]

As the entire Kolkata is immersed in the Sharadiya festival with the lights and the tunes of the Sanai, an alarming event sweeps Pritha and Shubhra away to Mumbai. At a busy hospital in the city, the priest-like Dr. Wagh and his colleagues are engrossed in treating a fatal disease. Pritha is not afraid of the news of Cancer's arrival. Seeing the cancer-stricken people around her, she says, "I am one of you." This illness transcends the boundaries of nation and religion, revealing a singular identity for everyone.

Bound by a common thread are the elderly Manjudi from Rajshahi, the mature Ananya, and the young Nisha from Rajasthan. There is also Roshni, or the cabaret dancer Simmi from Mumbai. In the fight against demons, goddesses appear in different forms—be it the aged Manjudi, the mature Ananya, or the young Nisha. The struggle is personal, yet distinct, for the recently married Shelly and Tina, and for the separate worlds of Sonaali and Surma's families.

In the midst of this, two kindred souls gather the essence of life, leading to a breakthrough, an extraordinary success of the elusive Madhuri, and a search for the roots of the renowned artist Nirban Sen. A picture never drawn before is created, a sense of life untouched by any assault. From England’s Lake District to Rajshahi's fields, the diverse characters reveal many facets of a battle. They give birth to an eternal sense of awareness. With direct experience as its foundation, Dipanwita's novel "Angha" is a testament to a death-defying realization that seems to say with every moment, "Life is immortal."