Rupamanjari (Vol 3) by Narayan Sanyal [Hardcover]

"The hero of 'Rupmanjari' is not 'time.' This is because the entire span of the eighteenth century in this Gaur region is too narrow in perspective. From the oppression by the Bombeteers in the south at the century's beginning to the subsequent chaos caused by the Bargis; from the joint betrayal at the Palashi plain to the ruthless exploitation by Mir Jafar, Reza Khan, and Debilal; and the inevitable result: the famine of 1770. The heroine belongs to a later era—the daughter of a weary bird! 'Rupmanjari' is crafted with elements drawn from the biographies of two historical women, Hatu Vidyalankar and Hoti Vidyalankar."