Pather Panchali Hirak Jayanti Sangaskaran by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay [Hardcover]

"Like any great novelist in the world of literature, Bibhutibhushan drafted page after page while writing Pather Panchali, planning meticulously how the story would progress. Some of these drafts became part of the final narrative, while others were discarded. Surprisingly, the character of Durga, who has long symbolized the simple, innocent rural Bengali girl, was not initially part of the author's plan. It was only after the novel had progressed to some extent that, upon seeing a young girl with disheveled hair dressed in a Dhakai sari in Bhagalpur, a deep sense of paternal affection stirred in Bibhutibhushan's heart. This girl inspired the creation of the character 'Durga' in the novel.

The book was a remarkable emergence in the world of publishing, offering an extraordinary glimpse into the inner world of a memorable literary figure."