Those Days
Those Days invites you into nineteenth-century Bengal, a richly textured historical novel that follows the lives of the Singha and Mukherjee families as tradition, desire, and social change collide. An award-winning story honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award, this sweeping tale is perfect for readers who love historical fiction that breathes with Calcutta’s culture, history, and emotion. It is a book for adults and mature readers who relish intricate family sagas and social awakening.
Set against the backdrop of Bengal's Renaissance and the dramatic events leading to the 1857 uprising, Those Days unravels intertwined lives—wealth, tradition, and longing—through the experiences of Ganganarayan Singha and his circle, including Bindubasini, a widow from the Mukherjee family, and Ramkamal, his father who seeks happiness with Kamala Sundari. The narrative threads draw in luminaries of the era—Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Dwarkanath and Debendranath Tagore, Harish Mukherjee, Keshab Chandra Sen, and the English reformers David Hare and John Bethune—bringing history alive and shaping a story of personal and social change. The prose moves between intimate family moments and the wide panorama of Calcutta's streets, creating a rhythm that makes the era feel immediate and alive.
- Richly drawn historical setting of nineteenth-century Calcutta and the Bengal Renaissance, with the feudal Singha and Mukherjee families at the center
- Interwoven storylines following Ganganarayan Singha, Bindubasini, Ramkamal, and Kamala Sundari, among others
- Inclusion of real historical figures such as Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Michael Madhusudan Dutt walking the streets of Calcutta
- Literary, lyrical prose that blends romance, duty, and social awakening
- Clear themes of tradition versus progress, love and betrayal, and the awakening of social responsibility
- Accessible storytelling with a measured pace that invites reflection while immersing you in an era
By the time you finish Those Days, you’ll carry with you a deeper understanding of Bengal’s Renaissance and its human heart—the enduring tension between cherished tradition and a broader social duty. The book leaves you with questions about courage, choice, and compassion, and a lasting sense of connection to a moment when history was being made—and to a reader’s own heart opened in the process.
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Those Days invites you into nineteenth-century Bengal, a richly textured historical novel that follows the lives of the Singha and Mukherjee families as tradition, desire, and social change collide. An award-winning story honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award, this sweeping tale is perfect for readers who love historical fiction that breathes with Calcutta’s culture, history, and emotion. It is a book for adults and mature readers who relish intricate family sagas and social awakening.
Set against the backdrop of Bengal's Renaissance and the dramatic events leading to the 1857 uprising, Those Days unravels intertwined lives—wealth, tradition, and longing—through the experiences of Ganganarayan Singha and his circle, including Bindubasini, a widow from the Mukherjee family, and Ramkamal, his father who seeks happiness with Kamala Sundari. The narrative threads draw in luminaries of the era—Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Dwarkanath and Debendranath Tagore, Harish Mukherjee, Keshab Chandra Sen, and the English reformers David Hare and John Bethune—bringing history alive and shaping a story of personal and social change. The prose moves between intimate family moments and the wide panorama of Calcutta's streets, creating a rhythm that makes the era feel immediate and alive.
- Richly drawn historical setting of nineteenth-century Calcutta and the Bengal Renaissance, with the feudal Singha and Mukherjee families at the center
- Interwoven storylines following Ganganarayan Singha, Bindubasini, Ramkamal, and Kamala Sundari, among others
- Inclusion of real historical figures such as Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Michael Madhusudan Dutt walking the streets of Calcutta
- Literary, lyrical prose that blends romance, duty, and social awakening
- Clear themes of tradition versus progress, love and betrayal, and the awakening of social responsibility
- Accessible storytelling with a measured pace that invites reflection while immersing you in an era
By the time you finish Those Days, you’ll carry with you a deeper understanding of Bengal’s Renaissance and its human heart—the enduring tension between cherished tradition and a broader social duty. The book leaves you with questions about courage, choice, and compassion, and a lasting sense of connection to a moment when history was being made—and to a reader’s own heart opened in the process.
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Those Days invites you into nineteenth-century Bengal, a richly textured historical novel that follows the lives of the Singha and Mukherjee families as tradition, desire, and social change collide. An award-winning story honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award, this sweeping tale is perfect for readers who love historical fiction that breathes with Calcutta’s culture, history, and emotion. It is a book for adults and mature readers who relish intricate family sagas and social awakening.
Set against the backdrop of Bengal's Renaissance and the dramatic events leading to the 1857 uprising, Those Days unravels intertwined lives—wealth, tradition, and longing—through the experiences of Ganganarayan Singha and his circle, including Bindubasini, a widow from the Mukherjee family, and Ramkamal, his father who seeks happiness with Kamala Sundari. The narrative threads draw in luminaries of the era—Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Dwarkanath and Debendranath Tagore, Harish Mukherjee, Keshab Chandra Sen, and the English reformers David Hare and John Bethune—bringing history alive and shaping a story of personal and social change. The prose moves between intimate family moments and the wide panorama of Calcutta's streets, creating a rhythm that makes the era feel immediate and alive.
- Richly drawn historical setting of nineteenth-century Calcutta and the Bengal Renaissance, with the feudal Singha and Mukherjee families at the center
- Interwoven storylines following Ganganarayan Singha, Bindubasini, Ramkamal, and Kamala Sundari, among others
- Inclusion of real historical figures such as Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Michael Madhusudan Dutt walking the streets of Calcutta
- Literary, lyrical prose that blends romance, duty, and social awakening
- Clear themes of tradition versus progress, love and betrayal, and the awakening of social responsibility
- Accessible storytelling with a measured pace that invites reflection while immersing you in an era
By the time you finish Those Days, you’ll carry with you a deeper understanding of Bengal’s Renaissance and its human heart—the enduring tension between cherished tradition and a broader social duty. The book leaves you with questions about courage, choice, and compassion, and a lasting sense of connection to a moment when history was being made—and to a reader’s own heart opened in the process.
