Banajyotsnay Sabuj Andhakare 2 by Buddhadeb Guha [Hardcover]

"Buddhadeb Guha has been going on hunting trips since he was ten years old. His debut in Bengali literature was with stories about the Jungle Mahal. The forest is the main backdrop of many of his popular stories and novels. However, just as pure gold requires a mix of alloy for ornamentation, a bit of imagination is naturally added to these writings. For the first time, Buddhadeb Guha presents a work that is entirely pure.

This work is also centered around the forest, yet every setting is exact, and every character is real. The vast forest regions of Assam, Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha, which repeatedly appear in his various creations, are intertwined with his life as a hunter. In this second volume, he shares his extraordinary memories and experiences of wandering through the forests of Odisha. From 1959 to 1972, he regularly visited Odisha, sometimes two to three times a year. In this volume, Buddhadeb Guha brings back all those memories.

He recounts the paths of Bhimdhara and Purnakot in Tulkarka, the stories of Chandani in Birigad and Fulmani in Phulbani, the full moon over the Genduliban of Labangi, and the elephants of Hathigiza hills in Bagmunda. The stories and novels that developed in this backdrop are also recounted. Although these are hunting memories, hunting seems to be just an occasion in this book. The aim is to describe, in a 'Monmouji Zaban' (carefree tongue), the rare companionship of some remarkable people from the inner chambers of nature. It is the quality of this narration that makes this work thoroughly delightful and enjoyable."