{"product_id":"the-water-of-the-river-padmasree-mazumdar-9789360497415","title":"The Water of the River Deo","description":"\u003cp\u003e'THE WATER OF THE RIVER DEO' by PADMASREE MAZUMDAR is a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emagnificent account of the lives of Sylheti people living in North Tripura. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereconstruction of their livelihood, their inclination to their culture and heritage, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir festivals and folklore, their desire, delight and agony, the effect of emigration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand urbanization...everything is wonderfully portrayed by the novelist. The fates of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommon folks are somehow connected to the river. The river is the silent witness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the circus called life. The river is the divine and the demon. It is the symbol of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtentment and the metaphor of the eternal flight of Mahakaal. Through the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echaracters of the novel, we explore the plight of relationships, the propensities of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehuman-mind, the fruit of selfish pursuits, the science latent in superstition, and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebites of blind faith, politics and dowry system. We marvel at the riddles of Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe feel an urge to transcend the karmic cycle of pain and pleasure, dilemma and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edelusion. We feel the river flowing in our heart of hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel contains reveries, moments of revelation and repercussion, horror and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enostalgia. The way she describes the landscape or transports the characters into\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir worlds of imagination is spectacular. The way she uses the maxims of Khona\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor the lyrics from 'Sri Raadhikar Ovishaar' or traditional folk songs to draw a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eparallel between the mythological characters and the characters of this novel is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Padmasree Mazumdar, Subhrasankar Das\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 936049741X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789360497415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ukiyoto Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Padmasree Mazumdar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47244318736639,"sku":"9789360497415","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_48fcaab6-00da-4252-8ee1-39c8fd9a3b51.jpg?v=1758135454","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-water-of-the-river-padmasree-mazumdar-9789360497415","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}