Derby by Binayak Bandyopadhyay [Hardcover]

Is the derby just an East Bengal-Mohun Bagan rivalry? Isn't the merging of the Ganges and the Padma also a derby? At the heartfelt request of Pritikana, the daughter-in-law of a noble family in Kolkata, Anandakumar from Dhaka started writing the history of refugee Bengalis. It is not just a tale of humiliation, disgrace, and obliteration, but also of awakening. Anandakumar, his wife Sushma, and the village girl Batas are all like phoenixes in their own ways.

On the other hand, in Jai's fairy tale, there are only two colors, green and maroon; the only word that resonates is Mohun Bagan. But how did Pritikana Choudhury, the backbone of Jai's strength, write a ten lakh rupee check to the red-yellow club just before her cerebral attack? In search of answers, Jai delves into the adolescence of a girl born on the day of the Chittagong armory raid. Who is this girl? What is her relationship with their family? Ultimately, where do Jai, Aranya, Swadhina, Anandakumar, and the two jerseys converge?

Binayak Bandyopadhyay's 'Derby' brings Netrakona, Nadia, and New York to a single point, creating an unforgettable picture where the timeless Bengali stands with a torch in hand on a sailboat.