Niswongo Ishwar by Samiran Das [Hardcover]

"Lonely Ishwar (a novel centered on the life of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar) by Samiran Das. Vidyasagar couldn't sleep, and many old memories came flooding back. Many people ask me, Ishwar, why do you do all this? What do you gain by driving the buffaloes out of the forest at the expense of your own household? I don't know what I gain, I just know that my soul weeps at the sufferings of people. Their cries resonate within my being. Tears come to my eyes, and I go mad. I can't keep myself calm. Many can, but I cannot. There is no answer to why I can't. Maybe it is my innate tendency, my controller. I will have to bear the impact of this tendency all my life.

Upon hearing a piece of news, Vidyasagar became restless. His only son Narayan Chandra was trying to unjustly seize the house of a widow named Bindhyabasini Devi. Vidyasagar was already displeased with Narayan for laying hands on his wife, and now the news of trying to grab the widow's land broke his patience. He thought, this son should no longer be identified as my son. He is not only a bad son but also a scoundrel. There is no way to protect my honor other than to disown him. He told his wife Dinamoyee, I can no longer recognize a rogue like Narayan as my son. I am disowning him. Yes, this is how Vidyasagar was. He suffered in agony, bled, severed ties with family and relatives, lost friends, but remained steadfast in his decisions. This novel depicts the loneliness and the cry of the soul of that uncompromising, agonized Ishwar."